Poland

After the summer break, the election campaign is moving into top gear in the run-up to the October 13 parliamentary poll

The new Commission will balance between checking eastern illiberals and keeping them on the road to deeper integration

Poland’s first post-communist balanced budget is well timed for October Sejm elections

A ruling party riding high in the polls chooses earliest possible date for autumn Sejm elections

Globalisation, rising inequality, demographic change and immigration will fuel the rise of national populism

Ideological differences will prevent the opposition uniting against ruling PiS

After the May European elections, the Law and Justice party’s advantage over the opposition has grown significantly

The ECB’s dovish stance will allow Central Europe’s central banks to sit tight as they run out of options