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  • May 23
  • 6 min read

Fico shooting will further polarise Slovakia

The fallout continues from last week’s assassination attempt against the prime minister

Slovakia
  • Jul 24, 2023
  • 7 min read

Caretaker cabinets pose challenge in Eastern Europe

Caretaker cabinets have become increasingly common in eastern EU and the Western Balkans due to political fragmentation

Eastern Europe
  • Jul 6, 2023
  • 8 min read

Slovak elections may yield a broad centrist coalition

Both the leftist-nationalist Direction-Social Democracy and its rival Progressive Slovakia hope to win early elections

Slovakia
  • Apr 13, 2023
  • 7 min read

Ukraine grain imports test EU unity

Farmers and governments in eastern EU are calling for limiting Ukrainian grain imports and for financial compensation

Eastern Europe
  • Mar 7, 2023
  • 7 min read

East European growth in 2023 will be modest at best

The slowdown of activity in the second half of 2022 will shape prospects for 2023

Eastern Europe