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Internal migrants in EU may face tougher benefit rules

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EU

The EU is built around the 'four freedoms', which together form the core of the internal market. Economically, freedom of movement is meant to smooth out asymmetrical labour…

Risky Polish spending plans will boost PiS support

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POLAND

The PiS government's first four months.

Slower Polish growth may upset 2019 budget targets

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POLAND

With a two-year electoral cycle getting under way, the PiS government may be tempted to increase social spending. The stronger-than-expected economic outturn in the first half of…

Right-wing party could reshape Romanian politics

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ROMANIA

They face an opposition formed of the new radical right and liberal challengers. After decades of largely non-ideological competition focused on corruption and other symbolic…

Poland's economic outlook will be uncertain under PiS

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POLAND

Amid an ongoing constitutional crisis, the Law and Justice (PiS) government, which was sworn into office on November 16, has been busy revising fiscal targets and agreeing draft…

PiS cannot count on winning Polish elections outright

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POLAND

The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…

Polish government disunity may hamper Ukraine response

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POLAND

The war in Ukraine could have increased support for the United Right (ZP) coalition, but so far this has remained static. Poles have enthusiastically welcomed the opening of the…

Polish isolation in EU could cost PiS government dear

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POLAND

The Law and Justice (PiS) government has already enacted a bill changing the appointment system for the National Council of the Judiciary and another bill makes the justice…

Abortion will drive a wedge in Polish ruling coalition

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POLAND

The legislation, proposed by the Left and supported by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO), sought to decriminalise performing abortions up to the twelfth week of…

Opposition weakness will help Polish ruling coalition

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POLAND

At the beginning of 2021, the ZP coalition of the Law and Justice (PiS), Accord and United Poland (SP) parties is stable, but not as strong as it has been in previous years. This…