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China's ties with eastern EU will come under strain

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EASTERN EUROPE/CHINA

Despite Beijing’s outreach to the region, Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are disillusioned because of the absence of meaningful Chinese investment as well as due to…

US leadership could firm EU wobbling on Ukraine

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EU

Eastern EU member-states, from the Baltics to the Black Sea, are united in applying existing sanctions against Russia, with only Hungary overtly weakening political unity on the…

Move towards EU integration may split Central Europe

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EU

EU reform’s likely consequences for the four Central European member states.

Hungary's trying to revive Western ties may fall short

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HUNGARY

Budapest's balancing between traditional and non-traditional ties.

Czech-Slovak rift may limit Visegrad effectiveness

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CZECH/SLOVAKIA

The unprecedented move is the first rift since the two countries peacefully parted more than three decades ago. It came soon after the Visegrad Four (V4) of Czechia, Hungary…

Trump Warsaw visit will widen intra-European rifts

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EU

Poland is looking to forge closer ties with Washington to establish its leadership in CEE, counterbalance Franco-German dominance of the EU and present a united front against…

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…

Czech EU presidency could lift Poland’s fund blockage

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CZECH/EU

This is an opportunity for the new Czech government to differentiate itself from the other ‘Visegrad Four’ (V4) countries, and Poland and Hungary in particular, in terms of EU…

EU’s troubles will increase support for radical right

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EU

A combination of factors is driving the rise of the far right: perceptions that authoritarian-inclined elites are competent, the normalisation of authoritarian attitudes among the…

East Europeans will gain influence on Western security

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EUROPE

She implied that the role should go to someone from Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). Von der Leyen’s message emphasises how far the balance in decision-making on European security…