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Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 July 2023

Slovakia is facing early general elections in September, with former Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD) hoping to regain power. Progressive Slovakia…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 February 2015

The nomination is disappointing as SRI cooperates with justice agencies in combating corruption: Hellvig, a former development minister forced to resign in 2013 for conflict of…

Executive summary
Publication date: 18 August 2017

SLOVAKIA: Coalition will continue for fear of election

Executive summary
Publication date: 12 April 2018

CZECH/EU: SPD will want referendum as price of support

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 December 2017

The EU treaty’s Article 7 may be invoked in response to concerns about the state of democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law in a member state. Yesterday's decision by…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 March 2023

Austria vetoed both countries’ accession, ignoring the European Commission’s positive recommendation. The Netherlands opposed only Bulgaria’s entry. Schengen’s non-enlargement…

Executive summary
Publication date: 16 February 2022

POLAND/HUNGARY: States may seek compromise with EU

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 August 2022

The Lugano conference was an important launch-pad for efforts to mobilise international support. The Ukrainian government presented a Recovery and Development Plan, a lengthy but…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 13 January 2022

Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…

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