Country Risk Rating
Hungary
July polls by Median, Tarki, Gallup and Nepszabadsag show that the Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz), the Christian democratic conservative opposition party, continues to wield a commanding...
2008-08-26Slovakia
President Ivan Gasparovic appointed to two new ministers to Prime Minister Robert Fico's cabinet on August 18. Jan Chrbet and Stanislav Becik will take over the posts of Environment...
2008-08-26Slovakia
Slovakia's political risk profile benefits significantly from a stable majority government, EU policy anchors and a developed liberal democratic political system. Indeed, Slovakia...
2008-07-25Czech Republic
A significant change in the structure of Czech politics could be ahead. A bill is working its way through the senate which would introduce direct elections for the presidency in the...
2008-07-25Lithuania
In spite of a presidential veto, the Lithuanian parliament voted to index minimum wage and basic social benefits to inflation. Of the 141 parliamentary members, 79 voted in favour...
2008-07-25Latvia
We expect that tensions between Latvia and Russia will remain elevated through the medium-term, specifically regarding the rights of the Russian-speaking minorities resident in Latvia....
2008-07-24Poland
Belarus and Poland signed a cross-border cooperation protocol in the city of Brest on July 11. The agreement, drafted by the Belarussian-Polish interstate coordinating commission...
2008-07-23Estonia
A June 28 meeting between the Estonian president and his Russian counterpart failed to yield any concrete proposals for improving relations between the two countries. Moreover, the...
2008-07-23
