Political Risk
Latvia
We do not expect proposed changes to the Latvian constitution which would make Russian an official second language to pass either a parliamentary vote or the national referendum. It...
2011-12-20Estonia
We expect tensions in the Baltic region to remain elevated in 2012 against the backdrop of an increasingly assertive Russian state. However, while we do not expect outright Russian...
2011-12-15Czech Republic
We hold to our view that ructions within the Czech Republic's centre-right coalition will continue to challenge the government's cohesion. However, as a result of the common goal of...
2011-09-12Slovakia
We hold to our view that Slovakia is unlikely to block either an expansion of the EFSF or the ESM on its own, but expect this issue to test the cohesion of the centre-right coalition...
2011-08-08Czech Republic
We maintain that the Czech Republic will likely form a new coalition government at some point this year. A governmental collapse, as seen in 2009, is not our core scenario, as given...
2011-05-12Slovakia
Our views for Slovakia's fiscal and political position remain firmly in play after having attended a lecture given by Prime Minister Iveta Radicova on May 10. We continue to expect...
2011-05-12Poland
We believe that Poland's incumbent Civic Platform party is on track to secure a second successive term in office in upcoming parliamentary elections due in October of this year. Indeed,...
2011-05-10Hungary
Hungary's ruling Fidesz party is expected to easily pass a new constitution through parliament which opposition parties have claimed is a further attempt at power consolidation. While...
2011-04-18
