Political Risk
Poland
The July 4 election of Bronislaw Komorowski was a positive development for Poland's political and economic outlook. Indeed, while late-president Lech Kaczynski often proved a roadblock...
2010-07-28Latvia
The Latvian government's approval of a new round of budget cuts for 2011, coupled with a relatively favourable progress assessment by the European Commission, suggest that the fiscal...
2010-06-25Latvia
Latvia's interior minister has survive a vote of no confidence, bolstering political stability in the short term. However, strains on the minority coalition government continue to build,...
2010-05-27Slovakia
We continue to believe that Prime Minister Robert Fico's centre-left Smer party will form the next government following June 12's parliamentary elections, given the party's lead over...
2010-05-11Poland
Upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010 and 2011, respectively, will have a significant impact on medium-term policymaking in Poland. Successfully electing a Civic...
2010-02-08Hungary
The successful passage of 2010's state budget in Hungary's parliament on November 30, which was the last key test for the government of Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, marked the end...
2009-12-16Czech Republic
Czech President Vaclav Klaus is likely to eventually sign the EU's Lisbon Treaty into law, but he is set to delay this move until the Treaty is fully ratified by all other EU states,...
2009-06-25Estonia
We expect the centre-right People's Union to replace the centre-left Social Democrats (SD) as the junior partner in Estonia's coalition government. The move will restore a parliamentary...
2009-05-28
