Political Risk

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... 2011-12-20

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... 2011-12-15

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... 2011-09-12

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... 2011-08-08

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... 2011-05-12

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... 2011-05-12

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,... 2011-05-10

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

Despite a politically shaky start to 2011, in which the Hungarian government has been criticised for its policies towards the media, the central bank, large corporates and with regards... 2011-03-23

With Poland's economy on course for robust growth in 2011, having avoided recession during the global financial crisis, we expect the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk to be... 2011-01-25