Political Risk

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... 2009-12-16

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,... 2009-06-25

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

The Czech government's loss of a non-confidence vote on March 24 will have political repercussions throughout the region. With the Czech Republic now likely to face months of policy... 2009-03-25

The Czech government's loss of a non-confidence vote on March 24 will have political repercussions throughout the region. With the Czech Republic now likely to face months of policy... 2009-03-25

Following the outbreak of violent protests against government reforms in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, we have lowered the country's short-term political risk rating to 74.8 (from... 2009-02-04

The successful passage of the 2009 budget leaves the Hungarian Socialist government politically strengthened, and we expect it to survive through 2009 on the back of de facto support... 2008-12-16

Victory in a party leadership election leaves Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek substantially strengthened within his party, freeing his hand to pursue reform and seek EU Lisbon... 2008-12-10

Further ructions in Czech politics renew threats to government stability. While we expect the ruling ODS-led coalition to survive for now, policymaking and reform are likely to remain... 2008-09-19

The Hungarian government's survival through 2009 now looks increasingly likely, having survived a vote calling for parliamentary dissolution on September 15. While this will serve... 2008-09-16