Political Risk

The first round of Hungary's parliamentary elections looms on April 9, yet neither party has tackled what almost all international observers perceive to be the main electoral issue:... 2006-04-04

The League of Polish Families (LPR)'s failure to toe the line in the recently signed Stabilisation Pact, together with stalling of legislature in the Sejm, has led the Law and Justice... 2006-04-04

The Czech domestic political landscape has changed significantly in the past 12 months, and now - just three months before parliamentary elections - another twist looks set to alter... 2006-03-31

The combination of parliamentary elections, constitutional change, and soaring gas prices will ensure another turbulent year in Ukrainian politics in 2006, following a year which... 2006-03-07

Elections to the country's 100-seat unicameral parliament are due to take place in October. And while the four-party governing coalition is likely to hold until then, it is unlikely... 2006-03-07

In early February, the minority Law and Justice (PiS) government faced its first major hurdle in government, and for all the negative consequences of its decision, showed a shrewd... 2006-03-07

A foreign policy targeting relations with Hungary's neighbouring countries is not an entirely new concept, but late 2005 and early 2006 saw a new initiative: joint cabinet meetings... 2006-02-06

Poland’s politicians have been up in arms since Russia and Germany agreed in 2004 to build a new EUR4bn gas pipeline bypassing the country without its consultation. They argue the... 2006-01-12

With their eyes firmly on a spring election victory, Hungary’s two main political parties are squaring up for an epic fight. Opinion polls show vacillations in public support, and... 2006-01-10

With the minority reformist government having survived the greatest coalition crisis yet, defeated opposition attempts to bring it down, and secured parliamentary approval of its... 2006-01-09