Political Risk

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

With parliamentary elections due in June 2006, it is the political left that continues to maintain the momentum, after recovering from near collapse earlier in 2005. Although the... 2006-01-06

In one of his first press conferences as Poland’s new prime minster, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz boldly stated that adoption of the single currency was unlikely to fall within his four-year... 2005-12-01

President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek have entered into another dispute over the appointment of a new health minister.

The prime minister has threatened to resign should parliament launch an investigation into his family business interests.

Despite having both committed themselves to forming a centre-right coalition in the run-up to their successful electoral campaigns in September and October, the Law and Justice (PiS)... 2005-11-01