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| Adam Michalski
On 24 January, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Ankara with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. During the press conference, both sides emphasised the importance of EU-Turkey…
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| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
People took to the streets in numerous cities across Slovakia on 23 and 24 January. These were the largest anti-government protests since demonstrations in 2018 following the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak. In the capital…
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| Piotr Żochowski
On 24 January, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov refused to extend the employment contract of Marina Bezrukova, head of the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), contrary to the decision of the DPA’s Supervisory Board. The immediate reason cited…
OSW Commentary |
| Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
The debt brake (Schuldenbremse) is a German constitutional rule introduced during the global financial crisis in 2009 to ensure the country’s financial stability. Under this mechanism, the annual federal deficit cannot exceed 0.35% of GDP…
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| Andrzej Kohut, Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 24 January, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suspended foreign aid – including military, humanitarian, and economic assistance – administered by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID…
OSW Commentary |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
Russian public services face chronic difficulties due to factors such as insufficient funding, staff shortages, and the country’s uneven socio-economic development. These problems have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
According to incomplete data from the Central Election Commission (CEC), Alyaksandr Lukashenka secured nearly 87% of the votes in the so-called presidential election on 26 January, while support for the ‘rival candidates’ – Hanna…
Analyses |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
On 13 January, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled a programme aimed at increasing fertility rates in Turkey. This initiative is part of the 2025 Year of the Family and aligns with the government’s family support policy. The backbone…
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| Marek Matusiak
On 19 January, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire, brokered with the involvement of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. It consists of three phases, the first of which entails a cessation of hostilities and the gradual exchange of some…