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Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The elections to the European Parliament have weakened the Christian Democrats (EPP) and Social Democrats (S&D) in Central Europe; but although they have won fewer seats than five years ago, they still have an advantage over the other…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
Zuzana Čaputová, the candidate backed by the opposition, won the presidential runoff in Slovakia on 30 March. She garnered over 58% of the vote, thus beating Maroš Šefčovič, who was supported by the governing party Smer-SD (and who…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec, Jakub Groszkowski
The first round of presidential elections held in Slovakia on 16 March saw a clear victory for Zuzana Čaputová - a lawyer and vice-president of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party, winning 41% of the vote. In the second round (30 March…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski, Krzysztof Dębiec
The police found the dead bodies of Ján Kuciak, a 27-year-old investigative reporter, and his fiancée in their house near Trnava on 25 February.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The regional elections in Slovakia on 4 November were a success for the coalition of centre-right opposition parties.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
On 20th–25th June a strike was held in the Bratislava plant of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen which paralysed the work in the factory.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski, Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Gazprom’s announcement of the deal with Eustream fits in with the Russian diplomatic and propaganda offensive linked to the Nord Stream 2 project.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
Even though their political manifestos do not overlap, the four parties which have formed the government coalition are likely to see out a full term.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The parliamentary election brought an end to the majority rule of the the left-wing Smer-SD and marked the beginning of a period of political instability.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The migration crisis and security issues are among the main topics of the campaign leading up to the parliamentary election scheduled for 5 March 2016.