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| Andrzej Sadecki
On 11 March, the Hungarian National Assembly amended the constitution which has been in force since 1 January 2012 for the fourth time. The package of changes sparked a new wave of protests against the government of Viktor Orbán, which…
Analyses |
| Ewa Fischer
On 12 March, President Vladimir Putin recommended Elvira Nabiullina as a candidate for the head of the Central Bank of Russia. Nabiullina served as minister for economic development between 2007 and 2012 and is currently serving as Putin´s…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
Starting from October 2012 the Turkish government, run by the Justice and Development Party (AKP), has through the mediation of its special services begun overt talks with Abdullah Öcalan, the historical leader of the separatist Kurdistan…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
22 February marked the beginning of the process of reform which the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) is undergoing. The BfV is the key counter-espionage agency responsible for the country’s internal security. The…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
On 27 February, the Slovenian parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the centre-right government led by Janez Jansa. The task of forming a new cabinet has been entrusted to Alenka Bratusek, the leader of the left-wing Positive…
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| Szymon Ananicz
John Kerry visited Turkey on 1 March on his first foreign trip as the US Secretary of State. The key issues discussed were: the Syrian crisis, and co-operation in combating terrorism. The visit was overshadowed by an earlier statement from…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 5 March, the Moldovan parliament passed a no-confidence vote on Prime Minister Vlad Filat’s cabinet, thanks to the combined votes of the Communist Party, the Democratic Party (PD) and the group of independent MPs gathered around Igor…
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used his first meeting with the new US secretary of state John Kerry (on 26 February in Berlin) to signal Russia’s readiness to resume pragmatic cooperation with Washington. However, Lavrov’s…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
For three weeks now a heated debate has been under way in the Czech Republic concerning a scandal involving solar power plants. It has been claimed that the state has lost hundreds of millions of euros due to this. The results of the audit…
Analyses |
| Tomasz Dąborowski
Over the last two weeks, Bulgaria has seen its biggest wave of public demonstrations since 1997. The protesters were initially demonstrating against high electricity prices, but it gradually evolved into protests against the current socio-…