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Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia opposition politicians pardoned ahead of the election

On 15 May, the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, pardoned two opposition politicians: Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava and Irakli Okruashvili. Ugulava was a close aide of the former president Mikheil Saakashvili and served as mayor of…
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz Iwański, Sławomir Matuszak, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Piotr Żochowski

Neither a miracle nor a disaster – President Zelenskys first year in office

20th May marked the end of Volodymyr Zelensky first year as President of Ukraine. Thanks to the clear victory of his Servant of the People party in the snap parliamentary election held in July 2019 and the establishment of the government…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

The Autumn of the Georgian Patriarch The role of the Orthodox Church in Georgia and in Georgian politics

Analyses dedicated to Georgia’s domestic situation usually omit the religious aspect and the relation between the state and the country’s predominant religious organisation, i.e. the autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC). The…
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

The fifth Netanyahu cabinet The end of the political crisis in Israel

A new government was sworn in on 17 May in Israel. It will be led by Benjamin Netanyahu—for the fifth time. The government has been formed by right-wing and centrist blocs led by Netanyahu and the former Chief of General Staff Benny Gantz…
Analyses | | Ryszarda Formuszewicz, Szymon Kardaś

German regulator opposes preferences for Nord Stream 2

On May 15, Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) rejected the Nord Stream 2 company’s request to grant the Nord Stream 2 pipeline derogations from the EU’s gas directive. The agency did not share the economic and functional…
Analyses | | Justyna Gotkowska

Germanys SPD against nuclear sharing – a challenge for NATO

Since the beginning of May there has been a heated debate in Germany about the country’s participation in NATO’s nuclear sharing program. The discussion began following an interview that Rolf Mützenich, the chairman of the SPD…
Analyses | | Ryszarda Formuszewicz

Germanys Federal Constitutional Court opposes the ECB and the Court of Justice of the European Union

On 5 May, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) ruled that the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) run by the European Central Bank (ECB) is in partial violation of the German constitution and EU law. In this respect, the…
Analyses | | Kamil Całus

Russian loan is a threat to Moldova

On 23 April, the Moldovan parliament ratified the agreement signed on 17 April whereby Russia granted the country a loan of €200 million. These funds are intended to support the budget and implement infrastructure projects. Pursuant to the…
OSW Commentary | | Piotr Szymański

Towards greater resilience NATO and the EU on hybrid threats

In recent years, NATO and the EU have taken greater responsibility for countering hybrid threats. This group of threats covers a wide range of hostile methods used by states and non-state actors. It includes both military and non-military…
Analyses | | Franciszek Tyszka

How Hungary is combatting the economic effects of COVID-19

On 10 and 17 April, the Hungarian government issued a series of decrees immediately introducing measures to alleviate the impact of the pandemic on the country’s economy and labour market.