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| Kamil Całus, Andrzej Sadecki
On 17 December, the president of Azerbaijan and the prime ministers of Georgia, Hungary and Romania signed a strategic partnership agreement in Bucharest on the development and transport of green energy. The event was also attended by the…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 15 December the Slovak parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the minority centre-right Eduard Heger government. The motion was tabled by MPs from two opposition parties, the liberal Freedom and Solidarity Party (SaS), which had…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Sadecki
At a meeting of the Council of the European Union on 12 December, EU member states accepted a National Recovery Plan (NRP) for Hungary worth €5.8 billion, while at the same time, under the so-called conditionality mechanism, it agreed to…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
The shareholders of the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL), which runs through Italy, Austria and Germany (see map), decided on 30 November to increase the pipeline’s capacity in response to a request from the Czech state-controlled company Mero,…
Analyses |
| Marta Szpala
During a meeting in Belgrade on 16 November, Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vučić, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán and Austria’s chancellor Karl Nehammer signed a memorandum on cooperation to counter illegal migration flows.
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 29 October, elections were held in Slovakia to the local governments of eight regions and over 2900 municipalities, towns and districts, including the direct election of the župans (regional governors) and mayors. The results largely…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
According to Frontex, in the first nine months of 2022, the number of attempted illegal crossings of the EU’s external borders in the Western Balkan section increased by 1,500% compared to 2019 and by 170% compared to 2021.
Analyses |
| Andrzej Sadecki
On 9–11 October, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid a visit to Germany, the highlight of which was a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. According to press reports, Orbán also met with Angela Merkel and former CDU leader Armin Laschet. In…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 2 October, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad’ signed an agreement for the local state company Konštrukta-Defence to produce 16 Zuzana 2 (155mm calibre) self-propelled howitzers which Slovakia will deliver to the Ukrainian army. The…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 1 October, the week-long cycle of elections to the Senate and local governments (23-24 September) ended in the Czech Republic. One third of the senators (27 seats) were being elected – see Appendix. The greatest number of seats was won…