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Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The Czech prime minister, Petr Nečas, visited the USA on 26–27 October. The culmination of his visit was his meeting with President Barack Obama. Nečas and Obama made a joint statement declaring their will to: sign a reciprocal defence…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The left-wing opposition, whose votes were needed to amend the constitution, forced the centre-right to seriously reduce the competences of the transitional government. It will not be able to take decisions in key issues concerning the…
OSW Commentary |
| Jakub Groszkowski
For the past eighteen months the Slovak government, formed by conservative and liberal parties, has consistently called for the controlled bankruptcy of Greece, a tightening of the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact, and for the…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The main reason for the government's downfall was the dispute within the coalition about the shape of the pension scheme reform and personal infighting. Slovenia is facing early elections on 4 December. Despite the breakdown of the…
Analyses |
| Tomasz Dąborowski, Mateusz Gniazdowski, Jakub Groszkowski
On 13 September a member of the supervisory board of the Czech operator, Net4Gas, confirmed that the company’s owner, the German corporation RWE, was considering its sale. In August, representatives of the Czech-Slovak holding EPH…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The negative experiences with renewable energy sources have made the Czech Republic strengthen its stance on its energy and climate policy. The use of coal deposits, the development of the nuclear power sector and the diversification of…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The Czech media have revealed information over the past fortnight confirming that the smallest party in the centre-right government coalition, Public Affairs (VV), is a political project of the private security agency ABL, intended at…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
Slovakia does not have to fear formal sanctions for evading granting a loan for Greece and the aversion of EU leaders to Bratislava will only be temporary.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The Slovakian government has accepted the establishment of the European Financial Stability Facility but refused to contribute to the loan for Greec.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The centre-right coalition has a majority of 118 votes in the 200-person Chamber of Deputies and may count on the favour of President Vaclav Klaus. However, the government’s stability is going to be weakened by the ambitions of the leaders…