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Analyses |
| Andrzej Sadecki
The European Parliament on 3 July adopted a resolution concerning constitutional reforms in Hungary by a definite majority of votes. The resolution criticises the tempo and the scope of the changes and their compliance with EU standards…
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
On 26 June the Austrian holding, OMV announced that the consortium operating in Shah Deniz, the largest gas field in Azerbaijan, had not selected the Nabucco West project as its route for Azerbaijani gas to Europe. Despite there being no…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
On 25 June President Milos Zeman appointed an economist, Jiri Rusnok prime minister without parliamentary backing. Rusnok was minister of finance in 2001-2002 in Zeman’s left wing cabinet and since 2010 had been part of a team of economic…
OSW Report |
The similarity of issues and geographical proximity have led the Visegrad 4 countries (V4) to undertake closer collaboration in natural gas policy, notably by agreeing on a common security of supply strategy, including regional emergency…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
On 17 June, the Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas resigned from his post and gave up his leadership of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) after the head of his office, Jana Nagyová, was arrested and charged with corruption and abusing her…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski, Jakub Groszkowski
On 26–29 May, a delegation consisting of politicians and businessmen led by Prime Minister Petr Necas visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Sochi. While there, they met with President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitri…
Analyses |
| Tomasz Dąborowski
The first quarter of 2013 was a time of fundamental ownership changes among the key gas companies in Central Europe. Those companies which underwent a change in ownership include the Czech and Slovak transmission system operators as well…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Sadecki
In Hungary the conflict between the Viktor Orban cabinet and energy companies is growing. The government forced the companies to reduce energy prices for households at the beginning of 2013. This striving for a reduction in energy bills…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
Milos Zeman was sworn in as the president of the Czech Republic on 8 March. He announced the names of his closest aides and presented his priorities for the next five years several days afterwards. Vratislav Mynar was appointed head of the…
Analyses |
| 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…