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Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec, Jakub Groszkowski
At the turn of June, the European Commission sent the Czech Republic draft versions of reports on two audits which show that the country’s prime minister, Andrej Babiš, has been violating national and EU law on conflicts of interest.
OSW Commentary |
| Krzysztof Strachota, Andrzej Wilk
In late May and early June 2019, the contract for Turkey’s purchase of the Russian-made missile launchers which make up the S-400 long-range anti-aircraft missile system entered the final stage of its implementation. This has been…
OSW Commentary |
| Tadeusz A Olszański
On 25 April, the Supreme Council of Ukraine passed a law guaranteeing the role of the Ukrainian language as the state language. The act was passed with a significant majority (278 in favour, 38 against), and was signed into law by…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
Andrea Nahles stepped down as the leader of the SPD on 3 June. The following day she also stepped down from her role as the head of the Social Democrats’ grouping in the Bundestag. She announced that she will relinquish her parliamentary…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The elections to the European Parliament have weakened the Christian Democrats (EPP) and Social Democrats (S&D) in Central Europe; but although they have won fewer seats than five years ago, they still have an advantage over the other…
OSW Commentary |
| Jakub Jakóbowski
The first fortnight of May 2019 saw a major escalation in the Chinese–American trade dispute, in which additional tariffs on around 40% of bilateral trade were imposed and the US introduced an embargo on the Chinese technology company,…
Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
The independent candidate, the economist Gitanas Nausėda, won the second round of elections in Lithuania on 26 May with 65.8% of the vote. His rival, the former Minister of Finance Ingrida Šimonytė, who was supported by the conservatives,…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
The CDU won in Germany in the European elections which were held on 26th May. The CDU recorded 28.9% of the vote (6.4% less than its result in 2014) to secure 29 seats (5 seats less). The Greens came in second with 20.5% of the vote (+9.8…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
On 26 May, together with the elections to the European Parliament, elections were held to the regional parliament in Bremen, the smallest German state. These were the first of four elections to regional parliaments in Germany which are…
OSW Commentary |
| Ryszarda Formuszewicz, Kamil Frymark
Both German politicians and commentators have been talking about the extraordinary importance of the forthcoming European Parliament elections for the future of the EU. The expected decline in support for the Christian Democrats and Social…