Commentary - 19/06/2020

Testing ‘Connections’ at the Virtual EU Summit

Today, the European Council is meeting to discuss the EU Recovery fund and next EU

Commentary - 17/06/2020

Tiger in the Tank or Not – Fine Words Butter No Brexit Parsnips

On Friday 12 June 2020 at the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee meeting – the last

Commentary - 17/06/2020

Amid the Pandemic, IMF Chief Encourages Countries to Spend ‘as Much as They Can’ but Keep the Receipts

by Vazil Hudák and Soňa Muzikárová  Will Corona-pandemic Alter IMF’s Traditional Role of a Global Financial Watchdog?  A Crisis Manager  The International Monetary

Commentary - 16/06/2020

Back to Business: NATO’s June Defence Ministerial Meeting

Later this week, NATO defence ministers will hold a two-day ministerial meeting via teleconference to

Commentary - 12/06/2020

Turning the Page on the (Post) Pandemic Debate

In the EU, we do not do things in moments, we do them in processes.

Commentary - 02/06/2020

Central Europe’s view on the EU Recovery package and response to COVID-19

Austria, Czechia and Slovakia, often referred to as the ‘Slavkov’ format, take a different stance

Commentary - 27/05/2020

Central Europe Tiptoes Into the New World After Coronavirus

What’s in store for Central European economies beyond managing the pandemic, and when/how will their

Commentary - 19/05/2020

Central and Eastern Europeans in the Avant-garde of Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic

Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, from Slovakia to the Baltic states, have reacted to

Commentary - 14/05/2020

The EU-Western Balkans Summit signals commitment to the region but lacks enlargement ambition

The EU-Western Balkans Summit, which was supposed to be a highlight of the Croatian Presidency

Commentary - 11/05/2020

The Coronavirus Crisis Highlights the Need to Diversify Risk Sharing in Europe

Capital markets have been one of Europe’s policy ‘slow-burn’ issues. The coronavirus crisis rearing its

Commentary - 06/05/2020

Ukraine: Trust and responsibility in times of pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, and to a certain extent, amplified, the political, economic and

Commentary - 05/05/2020

Help People Navigate the Infodemic: Central and Eastern Europe Deserves a Secure Online Space

Many measures in content moderation are only partly applied to the smaller markets of Central

Commentary - 30/04/2020

The environmental silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic 

If there is a silver lining to the global pandemic, the environment is the unexpected beneficiary.

Commentary - 30/04/2020

Food Processing Industry and Sustainable Consumption in the V4

Climate change and its adverse effects on humans and the environment are one of the

Commentary - 29/04/2020

‘Less Money More Problems’: Just Transition Mechanism and CEE Energy Transition

Riding high on momentum of the COP 24 Silesia Declaration in Katowice heralding a socially

Commentary - 24/04/2020

The Brexit Transition Period Will Be Extended

  Boris Johnson knows the transition period for Brexit needs to be extended, and he