Turkey has condemned alleged support from Sweden and Finland for the PKK Kurdish rebel group, which Ankara designates as a…
European Union
13 May 2022
Has Slovakia’s coalition government overplayed its hand?
Ever since Slovakia’s OLaNO party parlayed promises of an anti-corruption crackdown into a resounding victory in the February 2020 parliamentary…
Why the EU is right to reject Eastern European accession appeals
In the last week, reports that Russia is planning to attack Moldova in order to open up a new front…
Liberal Slovenian election winner branded as pro-Putin by defeated rival
Successful Slovenian prime ministerial candidate Robert Golob, who defeated outgoing populist Janez Janša in last weekend’s general election, is pro-Russian,…
Romania braced for larger wave of Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian civilians have purportedly been driving across the Romanian border to sleep in safety before returning home the next day….
Chinese military delivery to Serbia boosts Balkan tensions
China says it delivered “regular military supplies” to Serbia after six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed in Belgrade…
Hungary bows to Russian gas demands as EU looks to cut funding
Hungary says it was ready to pay in roubles for Russia’s gas, defying the rest of the European Union, which…
29 Mar 2022
Hungarian election monitors fear voter fraud could swing Sunday’s tight poll
20 Mar 2022
Pro-Orban media fails to question Putin ties ahead of tight April 3 election
7 Mar 2022
Hungary’s general election race remains tight despite Orban’s close ties with Putin
1 Mar 2022
Hungary to block arms supplies to Ukraine amid Russian invasion
16 Feb 2022
Hungary’s PM Orban spends heavily on smear campaign ahead of April 3 election
4 Feb 2022
Hungary’s populist PM Viktor Orban freezes essential food prices with tight general election looming
28 Jan 2022
Hungary PM challenger needs ‘miracle’ to beat ‘populist dictator’ Orban
20 Jan 2022
United Nations report says Belarus made ‘deliberately false’ bomb threat to seize journalist
16 Jan 2022