Following parliamentary elections in Poland and local elections in Hungary, populist autocrats in both countries remain in power, where they will continue to undermine democratic institutions. Even so, relative victories for opposition forces in both countries show that the region's "illiberal democrats" are not unbeatable.
Visegrad reactions to Macron’s Europe initiative highlight internal differences
Breaking the deadlock in the Minsk process
An examination of Budapest's ties to Moscow
Russlands nicht-militärische Einflussnahme in Europa – die Länderstudie zu Ungarn
Has the Eastern Partnership Failed?
Hat die Östliche Partnerschaft versagt?
Patterns of Integration in Central Europe
Integrierungsmuster in Mitteleuropa
Ten years after the European Union’s eastern enlargement, France has a real presence in the region
Was der Westen aus der Syrien-Krise lernen kann
Der Beitritt der größten Volkswirtschaft Osteuropas wäre ein wichtiges Signal für die kriselnde Währungsunion
Klaus Rösler, director of operations for EU border agency Frontex, on new migration routes and border protection