Viktor Orbán’s defeat did not simply end 16 years of rule. It exposed the brittle logic of the informal power system in Hungary, where loyalty lasted only as long as elites believed the regime would outlive accountability.

Poland’s wanted former justice minister and his deputy got an airlift to America by the MAGA circles. The case for saving the fugitives from ‘lawfare and persecution’, however, is built on shaky grounds.

When Péter Magyar was sworn in as Prime Minister of Hungary on 9 May with a constitutional majority behind him, the symbolism of the moment was impossible to ignore. Yet electoral victory is only the beginning.

Defence efforts in NATO’s eastern flank are in the focus of this week’s political agenda. Despite Zelenskyy’s deft political trolling of Putin’s favourite propaganda parade on the 9 May, bombs, missiles and drones are the danger from above again.

As the war in the Middle East continues with no clear end in sight, CEE countries change their view of Israel.

The no-confidence motion filed jointly by Romania’s ruling PSD and the far-right opposition AUR party toppled Prime Minister (PM) Ilie Bolojan in a landslide. As President Nicușor Dan scrambles to mediate the crisis and rule out early elections that could hand anti-European forces an outright majority, Romania enters a period...

Slovakia’s Prime Minister (PM) Robert Fico posted a photo of himself with Poland’s PM Donald Tusk and Czechia’s Andrej Babiš. Could this be a sign of renewed cooperation, and what does Ukraine have to do with it?

It is a week of high-level gatherings. In Yerevan, leaders of the European Political Community convene for their eighth summit right under Russia’s nose – to once again search for a deterrent against the Russian threat and America’s regrouping in Europe.

Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court ordered the registration of a foreign same-sex marriage certificate. The case makes a strong precedent for the rest of the region, but the implementation is far from complete.

The Three Seas Initiative Summit in Dubrovnik consolidates US energy supplies in the region against the backdrop of supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz. V4 countries face varying levels of vulnerability but may benefit from deepening regional integration and Poland’s growing role as a gas hub.