The leaders of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic will meet in Budapest on July 13 to discuss candidates for top jobs in the European Union to ensure the representation of the Eastern Europe, and in a sign of regional coordination by the Visegrad Four #V4. (Image above: Victor Orban and Jean-Claude Juncker, archive) PM to attend Visegrad…
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EU-Swiss talks on ice
Prospects for a new treaty formalising ties between Switzerland and the European Union, its biggest trading partner, appeared bleak after four years of negotiations failed to produce a effect by the EU mid-October deadline. Switzerland and the EU fail to make headway in negotiations whose success is key to ensuring the smooth functioning of Zurich’s…
Eastern Partnership fatigue
The Fifth Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit will take place in Brussels in Europa building on 24 November. Heads of state or government from the EU member states and the six Eastern partner countries will look forward to future cooperation. #EU reforms story shows that the analogy of Eastern European countries as less developed versions of their Central European…
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