Albania had long been regarded by the European Union as one of the most promising accession candidates. The motivation was a sweeping judicial reform and the creation in 2019 of a specialized anti-corruption body, SPAK, designed to combat corruption at the highest levels. However, several years on, this very instrument...
Russia builds a recruitment and training network of saboteurs to destabilize Europe
In the spring of 2026, materials from an investigation by Moldovan law enforcement agencies made it possible to reconstruct in detail one of Russia’s largest hybrid operations. It concerns the creation of a transnational network involving the recruitment, training, and use of agents to destabilize the political situation both in...
Slovenia after elections, coalitions decide everything
The parliamentary elections of March 22 were the tenth since Slovenia declared independence on June 25, 1991. They took place amid an unprecedented level of social polarization, and never before had the future of this small European country depended so heavily on the outcome of a vote. Slovenians were electing...
Meloni’s judicial reform failed at referendum
The judicial reform initiated by Giorgia Meloni's government has become one of the sharpest political and institutional conflicts in Italy in recent years. In the public sphere, it is presented as an attempt to cleanse a justice system that, according to the authorities, has "rotted from within." At the center...
Who is really interfering in the parliamentary elections in Hungary
All of Europe will be closely watching the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12. The parliamentary campaign, which Fidesz strategists and leadership had intended to be another routine procedure for legitimizing Viktor Orbán's power, has now turned into a fierce battle for the survival of his regime. The dynamics of...
Vienna as a Center of Russian Radio-Electronic Espionage in Europe
Analysis of satellite imagery, along with assessments from Western intelligence officials, indicates that Russia is using Austria as its primary hub for intercepting NATO and international organization communications, with European intelligence services describing Vienna as the largest center of Russian intelligence activity in the West. According to an investigation by...
MAGA reaches out to European eurosceptics
Spring 2026 saw a Washington event that could become a turning point for European politics. The "Alliance of Sovereign Nations" (ASN) conference brought together representatives of right-wing and national-conservative parties from Europe alongside American politicians from the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Though formally dedicated to "protecting national sovereignty,"...
How the Hungarian authorities use EU funds for enrichment and abuse
Hungary remains one of the key recipients of European financial assistance in Central Europe, eligible for around €22 billion over the 2021-2027 budget cycle. However, a significant amount of these resources currently remains blocked by Brussels due to problems with the rule of law and corruption scandals at all levels...
Large-scale modernization of EU armies as a response to modern hybrid threats
Russian aggression against Ukraine has become a key factor in the transformation of the security system in Europe. The full-scale invasion has shown that the previous model of defense policy of most EU countries, which provided for a gradual reduction of armies and optimization of military budgets after the end...
House of Lords reform and the future of British politics
The British political system is undergoing an event that historians call one of the most significant constitutional reforms. The Parliament of the United Kingdom has passed a law definitively stripping hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit in the upper house of parliament, the House of Lords, thereby completing the...