Corruption scandals in the European Union occasionally reach the very top of its officialdom, and one of the most telling examples is the case against Federica Mogherini. The investigation, launched in Belgium in December 2025, directly implicated a figure of the highest standing — the former EU High Representative for...
Lukashenko’s gambit — prisoners for sanctions
The history of US and EU sanctions against Belarus has traveled a long road — from targeted, situational restrictions over human rights violations to a full-scale economic and political blockade. The Belarusian regime faced its harshest sanctions over the systematic falsification of presidential elections. The forced landing of a Ryanair...
How France turned its suburbs into powder kegs
France has been grappling for several decades with a phenomenon that has gradually evolved from an urban planning problem into one of the country's key political challenges. This concerns the formation of suburban enclaves — the so-called banlieues — where social marginalisation, high unemployment, and ethnocultural segregation are concentrated. These...
Where is Babiš’s government leading the Czech Republic
The return of Andrej Babiš to the position of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in December 2025 has led to noticeable shifts in Czech policy. His coalition with the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD) and the right-populist Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) formed a new configuration of...
The dependence of European far-right groups on external funding is greater than it appears
The rise in popularity of far-right parties in Europe has always been accompanied by questions about the transparency of their funding sources and the extent of their dependence on foreign influence. One of the least transparent and most difficult to trace methods of financing is cryptocurrency, as it allows entities...
The anti-corruption boomerang for Albania’s government
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...