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@visegradinsight.bsky.social‘Russia is engaging in so much grey-zone aggression because it costs little and it is effective’, argues @elisabethbraw.bsky.social, Senior Fellow at the
Atlantic Council and author of the new book 'The Undersea War'.
What can Europe do to tackle Russia’s recklessness? Read to find out:
@visegradinsight.bsky.social‘Being pro-European is not in itself a political strategy,’ argues @susmonika.bsky.social. After 30 years of rapid growth and catching up with Europe, Poland now has the capacity to shape what Europe becomes.
What choices does Poland face? Read the full text of Sus's keynote: shorturl.at/zw18D
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialCEE has sought greater EU cooperation on military-related financing and industrial build-out, while remaining committed to weapons supplies from the US. Pursuing both has never been as feasible as it is today, writes Lukas Bryant, Junior Fellow at @visegradinsight.bsky.social.
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@visegradinsight.bsky.socialDomestic political disputes limit Poland's ability to shape EU decisions on defence, Ukraine and the 2028-2034 MFF, argues Marzenna Guz-Vetter. Donald Tusk’s government needs to move beyond reactive policy and put forward proposals on defence, cohesion funding and technological competitiveness:
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialDonald Trump’s MAGA movement is influencing European politics with varying degrees of success. Last week, PM Kulbergs' United List secured a clear lead over Ainārs Šlesers, aka ‘Latvian Trump’. In Romania, a failed confidence vote prolonged the political crisis. Read what else is on CEE's agenda:
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialAs Latvians head to the polls tomorrow, 3 October, 'Latvian Trump' Ainārs Šlesers has a narrow path to the premiership. His populist 'Latvia First' could still enter the government, writes Roberts Kits.
Read what is on the election agenda and what it means for Latvia and CEE: shorturl.at/ZlACn
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialHungary has refused to join Ukraine's Carpathian Eight, leaving it as the C7, and rejected a MOL–Naftogaz fuel storage plan, followed by a spat on X.
What is behind the latest Budapest–Kyiv dispute, and is the Zelenskyy–Magyar thaw coming to an end?
Read now: shorturl.at/EPZAR
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialPESA, a train maker based in Bydgoszcz, was rescued in 2018 by the PFR to become part of Poland's economic diplomacy.
We visited Bydgoszcz during #EuropeFutureForum to see how the strategy works on the factory floor and where it could fail.
Read the full article: shorturl.at/PxwZN
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialThe clock is ticking loudly in Prague and Warsaw this week, as both governments face budget battles that will test their fiscal plans and political stability. Check what else is shaping this week’s agenda across Central and Eastern Europe:
@visegradinsight.bsky.social'Without Chinese help, Russia would have lost a long time ago', argues Theresa Fallon, Founder and Director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies, ahead of today's meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Read the full interview:
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialVon der Leyen's 2026 SOTEU Address gave little clarity on how to address unbalanced EU-China relations, write @abachulska.bsky.social and @matejsimalcik.bsky.social.
The EU must show how it will use access to its single market as real leverage: shorturl.at/nQ88j
@matisaksk.bsky.socialReposted by @visegradinsight.bsky.socialWhat to do about undersea wars, Russian sabotage attacks, and why #Sweden will never surrender. Listen to another episode of my 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, w/ @elisabethbraw.bsky.social from @visegradinsight.bsky.social #EuropeFutureForum.
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@visegradinsight.bsky.socialRomania’s political deadlock may be entering its decisive phase. President Nicușor Dan nominated Siegfried Muresan as PM-designate. However, Mureșan is 64 votes short of a parliamentary majority. This could open the door to political bargains with consequences beyond Bucharest: shorturl.at/E0iGB
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialThe transatlantic bargain is over for Europe, says @radek-sikorski.bsky.social, 'Our security cannot be an insurance policy whose premium is paid by somebody else.'
The full transcript of the keynote address, delivered at #EuropeFutureForum in Warsaw, together with the Q&A and the audio version:
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialEurope likes to discuss its future in the conditional tense. This week leaves little room for that, as the future is already happening, and so does the Europe Future Forum organized by
@visegradinsight.bsky.social.
Read the special edition of the Weekly Outlook to see what shapes the agenda:
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialThe EU is expected to present its new Security Strategy soon. Ahead of von der Leyen’s SOTEU address, @visegradinsight.bsky.social asked 14 experts and Fellows what the strategy should include, what it can change and how it should address the concerns of CEE: visegradinsight.eu/what-the-new...
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialThe Western Balkans will become super-aged within the next decade, while income and productivity remain well below EU levels. ‘Within the next decade, at least one in five people in the region will be over 65, while GDP per person remains only 41% of the EU average,’ writes Jovo Rabrenovic:
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialA new investigation into the collapsed Zondacrypto exchange shows how access to Viktor Orbán’s inner circle was marketed as a financial lifeline. The case also points to an alleged market for influence, security-service connections and proximity to public institutions in Poland: shorturl.at/ocyYR
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialAfd’s landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt has energised CEE's sovereigntists and prompted strong reactions from their opponents. Debate is also playing out through invitations and withdrawals as the event season opens across CEE. Read what is shaping CEE’s agenda this week:
@visegradinsight.bsky.socialPoland’s parliament has approved Maciej Berek’s candidacy for a seat on the Constitutional Tribunal.
Earlier this week, Visegrad Insight spoke with @jarasjarasy.bsky.social to find out what this means for Poland’s constitutional order ahead of the election year: visegradinsight.eu/berek-consti...