Piotr Buras

How to spend it: CEE’s NextGenerationEU submissions reflect the past

In general, criticisms of the draft recovery plans outlined by the various governments in Central and Southeast Europe have centred on several areas: a lack of an overarching vision of transformation, a dearth of consultation with outside groups, not being green enough, and too open to corruption and cronyism.

Poland’s PiS Boosts Populist Hopes with EU Election Win

Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) defied exit polls to secure a decisive victory in European parliamentary elections, dashing early hopes among pro-EU opposition candidates.

In the end, more than 45 per cent of votes went to the nationalist, eurosceptic PiS, which has long been at loggerheads with Brussels over judicial independence and allegations of authoritarianism.