Montenegro is currently taking part in different Euro-Atlantic integration negotiations. One of the negotiated topics is NATO membership. As a part of former Yugoslavia, Montenegro has to reconcile its NATO integration policy with its difficult memories.

Early january the Slovak President, Ivan Gašparovič has once and for all refused to appoint Jozef Čentéš as Attorney General, even though he had been legally elected by the Parliament. This refusal has led to an attempt of impeaching the President. Was that a disproportionate measure?

Early elections of March 2012 were marked by the unprecedented victory of SMER-SD, which formed the first single party government of the post-communist era of Slovakia. Which direction has the country taken under the aegis of Prime Minister Robert Fico?

In June 2012 the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, passed the law "On the principles of the state language policy", a measure relative to the the usage of minority languages, provoking much controversy.

European politicians in Brussels make decisions which increasingly influence the lives of the EU citizens in their daily routine. Those who are concerned, however, often feel excluded - some people are calling this a democratic deficit. Is it wise to increase the legislative competence of the European Parliament?

The Customs Union of the Eurasian Economic Community was founded in 2010. The Union today includes Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and would gladly welcome the Ukraine. Is a new Union with Russia the best option for the Ukraine? Or has it no real economic benefit for the country?

The French legislative elections were held from June 10th - 17th last year. Does the crushing defeat of the UMP mean the end of the party, which was the first one to form the French Right? Or will the party of the former president make a new start instead?

Since François Hollande became the seventh President to be elected in the Fifth Republic, his Lady had been only shedding ink. She supported the socialist dissident Olivier Falorni, while the party supported his opponent in the election of La Rochelle. The politico-medial sphere quickly denounced a mixture of genres.

Horst Seehofer, Bavarian Prime Minister, asserts at the CSU party convention that Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg should play a major role in the party after the federal elections.

Friday, March 30th 2012, the recently elected Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed his intention to abolish the post of Government vice-president responsible for human rights and national minorities. Is this the first sign of a toughening regime or is it simply an austerity measure?