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Outlook for the elections: Why the Czech Republic and Slovakia are so skeptical

Ahead of the European elections, Table.Briefings provides an overview of the trends in the member states. In the Czech Republic, former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's opposition party ANO sees the vote as a test run for the next parliamentary elections, where it wants to return to power. In Slovakia, those in power are exploiting the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico for their own ends.

By Redaktion Table

Energy transition: Where G7 and EU still need to catch up

Decarbonization is progressing in the G7 countries and the EU. This has led to a decrease in spending on gas imports. However, the transition away from "unabated" natural gas is still happening too slowly, as two recent assessments by the think tanks E3G and Ember show.

By Lukas Bayer

Elections outlook: How the governments in the Baltic states are faring

Ahead of the European elections, Table.Briefings provides an overview of the trends in the member states. In the Baltic states, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine dominates the debate. The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fear that support for Ukraine is crumbling among their Western partners. At the same time, it is clear that the governing parties are losing support.

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