The uncertain future of energy in Central Europe
In Central Europe – or among V4 countries –, energy security is becoming increasingly complex, with individual countries taking differentContinue Reading
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The Czech Republic’s schizophrenic relation with the euro
Prague, Czech Republic – By many accounts, the Czech Republic has a lot to gain by adopting the euro. ButContinue Reading
Czech Republic, China’s Gateway to Europe (3/3): The fallout
Once one of the most vocal critics of China, the Czech Republic performed a diplomatic U-turn in recent years toContinue Reading
Czech Republic, China’s Gateway to Europe? (2/3): Broken promises
Years after Prague and Beijing decided to move closer to each other and increase their bilateral ties, the over-arching feelingContinue Reading
Czech Republic, China’s Gateway to Europe? (1/3): The honeymoon
Prague, Czech Republic – Overthrowing the all-powerful German neighbor, China became in 2010 the first market of Škoda, the CzechContinue Reading
Steve Bannon flounders in Europe’s illiberal heartland
Prague, Czech Republic – Steve Bannon, the chief architect of ‘America First’, came to Central Europe hoping to find theContinue Reading
Hungary: Why is the Trianon Treaty so controversial?
Budapest, Hungary – Nearly a hundred years after it was signed, the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty remains one of theContinue Reading
Czech xenophobia on the rise (3/3): There’s more to it than meets the eye
Prague, Czech Republic – Last year, Lidl unveiled in the Czech Republic its new advertisement leaflet featuring – among otherContinue Reading
Czech xenophobia on the rise (2/3): Meet the resistance
Prague, Czech Republic – Hostility towards foreigners, immigrants and ethnic minorities is on the rise in the Czech lands. AlthoughContinue Reading
Czech xenophobia on the rise (1/3): Meet the ‘foreigners’
Prague, Czech Republic – Hostility towards foreigners, immigrants and ethnic minorities is on the rise in the Czech lands. AlthoughContinue Reading
Poland plans to increase minimum wage in 2019. Then what?
Krakow, Poland – The Polish government proposed to increase the minimum wage by 7% next year, bringing it to 2.250Continue Reading
EU funds and Central European strongmen: no honey, no money?
Brussels, Belgium – Today, the European Commission will unveil its propositions for the next multi-annual financial framework, thus kicking-off monthsContinue Reading
Kafka and Cronenberg, two artists, one vision of monstrosity
Prague, Czech Republic – Kafkaesque. The expression is on everyone’s lips. It brilliantly defines last century’s tragedies and disenchantment; itContinue Reading
Central Europe and the EU: a love-hate relationship?
Brussels, Belgium – Member of the European Union since 2004, the Czech Republic ranks among the most Eurosceptic countries ofContinue Reading
George of Podebrady: A European visionary in XVth century Bohemia?
Prague, Czech Republic – It would be far too pretentious and misleading, if not outright dishonest, to credit one singleContinue Reading