Slovakia: European Parliament deplores “serious shortcomings” in rule of law
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, members of the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the “continuous efforts of a growing numberContinue Reading
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Polish schools gear up for nation-wide strike during exam period
Krakow, Poland – Around half a million Polish teachers and schools personnel could go on strike throughout the country nextContinue Reading
Slovakia’s presidential election sends message of hope from divided nation
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia is one step closer to electing its first female president. Zuzana Čaputová, a 45-year-old environmental lawyerContinue Reading
Central Europe slips in 2019 Economic Freedom Index
Warsaw, Poland – Widespread corruption, deficient judicial systems and over-regulation are among the reasons why Central European countries have slippedContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Constitutional Court forced to near-shutdown over political row
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Constitutional Court in Slovakia has been forced into near-shutdown over the failure to nominate the successorsContinue Reading
Czech President Milos Zeman faces threat of impeachment
Prague, Czech Republic – Local media reported earlier this week that a group of Czech senators has started to draftContinue Reading
Slovakia: Robert Fico renounces bid for Constitutional Court job
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Slovak Prime Minister and current chairman of the ruling Smer party Robert Fico has dropped hisContinue Reading
Hungary and Slovakia among most corrupt countries in the EU
Budapest, Hungary – Transparency International just published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), and paints a gloomy picture of the stateContinue Reading
Hungary: Audi workers start week-long strike to demand higher wages
Budapest, Hungary – The strike at the flagship Hungarian Audi plant underscores the growing wage pressure, fueled by important laborContinue Reading
“The ‘Hungarization’ of the Visegrad Group is harmful to the rest of Central Europe”
This week, we spoke with Vít Dostál, director of the Research Centre at the Association for International Affairs (AMO), aContinue Reading
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