Czech and Slovak Wikipedia temporarily shut down to protest EU copyright law
Brno, Czech Republic – The Czech and Slovak editions of Wikipedia shut down on Thursday to protest against new EUContinue Reading
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Non-EU citizens account for 1% of Central Europe’s population
Krakow, Poland – Immigration, particularly from outside the EU, is arguably the most hotly-debated topic in Central Europe. But what’sContinue Reading
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 and Slovakia have lowest income inequality in the EU
Brno, Czech Republic – The EU Commission recently published its annual European Semester reports, a yearly assessment of the socialContinue Reading
The Final Countdown: Implications of a Hard Brexit on the Czech Republic
It seems that the whole of Europe has been holding its breath as the last chapters of the Brexit sagaContinue Reading
Hungary has lowest share of top female politicians in the EU
Budapest, Hungary – According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, Hungary has the lowest share of women in both national parliamentsContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland among most stable economies in the EU
Brno, Czech Republic – A new study has placed the Czech Republic and Poland among the top 5 most stableContinue Reading
Czech Republic not doing enough to combat money-laundering
Strasbourg, France – In a report published this month, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering agency Moneyval notes that althoughContinue Reading
Most foreigners in Slovakia now come from outside the EU
Bratislava, Slovakia – For the first time, the number of non-EU nationals living in Slovakia surpassed the number of EUContinue Reading
What next for Poland and Hungary?
Warsaw, Poland – The German Marshall Fund of the United States, in cooperation with Visegrad Insight, published a policy paperContinue Reading
Poland at the heart of an EU-wide ‘sick cow’ meat scandal
Krakow, Poland – Poland finds itself at the heart of an escalating tainted meat scandal that has spread outside itsContinue 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 state ofContinue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Poland
Paris, France – As tensions between France and Poland have been growing ever since PiS came to power in 2015,Continue 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
EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announces bid for Slovak presidency
Bratislava, Slovakia – Maroš Šefčovič, a career diplomat and current European Commission vice-president in charge of the energy policy, confirmedContinue Reading
