Meet V4NA, Orbán’s new (English-friendly) propaganda tool
Ever since the 2010 election and Orban’s rise to power, Hungary has not been the same: constitutional reform (threatening Hungary’sContinue Reading
Tag: Visegrad Group
Czechs excepted, Central Europeans widely support EU membership
Prague, Czech Republic – This month, the Visegrad Group countries, along with six other Central and Eastern European states, celebrateContinue Reading
Germany and the Visegrad Group: It’s complicated
Brno, Czech Republic – In February, the four Visegrád Group leaders met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to mark theContinue Reading
Central European countries still highly dependent on foreign companies
Budapest, Hungary – New statistics highlighting the stranglehold of foreign companies in Central European countries might add grist to theContinue Reading
Multi-speed Europe, or the Visegrad Group’s existential conundrum
Multi-speed integration, EU core, two-speed Europe… All of these terms refer to one of the most debated ideas of EuropeanContinue Reading
Poland rejects euro adoption ahead of EU elections
Warsaw, Poland – Speaking in front of party loyalists during a PiS convention in Lublin, Eastern Poland, chairman of the rulingContinue Reading
The uncertain future of energy in Central Europe
Within the Visegrad Group – or V4 –, energy security is becoming increasingly complex, with individual countries taking different actionsContinue Reading
Join the Kafkadesk team!
Kafkadesk is looking for eager young minds and talented pen(wo)men to join our growing team of regular writers and part-timeContinue Reading
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
Hungary and Slovakia to open diplomatic missions in Jerusalem
Budapest, Hungary – Following a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leaders of Hungary and Slovakia announced bothContinue Reading
Despite slowdown, Czechs show unprecedented optimism about economy
Brno, Czech Republic – According to a study, published a few days after official projections lent weight to the ideaContinue Reading
Polish Prime Minister cancels Israel trip over Netanyahu’s Holocaust remarks
Warsaw, Poland – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced he would not attend a summit in Israel this week followingContinue Reading
Poland and Israel briefly clash over Netanyahu’s Holocaust comments
Warsaw, Poland – A short-lived but emblematic diplomatic crisis opposed Warsaw and Jerusalem over Poland’s role in the Holocaust. OnContinue Reading
Visegrad Group leaders to hold next summit in Jerusalem
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish leaders will convene to Jerusalem in February for the next Visegrad GroupContinue 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
