Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary found in breach of EU law over refusal to accept migrant quotas
Warsaw, Poland – Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic all breached EU law by refusing to take in refugees atContinue Reading
Tag: Visegrad Group
Central Europe attracts 0.8% of asylum seekers in the EU
Budapest, Hungary – According to the EU’s statistical office, Visegrad Group countries received less than 2,500 first-time asylum requests duringContinue Reading
A new Momentum for Hungarian politics?
Hungarian politics have been mostly one-sided ever since Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party assumed control of theContinue Reading
Ursula von der Leyen: “Winds of Change” for Central Europe?
European Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen will be officially assuming office in November, but has already left her positionContinue Reading
East or West: Where does Central Europe stand?
Prague, Czech Republic – How do Hungarians feel about the EU? Do Slovaks support NATO membership? What’s the greatest threat,Continue Reading
Dual quality products: Still an East vs. West debate?
Brno, Czech Republic – A long-standing claim and source of frustration among Central and Eastern European countries, including the Visegrad Group,Continue Reading
Czech Republic still EU’s unemployment champion
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic continues to boast the lowest unemployment rate in the EU. Czech Republic hasContinue Reading
Central European countries rank among safest and most peaceful in the world
Prague, Czech Republic – According to the Global Peace Index 2019, released annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace, CentralContinue Reading
Central Europe’s population to decrease by over 30% by 2100
Prague, Czech Republic – Central Europe’s population is set to decrease by nearly a third by the end of theContinue Reading
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
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
