The Eastern member states of the EU have seen impressive economic growth since joining the European Union. This is especially true for the Visegrád countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary), but also, for example, for Slovenia, Romania or Lithuania. In almost all of the ‘accession countries’, the economic development was far better than predicted […]
Visegrad
o be clear, they would not always act together or conspire to arrive at Brussels summits with a consolidated agenda.
The Visegrad Prime Ministers Babiš, Mateusz Morawiecki, and Viktor Orbán made the leaders of the stronger European countries look for a compromise.
In a number of countries, authoritarian nationalist governments have come to power, promising to right the perceived wrongs of the transition period.
Čaputova’s success poses a strategic dilemma, but there’s also hope for post-soviet societies’ aspirations to become better places for all.
Boris Zala sets out some of the points to understand the Left in Slovakia.
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