Central Europe: Fortunately, we still have strudel
Ekonom , Prague – In the wake of the fall of communism, in 1991, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest and Bratislava formed the ' Visegrád' Group. Inspired by a 14th Century alliance of the same countries aimed at...
View ArticleRoma: Bleak horizon
MO*, Bruxelles – In spite of the efforts made by NGOs and the distribution of EU funds, Europe’s main minority is no better off than it was 10 years ago. A lack of appropriate supervision in Brussels,...
View ArticlePress: Minority languages getting their voices heard
Hufvudstadsbladet, Helsinki – On a continent where linguistic issues can still cause national strife, minority media play an under-publicised but important role. See more.
View ArticleWays out of the crisis (1/3): Slovakia — the Lord helps those who help...
SME, Bratislava – The current soap opera is far from being wrapped up by the bailout for Spain. We’re only at the 44th episode, and the main character of the whole series – Italy – has so far only been...
View ArticleFormer Czechoslovakia: Crossed destinies of the velvet divorcees
Respekt, Prague – On 17 July 1992, the Slovak parliament proclaimed the sovereignty of the Slovak republic, paving the way for the split-up of Czechoslovakia. Twenty years on, the Slovaks have overcome...
View ArticleSlovakia: No separation of church and state
“Church to receive 37 millions euros from state: no sign of separation,“ headlines Pravda. The Pope's 1st July dismissal of the popular archbishop of Trnava, Róbert Bezák, has prompted a wave of...
View ArticleEnlargement: Slovenia threatens to scupper Croatian accession
“Slovenians aim to block Croats”, headlines SME. With Zagreb set to join the EU in July 2013, Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec has threatened that Ljubljana will not ratify its neighbour’s...
View ArticleSlovakia: Tainted by corruption in Bratislava, in charge of privatisation in...
In January 2012, when the “Gorilla” scandal hit the headlines, Anna Bubeníková found herself at the centre of revelations of corruption in Slovakia contained in intelligence reports published on the...
View ArticleCentral Europe: Government policies push firms to tax havens
“The number of Slovak firms registered in tax havens rose in the first half of this year by more than 7%”, writes SME, citing a Czech Capital Information Agency (ČEKIA) report. According to the Slovak...
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