Ties with Germany Divide Central Europe
Nationalists in Hungary and Poland like to pretend Germany doesn’t exist. Czechs and Slovaks know better.
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Central Europeans Urge EU to Get Back to Basics
The four Central European member states recognize that Britain’s exit should give the bloc pause.
Germany’s Schengen Threat to Central Europe Backfires
Central European nations won’t be cowed into signing up to a quota system for asylum seekers.
Mass Migration Causes Attitudes to Harden in Europe
Without a European refugee policy, the absence of border controls is unsustainable.
In Bid to Divide Europe, Russia Expands “Gas War” to Slovakia
Seemingly bent on dividing Europe, Russia cuts natural gas supplies to one of its former satellite states.
Slovak Coalition Collapses After EU Bailout Vote
The ruling right-wing coalition agrees to early elections in exchange for support on its European policy.
The Rise of a New Right in Europe
From Britain to Scandinavia to Central Europe, conservatives are stepping up.
Slovakia Refuses to Help Bail Out Greece
The country points out that Greece is richer than itself.
Political Right on the Rise in Central Europe
After the election of the conservative Fidesz party in Hungary last month, neighboring Slovakia is also taking a right turn, evicting the imcumbent prime minister in favor of an array of small parties campaigning of a platform of free-market capitalism and ethnic harmony. Since the ascendance of a right-wing coalition in September 2002, Slovakia has […]