Expecting too much of Central Europe?
- Category: V4 Mirror
Havel’s warning about our most dangerous enemy not being dark forces of totalitarianism, but our own bad qualities deserve attention today - but from Europe-wide audience, writes Seán Hanley.
The Eternal Periphery? The Visegrád Countries in the EU after Brexit
- Category: V4 Mirror
Although the V4 continue to be regarded in the EU as part of the economic, social and increasingly also political periphery, these countries are presented with a big opportunity due to Brexit.
Is Visegrad group ready for cyber-attacks?
- Category: Articles
The region hasn’t suffer from any massive cyberattack, but minor incidents are fairly common. All the V4 countries have their strategies, institutions and cooperate to tackle the most dangerous threats.
The V4 and the euro area reforms – a divided front
- Category: V4 Mirror
Hungary and Poland clearly support the idea of more reliance on intergovernmental solutions to common problems, Slovakia, due to its Eurozone membership, is more open to the idea of further deepening through European institutions. The Czech Republic seems to be caught in the middle, writes Robert Csehi.
Empowering women in Visegrad: Long way ahead
- Category: Articles
Despite some progress, women are still much more an object than actor of the real power politics. Conservative ideology in the region sustains barriers that formally do not exist.
The Belt and Road Initiative: V4’s Chinese dilemma
- Category: Articles
China has used the international economic crisis to elbow its way towards a dominant position on the global market. Its New Silk Road is seen as an attempt to create a massive, multi-national zone of economic and political influence, including in Central Europe.
