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Anti-EU sentiment simmering in Central Europe

  “Czechs and the EU Brand: How do Czechs feel about the EU and what could change their mind?” By Vit Havelka, courtesy of EUROPEUM   This study is mainly based on a series of 12 brief surveys by Behavio research agency and on longitudinal research by STEM Institute for Empirical Research. The expert’s inputs […]

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Hungary Squares the Circle of Globalization

    By Erik Sass, TES Editor-in-Chief   What does a smallish Central European country have to teach the rest of the world about inclusive growth, fighting income inequality, and social cohesion, all while steering clear of protectionism and maintaining an open economy – in short, “squaring the circle” of globalization? In the case of […]

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Are Central European countries ready for the Euro?

                  By Zsolt Darvas, courtesy Bruegel Institute     Southern European euro-area members suffered from unsustainable developments after they joined the euro in 1999 and up to 2008, and have had great difficulties since. Inadequate national policies were the main causes of these unsustainable developments, but euro […]