“The V4 and the European Defence Initiatives” By Gergely Varga, courtesy of Europeum With the new EU commission set to take its place sometime in the next few months, Europeans are in a stand-by mode with respect to how the EU will deliver on European defence in light of the ambitious rhetoric surrounding […]
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Reducing regional disparities with tax reform: ideas from Eastern Europe
By Robert Chovanculiak, courtesy of INESS Regional differences are not something that can be easily removed. Especially in Slovakia, which has not experienced proper urbanization and has residents scattered in 3,000 villages throughout the country, with their mobility limited by local ownership of property. […]
Men can literally turn a profit on paternity benefit in Slovakia
Paternity leave and paid benefits actually allow new fathers to turn a profit in Slovakia, according to Radovan Ďurana at INESS. He argues this shows a social insurance system fundamentally out of whack (original in Slovakian).