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In 2004, the Central European and Baltic countries joined the European Union as new members. The Prague office seeks to strengthen liberal forces, both political and intellectual, in the region. Our project office particularly supports the 4liberty.eu network, which serves as a centre of competence and a platform for dialogue.
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Together Against Orbán
The Hungarian opposition has joined forces by sending a common candidate into the spring race to become Hungary's next prime minister: Péter Márki-Zay. Only a joint program is missing. Be it as it may, the outlook is promising.
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From Poland With Love – December
Phone-hacking against democratically minded figures, Scholz and Baerbock visiting Warsaw, failure of the European Far-Right Summit, discovery of hundreds of dinosaur footprints in east-central Poland. Our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us regular updates on all you need to know about Poland.
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Non-Execution of Domestic and International Court Judgments in Hungary
As another sign of the country’s rule of law backsliding, Hungary has been failing to implement judgments of the Strasbourg and Luxembourg courts, and Hungarian authorities are repeatedly disregarding the judgments of the country’s own domestic courts as well. A new research paper by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee shows just how deep this phenomenon runs.
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Under the Radar: Mapping the Czech and Slovak local governments’ ties to China
The publication by the Central European Institute of Asian Studies in collaboration with the Association for International Affairs entitled "Under the Radar: Mapping the Czech and Slovak local governments’ ties to China" provides a comprehensive account of Czech and Slovak paradiplomatic activity towards China.
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Spiking gas prices trigger the resurgence of energy-related disinformation
The disinformation narratives of the last weeks serve as a condensed version of the harmful content we have seen throughout the year, ranging from Kremlin deceptions about the energy crisis to opportunistic abuse of the pandemic situation.
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Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
The publication by the Hungarian Europe Society entitled "Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary" analyses the growing challenges of great power politics and their security implications, inequality in all its forms and the need of economic recovery, climate change as well as the pressure of anti-liberal, populist forces in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For a New Russia Policy
This strategy paper towards a “New Russia Policy” is the joint product of 12 liberal youth organizations from Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe elaborated at the first Eastern Europe Summit. The organizations met in September 2021 in Prague and are planning to hold another summit to expand deliberations and common demands.
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Outlook for Hungary for 2022
2022 will be the year of a momentous election in Hungary. After twelve years of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s rule without any counterbalance there seems to be a chance of a change of government – if only technically. In her analysis, Eszter Nova outlines the four possible scenarios of election results – supermajority or simple majority to either Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition or the united opposition – and what may come after.
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In Czech Hearts He Lives On
December 18 marks the tenth anniversary of Václav Havel's death. A vivid democratic culture prospers, among other things, from role models. Václav Havel, who died almost exactly 10 years ago, was such a role model of an exemplary democracy and freedom not only for the Czech Republic, but also for Europe – one that still resonates.
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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Digitalisation: Czechia’s Experience
We are currently living in an age of information – computers, smartphones, tablets, and various other gadgets provide access to an unprecedented amount of information and tools, and allow for increased interconnectivity in both the private and public spheres. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Czech Republic, like many other EU countries, has uncovered myriad issues relating to digitalisation and its implementation.
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Ukraine remains the main target of pro-Russian narratives. Disinformation outlets in Slovakia are helpful
Despite overwhelming and publicly available evidence, pro-Kremlin media have denied large troop movements and continue to spread disinformation about their purely defensive motives and Ukrainian provocations.
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LGBT+ Intergroup as an Antidote to National Homophobia and Transphobia
In the framework of the project “Building Bridges in LGBT+ Politics”, Budapest Pride explored international LGBT+ advocacy practices in politics, focusing on parliamentary intergroups. How can elected representatives advocate for LGBT rights more effectively and make LGBT+ issues more visible in everyday politics? LGBT+ intergroups present an opportunity to overcome political and societal polarization on the issue of equal rights for LGBT+ people.
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Education and Digital Skills in a Post-Covid World in the CEE Region
Zavod 14 from Slovenia presents a comparative study on education and digital skills in a post-Covid world in the the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region whose aim is to identify the main challenges the Covid-19 crisis caused in the area of education in the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovenia and to acquaint public authorities about the most problematic areas in the existing primary, secondary and tertiary education.
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Tax Policy Reforms for Promoting Fair and Efficient Business Taxation in the EU
Zavod 14 from Slovenia presents a comparative study in which the state-of-the-art in the field of tax policy reforms for promoting fair and efficient business taxation in the EU is examined. The main aim of the study is to identify challenges and opportunities to improve current state of tax system in the EU countries by comparing old member states (OMS) and new member states (NMS).
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From Poland With Love – November
Controversies around anti-abortion legislation, continuing crisis on Polish-Belarusian border, inflation in Poland on rise or new version of the theater play Dziady becoming a hot political topic. Our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us regular updates on all you need to know about Poland.
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NEWSLETTER – From Poland With Love – December 💻⚠️ Rigged Elections? - An independent prosecutor, campaign manager of the biggest opposition block and a lawyer defending top democratic politicians are targets of phone-hacking using Pegasus spyware 🗳️🙅♂️ Duda’s First Actual Veto - President Andrzej Duda vetoed a media ownership law, known as Anti-TVN Law. The law, which was surprisingly adopted by Sejm and Senate earlier in December, would have prevented companies from outside the European Economic Area from holding a controlling stake in Polish media companies. 🇵🇱🇩🇪 Scholz and Baerbock in Warsaw - after first stops in Paris and Brussels, the new Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has visited Warsaw. In his monthly newsletter, our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun (Projekt: Polska, European Liberal Forum) gives us updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about #Poland.
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Still haven’t heard about the Conference on the Future of Europe? Then look no further, our EU Affairs Manager Jeanette Süß and @guyverhofstadt have some hints for you #cofeu #thefuture
