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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.
News
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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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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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From Poland With Love - October
Escalation of the crisis on Polish-Belarusian border, "Stop LGBT" draft bill, EU-Poland dispute over the disciplinary chamber or the new winner of the Chopin Piano Competition. Our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us regular updates on all you need to know about Poland.
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Mythical Self-Sufficiency in Reality: 4liberty.eu Review No. 15 Now Available Online
4liberty.eu is pleased to present the fifteenth issue of 4liberty.eu Review, titled “Mythical Self-Sufficiency in Reality”. This time, the network's primary focus is on autarky, as it continues to be viewed by numerous CEE governments as an appealing idea to follow.
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“Not a single one more”: Poles protest against strict abortion law
In Poland, thousands of people took to the streets in response to the death of a pregnant woman that many blame on the strict Polish abortion law. The 30-year-old Izabela died at a Polish hospital in Pszczyna, southern Poland, in September after suffering septic shock. The activists blame the near-total abortion ban introduced by the Constitutional Tribunal, often seen as an illegitimate body.
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Cheap rhetorical tricks and recycled narratives: Are disinformation actors running out of ideas?
Disinformation narratives concerning the energy crisis took a back seat; the go-to topics for disinformation actors over the past two weeks were NATO and Russia, Polexit, “traditional values” and the ever-present COVID-19 pandemic.
Infosecurity.sk presents an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in the information space in the past two weeks.
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Lessons From the Hungarian Opposition Primaries
Six Hungarian opposition parties from across the political spectrum held the country’s first national primary contest in order to choose the joint candidates who will take on the country’s long-serving and increasingly autocratic prime minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party in the next parliamentary elections in 2022. Andrea Virág, Director of strategy at Republikon Institute, presents key takeaways from the Hungarian opposition primaries.
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Resurgence of pandemic hoaxes crossing the line of decency and a skewed pro-Russian depiction of history - the last two weeks have been rich with disinformation narratives
The COVID-19 outbreak caused a global public health crisis, but unfortunately, its impacts go far beyond the health dimension. Since the beginning of the crisis, disinformation actors have played a key role in spreading disinformation and hoaxes, and have not hesitated to cross the boundaries of decency to generate as much chaos and uncertainty among the population as possible. In this respect, the past two weeks have been no different.
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From Poland With Love - September
From persistent humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border over possible Polexit to the most beautiful house in the world: In his monthly newsletter, our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about Poland.
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A New Vision for Europe: Where Should the EU Be Heading?
Budapest City Hall, Political Capital Institute and CEU Democracy Institute, the organizers of the inaugural Budapest Forum – Building Sustainable Democracies, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom have invited prominent politicians from the western and eastern part of Europe to discuss whether a compelling new vision for the European Union is possible that brings together the majority of its citizens and political forces.
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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
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📢 New Policy Paper - “Non-Execution of Domestic and International Court Judgments in Hungary” by Helsinki Bizottság Jogi Segítség. 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. Read the full paper here 👇
