Czech Republic

  • Jan 10
  • 7 min read

Industry needs may prompt East European school reform

The latest PISA assessments of school students’ attainment from the OECD show a split in the Visegrad Four

Eastern Europe
  • Jan 5
  • 6 min read

Chinese EV investment runs risks in Hungary, Slovakia

Poland and Czechia are much less exposed to China than Hungary and Slovakia in their transitioning to EV manufacture

Eastern Europe
  • Dec 22, 2023
  • 2 min read

Bad actors may try to exploit Czech shooting incident

Authorities fear attempts to spread disinformation about a rare mass shooting in order to destabilise the Czech Republic

Czech Republic
  • Dec 11, 2023
  • 7 min read

Risks will outweigh recovery chances in Eastern Europe

The prospects for the four V4 economies are looking up cautiously, surrounded by risks

Eastern Europe
  • Nov 28, 2023
  • 2 min read

Winter may reduce migrant inflow into EU via Balkans

Ministers prefer more coordination to checks on Central Europe’s internal borders against illegal immigration

Eastern Europe
  • Nov 6, 2023
  • 7 min read

Poland, Czechia and Hungary may join euro, but not yet

Non-euro CEE countries either can join but lack the political will, or have the will but fail the economic criteria

Eastern Europe
  • Oct 4, 2023
  • 7 min read

Migrant lack will worsen Eastern Europe’s skills set

Populist politicians’ anti-migrant policies have weaponised migration policy, for which industry is paying the price

Eastern Europe
  • Oct 4, 2023
  • 2 min read

European states will fail to stop desperate migrants

Czechia, Austria and Poland have reintroduced border checks against a surge in EU-bound migrants coming via Slovakia

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