Slovakia
Move towards EU integration may split Central Europe
V4 disunity will become more obvious as the migration issue fades and EU reform takes centre ground
EUPoland looks increasingly isolated after Macron visit
While others may have got what they wanted from Macron, Poland seems to have excluded itself from consideration
PolandCar sector will provide more jobs in Slovkia
Unemployment is falling across Slovakia although jobs remain more plentiful in the west than the depressed east
SlovakiaSlovak coalition will struggle on for fear of election
Fico has engineered the departure of an SNS minister under suspicion, while moving Slovakia nearer to the EU ‘core’
SlovakiaDoubts rise over future EU funding for Central Europe
State capital spending and infrastructure-led investment will be key growth drivers -- if EU-funded projects materialise
EUNetanyahu will find an ally in Hungarian counterpart
Opposition to Soros and human rights activists underlies ideological closeness of Hungarian and Israeli leaders
HungaryCentral-East European business model will slow growth
Oligarchic businessmen are less entrenched than in CIS, but are expanding hand in glove with authoritarian politics
Eastern EuropeSlovaks do not trust their country's courts
The Fico administration has presided over strong economic performance but governance shortcomings could cost it dear
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