Slovakia
Car-driven Central-East European economies risk smash
Record Czech car output could go unsold if another slump in Western Europe prompts buyers to delay new car purchases
Eastern EuropeNew Slovak anti-extremism police unit will struggle
Slovakia is awakening late to the far-right threat, with a pro-Nazi party in parliament and active locally
SlovakiaBudapest will set lowest corporate tax rate in EU
Hungary races past Visegrad neighbours to set lowest corporate tax rate in EU at 9%
HungaryWeak consumption may thwart Slovak growth plans
The government's taxation agenda supports new GDP growth projections
SlovakiaMigrants help keep Central European populists in power
Structural characteristics have allowed populists to gather support by taking a radical anti-refugee stance
EuropeCentral European bluster will not work in Brexit talks
Fico's veto threat is for Slovak public consumption, and has little meaning
SlovakiaCentral European defence cooperation will increase
Recent Central European support for an EU army has served to cover divisions between Germany and the V4 about migration
EUInstability will not upset Slovak coalition -- yet
The governing coalition is not immediately threatened by Siet defections but may find options more limited henceforth
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