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EU needs to step up pressure over Orban’s undermining of democratic values
Prague, Warsaw, Budapest and Bratislava seek direct funds from Brussels
After 20 years of growth, labour shortages threaten to shake up the region’s economic model
Populist demands to rip up existing system add to pressure on German chancellor
Defiance on migration and judicial reform presents big test for Brussels
Central European states back plan despite allegations of abuses
Success of Eastern Partnership countries is of vital interest to the west
Macron’s win brought hope of EU unity, but tensions are rising between west and east and over the Balkan countries
A setback for the conservative government exposes its vulnerability
Issue of reforming Brussels is dividing regional alliances ahead of talks on Brexit
Assertive member-states have benefited from the union but are seeking to overturn its institutions
Most in the Visegrad states are positive about the EU but worry about its survival, writes Ivan Krastev
Fears Nord Stream 2 will increase dependence on Russian gas monopoly Gazprom
Visegrad, site of one of the worst atrocities of the Bosnian war, is still in denial about the past
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