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Official Response to Visegrad Insight Article by Václav Líkar
16 November 2024
The economic decline of Central Europe together with a European lack of interest in the region can turn today’s populists’ peaceful dreams into nightmares.
Warning signs are coming from Central Europe during the coronavirus crisis. Viktor Orbán empowered his government to rule without parliamentary oversight and pushed further his authoritarianism.
In Poland, even less than two weeks before the vote, it is not clear under what conditions and whether at all the presidential election will take place.
However, can we – in spite of these negative signals – see some light in the dark? Can the current situation be at the beginning of the transformation of Central Europe, which would at the end lead to greater openness and democracy?