Analysis
Democratic Security
V4 Builds a Defence-Tech Industry in a Garage. Ukraine Helps
5 March 2026
4 March 2026
Contributing Editor
When Slovak independent daily Denník N announced in mid-February that it acquired the Brussels-based online outlet EUobserver, the news came as a surprise – for a good reason. It is an exceptional story that contrasts with MAGA-aligned Paramount taking over control of Warner Bros. and Polish liberal flagship TVN with it.
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The Denník N and EUobserver deal comes in the shade of a potentially more consequential acquisition of Warner Bros. by Paramount Skydance – controlled by the billionaire Elliss family – which could impact Warner Bros. ’ Polish channels, seen as a major liberal bastion of Polish media.
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Contributing Editor. Albin is a freelance journalist, consultant and a former clerk at the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic. Besides Visegrad Insight, his texts can be also found at Britské listy or Balkan Insight and he is also a news reporter covering Czechia and Slovakia at bne IntelliNews.
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