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Government is unlikely to overhaul Poland’s tax regime

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POLAND

This continues the policy preference -- out of line with Poland’s peers -- for indirect taxes on goods and services, including a relatively high value-added tax (VAT) rate. The…

Private education’s rise in Poland looks to continue

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POLAND

Private schooling in Poland appears to be a growth industry. This development, often blamed on the educational reforms implemented by the current Law and Justice (PiS…

Migrants help keep Central European populists in power

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Populists' exploitation of the refugee crisis in Central Europe.

Industry needs may prompt East European school reform

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EASTERN EUROPE

PISA measures, internationally, 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges. For the Visegrad Four (V4 -…

EU’s troubles will increase support for radical right

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EU

A combination of factors is driving the rise of the far right: perceptions that authoritarian-inclined elites are competent, the normalisation of authoritarian attitudes among the…