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1 – 10 of 152The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285521
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UNITED KINGDOM: Lagging wages to hit living standards
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES266777
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The Visegrad Four (V4) -- Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia -- have been widely regarded as an economic success in post-transition European integration, global value-chain…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275347
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Central-East European (CEE) economies grow faster than most in good times but are more vulnerable in bad times, lacking the political and financial capital and competences to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274456
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The financial implications of the VW scandal could threaten the operation of Germany's largest carmaker. The scandal is damaging the reputation of not only the car sector but also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205856
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The non-party government of former EU Commissioner Dacian Ciolos took office on November 17 after the Ponta government stood down. Much of the previous administration's budget…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207237
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This is reflected in increasing convergence with EU living standards, a comparatively rapid post-pandemic recovery and their pro-active role in response to the war in Ukraine…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274951
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At least in the EU’s eleven eastern member states (EU-11), there has been significant if slow progress in lifting standards of living across the board in the past decade…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260340
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The government insists it can ride out broader US and EU sanctions dating from 2014, a view supported by the Standard & Poor's (S&P) rating agency's July assessment that the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236655
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Relative to its peers, Italy ranks poorly on rule of law and institutional efficiency indices. Tackling those shortcomings could be crucial to maximising the economic benefit of…