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This Week in Central Europe | 9 June 2023
In other news, Poland faces new EU infringement procedure over #LexTusk; Slovaks show greatest apathy for European elections; and Czech government delegations go dry on official flights after unseemly incident.
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Life Expectancy Continues to Fall in the EU (infographic)
The largest decreases have been estimated in Slovakia and Bulgaria
Slovak Institution in Serbia Issued Fake Documents to Foreigners
In Serbia, Matica Slovenska, a Slovak cultural heritage organisation, is alleged to have helped foreigners illegally obtain temporary residence in Slovakia or Slovak citizenship in recent years.
Slovakia: Getting Old Fast
First of all, there are a lot less students than there used to be. In 2008 there were 214,309 in higher education in the country, but by 2020 there were only 116,124. Students studying abroad account for some of that - but not all. There are just a lot less Slovaks of university age and, by contrast, more pensioners every year.
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Orban Builds Popularity, Influence in Slovakia Using Hungarian Taxpayer Money
Renovation of Rakoczi's chateau in Borsa was officially finished in June 2021 at a ceremony attended by Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and her Hungarian counterpart Janos Ader. Photo: Tomas Hrivnak Sign listing the politicians responsible for the restoration of Rakoczi chateau in Borsa, Slovakia.
Democracy Digest: History Hangs Heavy Here in Central Europe
"What [Slovaks] did towards Hungarians living in Slovakia in 1945-1947 was a sin before God and before the people," Kover said at the unveiling of the memorial, according to the Dennik N daily. He warned that if these events were ever forgotten, "they could happen again in the future" to "defenceless victims".
Central Europe’s Returnees – a Mix of the Relieved and the Reluctant
Eva is one of hundreds of thousands of Czechs, Hungarians, Poles and Slovaks who, after moving to the UK in search of a better life, more opportunities, adventure and money when EU membership opened the door in 2004, have decided to return home following the UK's 2016 decision to leave the EU, which officially happened in 2020.
Disinformation Nation: The Slovaks Fighting in Defence of Facts
But while Slovak police have set up a Facebook page to debunk hoaxes and civil society organisations try to explain the dangers of information wars and widespread media illiteracy, some social media users are taking matters into their own hands.
Brnabic, Pellegrini open Serbian-Slovak Economic Forum
Hungary's PM says EU leaders did 'battle' over migration
Hungary's prime minister has laid out the scale of the division over migration issues within the European Union as countries in central and eastern Europe held out against taking in more refugees.