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25 Mar

The V4 countries are still struggling with popularity of vaccination

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Visegrad countries hard but not equally in terms of seriousness and its evolution in time.

Latvian expert: V4 should be more ambitious in digitalization and draw inspiration from the Baltic

The V4 countries are only a political decision away of improving their digital infrastructure, they should be more ambitious, says senior fellow from German Marshall Fund Brussels Office Kristine Berzina in an interview with EURACTIV Czech Republic.

Twists and turns: What to change in the Recovery Fund support of Slovak bicycle transport?

After tense weeks of negotiations, during which it looked like the cycling transport agenda will be once again overlooked, the Slovak Ministry of Transport and Construction announced that it will be part of National Recovery and Resilience Plan. However, support schemes for cycling need to change for it to be effective, as claimed by NGO and ministry officials.

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Startups: EU response to US subsidies must go beyond state aid, tackle procurement rules
A series of European startup organisations co-signed a non-paper encouraging the European Commission to consider reviewing public procurement rules for SMEs to better support the 'twin' digital and green transitions as the EU adopts its Green Deal Industrial Plan.
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