- Category: V4 Mirror
The French perspective on Visegrad has gone through a certain amount of evolutions since the summer of 2015, which marks a turning point in going from a relative unknown to an object of increased interest, albeit not necessarily for positive reasons.
![V4 Prime Ministers in Warsaw, celebrating NATO accession. [TASR - Jakub Kotian]](/images/v4xx.jpg "V4 Prime Ministers in Warsaw, celebrating NATO accession. [TASR - Jakub Kotian]")
- Category: V4 Mirror
From the Westerns’ point of view we, with the policy of open arms, expected the new members to come in and accept not only the acquis, but also to accept all visions of the EU. Then came the realization that they are not fitting in what the West was expecting, says French political analyst.
![Expo in Slovakia. [TASR]](/images/Peugeot_e-208.jpg "Expo in Slovakia. [TASR]")
- Category: Articles
Central Europe ranks under the EU average in the market penetration of electric vehicles. But it doesn’t want to be left behind by the global trend, leaping into battery production and dreaming even bigger.
![V4 ministers consider digitalisation one of the most significant development of the economy since the industrial revolution. [Pixabay]](/images/digi_tax.jpg "V4 ministers consider digitalisation one of the most significant development of the economy since the industrial revolution. [Pixabay]")
- Category: Articles
European union Member states have scrapped a Commission's plan to establish a system to tax internet giants like Google or Facebook. In a bid to break a deadlock, EU executive arm have called for a move to a qualified majority voting on tax issues. The V4 countries, however, clearly reject to kill national vetoes on tax policy. Their governments are now likely to bring in their own national digital tax laws.
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Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Russia ties resists eviction
Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday (30 March) after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order.
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Salvini: France rejects migrants but ‘keeps terrorists’
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to fight droughts, Austrian far-right MPs walking out during Zelenskyy's online address to parliament, and so much more.
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Gigabit recommendation – what impact on the telecom sector?
The European Commission has recently proposed a Gigabit recommendation as part of a broader Connectivity Package. We discuss the potential impact of the recommendation on the European telecom market with Kamila Kloc, Acting Director for Connectivity at the European Commission,...