- 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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The Brief – On stage in Berlin, it’s ‘Waiting for GroKo’
Ongoing German coalition talks have delayed Chancellor Merz's debut, but the preliminary agreements are reason for concern.
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Zaharieva says big research program can be ‘stand-alone’ within Commission’s superfund
Commissioner appears to give up on fully independent EU research and innovation programme
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Europe delays 2040 climate target amid member state pressure
“90% is only feasible, if at all, if negative emissions in the ETS and certificates from third countries are recognised,” said Peter Liese, a German MEP who speaks for the centre-right EPP on climate issues.