scholarly journals Russia’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Central Europe: Between a Political Campaign and a Business Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-146
Author(s):  
Aliaksei Kazharski ◽  
Andrey Makarychev
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Political Campaign ◽  
The West ◽  
Member States ◽  
Central European ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
International Status

Drawing on the concept of vaccine diplomacy, the article analyses Russia’s efforts to promote its Sputnik V vaccine and the repercussions this had in two Central European EU member states which authorized the use of the Russian vaccine. The authors argue that for Russia, Sputnik V promotion was significant both as a business project and as a political enterprise, as it was supposed to enhance Russia’s international status and help it in overcoming its post-Crimea isolation from the West. The results were mixed, however, as Russia’s international credibility had been undermined by its previous policies. Thus, in Hungary the vaccine managed to gain some traction thanks to a government that preferred importing non-EU certified vaccines as part of its larger policy of fostering closer ties with the authoritarian great powers in Eurasia. In Slovakia, the vaccine deal with Russia caused a political crisis but eventually resulted in a very poor performance of Sputnik V as compared to EU-certified vaccines.

scholarly journals Growing Significance of EU Institutions in Promotion of Inter-regional policies

2014 ◽  
pp. 222-230
Author(s):  
E. V. Ermakova
Keyword(s):  
Political Crisis ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Member States ◽  
Belgian Society ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Structural Funds ◽  
Regional Policies ◽  
Regional Committee ◽  
Walloon Region ◽  
The Eu

The article explores the variety of tools and vehicles applied within the EU to expand the prerogative of the regions of the EU member states. The author uses as an example the inter-regional policies in Belgium in respect of the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region. The author analyzes the mechanisms of promotion of external regional relations in Belgium as a means of addressing different problems both on national and all-European level, supporting the arguments and conclusions by examples of relevant EU initiatives. The article details the activities of the EU Regional Committee (RC), the EU advisory body with the powers of political initiative, upholding the principle ofsubsidarity in the implementation of the EU member states' regional policies. The involvement of the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region in the activities of EU RC is described and summarized. As a case study, the article deals with Belgium's rotating six months presidency in the EUin 2010 when the country, which was going through a severe political crisis with no federal government in place, was represented by the two regions. The special focus of the article is on the strategic EU program "Europe2020" and its implementation by the regions of Belgium. There is an account of the initiatives undertaken by the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region within the framework of this program outlining the interaction of the two regions. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the involvement of the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region with various EU institutions describing how each party achieves the promotion of its regional interests. Within this context, it is a noteworthy development that the Flemish Region is participating in the international program "Pact 2020" on energy all by its own. The article features quotations by Flemish and Walloon political figures which serve as an illustration of the prevailing attitudes in the Belgian society to the process of regionalization of their country. The EU structural funds aimed at funding these policies play a crucial role in the maturing of the regional dimension of the activities pursued by the EU institutions. The author finalizes with the review of the EU reasons for placing high importance on the promotion of the development of inter-regional ties between member states.

Prokofiev, Soviet Influence, and the Music World in Stalinist Central Europe

2020 ◽  
pp. 405-422
Author(s):  
David G. Tompkins
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sergei Prokofiev ◽  
The West ◽  
Central European ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Red Army ◽  
Definition Of

In the aftermath of World War II, the Red Army as a symbol of power was supported in many other arenas so as to counteract the rival influence of the United States on Central Europe. The Soviet Union brought new urgency to these efforts from 1948, with music—and culture more broadly—providing a case for Russia’s attractiveness and superiority with respect to the West. This chapter discusses the nature and scope of Soviet influence in the Central European music world through the examples of East Germany and Poland, and through the prism of the music and persona of Sergei Prokofiev. After his return to the USSR in 1936, Prokofiev, along with Shostakovich, became associated with the very definition of what made music Soviet and thus worthy of emulation. And even more than Shostakovich, Prokofiev and his music functioned as powerful but malleable symbols that could be appropriated by all Soviet actors for their own ends.

scholarly journals MODERNIZATION REFLECTED CREATIVELY: CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAPITALS IN THE MIRROR OF HORROR MOVIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-183
Author(s):  
Alexander Sautkin ◽  
Elena Philippova
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Ideal Type ◽  
Horror Films ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
The West ◽  
Central European ◽  
The Ideal

The article deals with the creative interpretations of Central Europe by means of cinematography in the context of discussions about whether modernization means Westernization. The position is asserted that within Europe the ideal type of modernization is persistently associated with the West. The constructed in horror films images of Central European capitals are analyzed, with the example of such films as Short Night of Glass Dolls (La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro, 1971), The Spider Labyrinth (Il nido del ragno, 1988) and Hostel (2005). Prague (Chech Republic), Budapest (Hungary) and Bratislava (Slovakia), represented in these films, are marked with features of pseudo-modernity, which destroys the representatives of Western civilization or forces them to degenerate into monsters.

Coordination between the eu Member States’ Embassies and the eu Delegation in Turkey: A Case of European Diplomatic Representation

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem Terzi
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Member States ◽  
International Crisis ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Turkish Government ◽  
Neighbouring Region ◽  
Host Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

Summary This article analyses how the changes brought about by the Lisbon Treaty have influenced the performance of the eu Delegation in Ankara and the relationship between the eu Delegation, member states’ embassies and Turkish government during times of crisis. Based on numerous interviews, the article analyses how European diplomacy conducted by the eu Delegation and eu member states’ embassies functions in three categorically different situations: 1) a political crisis in the host country; 2) an international crisis involving a neighbouring region to the host country; and 3) negotiations between the host government and the eu on an issue important for eu member states, against the background of a stalled accession process. Based on an investigation of the relationship of the eu Delegation, eu member states’ embassies and Turkey in those three distinct contexts, the article sheds light on the opportunities and constraints of the new way of European diplomatic representation.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Extent and Nature of ‘Envelope Wages’ in the European Union: A Geographical Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Small Group ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
East Central ◽  
Geographical Analysis ◽  
Central European ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
East Central European

To evaluate the spatialities of the illegal wage practice where employers pay their declared employees both an official declared wage and an undeclared ‘envelope’ wage so as to avoid tax liabilities, a 2007 survey conducted in 27 European Union (EU) member states is reported. The finding is that 5% of employees received envelope wages which amount on average to some two-fifths of their wage packet. Revealing how, although heavily concentrated in a small group of East-Central European nations, this wage practice is nonetheless ubiquitous, the paper concludes by discussing how this practice might be tackled.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Tax Policy Indices of EU Countries, Central Europe Countries and Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liana Moskalyk ◽  
Roman Moskalyk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Tax Policy ◽  
Capital Gains ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Tax Policies ◽  
Member States ◽  
Central European ◽  
Business Taxes ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Tax Revenues

The article analyzes the tax policies of EU member states, Central European countries and Ukraine for the period 2005–2018, in particular: the level of tax revenues, profit tax, other taxes on business, taxes on income, profits and capital gains, taxes on goods and services, labor tax and contributions, time to prepare and pay taxes, number of tax payments. As a result of the study, we see signs of convergence in tax policies of Ukraine and EU member states, especially since 2014 (after the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine). Tax policy trends over recent years in Ukraine are most in line with those of post-socialist Central European countries. This may be a sign that Ukraine is following a similar path to tax policy reforms, as is the case of Central European countries while integrating into European Union. The important issue for Ukraine is equitable distribution of tax pressure on business (optimize) and individuals (weaken) in order to move closer to EU indicators. Key words: tax policy; tax revenues; taxation; budget; economy of Ukraine; European Union; Central European countries.

Move towards EU integration may split Central Europe

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Member States ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
Visegrad Group ◽  
The Eu

Subject EU reform’s likely consequences for the four Central European member states. Significance The Visegrad Group (V4) -- the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia -- has become a powerful but toxic political brand: V4 intransigence on refugee relocation, and backsliding by Poland and Hungary on democratic and rule-of-law norms, have diminished Western Europe’s commitment to keeping Central Europe (CE) at the EU’s core. An EU reform tending towards deeper integration would aim for unity, but may not find room for Poland and Hungary. Impacts Western EU member states, led by Germany and France, will push ahead with EU reform regardless of V4 concerns. FDI inflows, particularly into Poland and Hungary, are likely to moderate until there is more certainty about CE’s trajectory. Russia will push CE, particularly Hungary, in a more Eurosceptic direction, with the aim of dividing and weakening the EU.

Four eastern members block EU 2050 carbon-neutral plan

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Carbon Neutral

EU member states in Central Europe are wary of ambitious EU plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Book Reviews

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-498
Author(s):  
László Csaba ◽  
Ádám Török ◽  
Zoltán Pogátsa ◽  
Merdan Halilov
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Health Economics ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The World ◽  
New Eu Member States ◽  
Edward Elgar

Szapáry, Gy. - von Hagen, J. (eds): Monetary Strategies of Joining the Euro. Cheltenham, Glos. UK and Northampton, MA/USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., 2004, 228 pp. (Reviewed by László Csaba); Mihályi, P.: Bevezetés az egészségügy közgazdaságtanába (Health Economics - An Introduction). Veszprém: Veszprém University Press, 2003, 348 pp. (Reviewed by Ádám Török); UNCTAD: The World Investment Report 2003 - New Lessons for Central Europe. New York and Geneva: UNCTAD, 2003, 303 pp. (Reviewed by Zoltán Pogátsa); L. V. De Souza - B. van Aarle (eds): The Euroarea and the New EU Member States. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 239 pp. (Reviewed by Merdan Halilov);

Shifting Patterns and Reactions—Migration Policy in the New EU Member States

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 466-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Barnickel ◽  
Timm Beichelt
Keyword(s):  
Economic Transition ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Member States ◽  
Central European ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Transition Paths ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Late Socialism ◽  
New Eu Member States ◽  
The Eu

This article presents an analysis of patterns of migration and related policy reactions in the new EU member states. The empiric findings that combine both similarities and dissimilarities between cases are interpreted against two major context factors: (1) democratic and economic transition as well as (2) Europeanization. As it turns out, late socialism and the first stage of transition are more relevant for understanding migration flows, whereas impacts from the EU level help us to make sense of the character of reactions. As expected by Europeanization research, the migration policies of Central European countries do not amount to homogeneous profiles of migration policy. In order to understand differences, we can again refer to different transition paths prevalent in specific cases.

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