Slovakia

Two events in Warsaw show the region’s cognitive divide between officialdom and those who will really shape the future.

The flat tax was a talisman in the East, before it became a monkey’s paw.

As the country rethinks its defense strategy, arms dealers will surely take note.

With an eye to his legacy, Poland’s prime minister re-opens the debate on adopting the euro.

Even the region’s nationalists need foreign investment to make ends meet.

As long as we leave the field to them, the same old career politicians will keep trying to come back.

A Slovak teachers strike calls attention to problems hitting the profession across the region.

Plus, Latvian officials set date for euro adoption and a Slovak firm denies shoddy testing of medical products.