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Visegrad countries on road towards knowledge society
The EU and its member states struggled to meet the ambitious goal set at the 2000 Lisbon Summit of becoming “the most dynamic and competitive knowledgebased economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, and respect for the environment by 2010”. Now, one has to conclude, EU failed. What about the new EU members - Czech republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia?
Health policy and risks of pandemics
Health systems and challenges in V4
In numerous diagnoses a patient from Visegrad region has considerable lower chance of surviving compared to the “old EU member states”. Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia face many common challenges in their effort to secure a sustainable health services for increasingly demanding patients.
SMEs and innovative businesses
SMEs in V4 countries
SMEs, which are defined as companies with no more than 250 employees and a maximum turnover of €50 million, are generally seen as the backbone of the European economy, accounting for 99% of EU businesses and providing around three-quarters of all private sector jobs.
Minorities, social exclusion, Roma minority
Roma minority in Visegrad countries
Europe is ethnically diverse continent and countries without ethnic minorities are very rare. According to official data every European country with more than one million inhabitants has national minorities. Very easily, a minority in one place can be a majority in another, due to division by national borders. But there are also ethnic groups without their own state like Catalans, Bretons, Corsicans or Roma, which are the largest European minority with population from 10 to 12 million.
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