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Vol 2, No 18
9 May 2000
(next issue: 15 May)
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this week's focus
EU, Ready or Not?
This week, we examine the current state of the European Union's Eastward enlargement. What's changed since the last time CER looked in depth at the EU in October 1999?
Between Helsinki and a Hard Place
Mel Huang
Luxembourg is closer to Brussels than Helsinki: for the two groups of EU member candidates this is a hard fact.
Poland:
Staying the Course

Rafał Riedel
Despite some turbulence, EU entry has enjoyed broad political support.
Slovakia:
Playing Catch-up

Robin Sheeran
Slovakia drives forward to leave the second-wave countries behind.
Romania:
Long Road to Reform

Catherine Lovatt
Time is not on Romania's side as the government pushes for reform.
Slovenia:
City Heat

Brian J Požun
The integration process brings Slovenia's cities new oppor-tunities and new problems.
Germany:
Hesitant Hegemon

Jens Boysen
EU expansion puts the once-reluctant giant on centre-stage in Europe.
Hungary:
Playing Hard to Get

Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Awaiting a specific date, Hungarian patience with the EU may be running out.
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Lynch Pin?
Andrew James Horton
Director Aleksei Balabanov has been described as "Russia's David Lynch." Does the man live up to the monicker?

Warning: Football Can Damage Your Health
Elke de Wit
Tomy Wigand's coke-fired tale of footballing self-ruin.

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Polish Sensation
Wojtek Kość
Can a "universal penis stretcher" be a work of art? Or is it more a symptom of its sickness?

Czech Literature Now
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After the Rain
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Immigration in Europe
Oliver Craske
Are we on the right wavelength? A look at the UK media last week.

Anarchist Field Day
Jan Čulík
Prague's anarchist demonstration - in the media and in reality.

Stop Press, Part 3
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Our examination of the Juszt affair and freedom of the press in Hungary continues.

Gusztáv Kosztolányi on Air
CER's popular commentator on Deutschlandfunk, 28 May 2000. Details here.

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A forum for regular authors and readers to expand their views on CER articles.

On PR and Extremism
Mel Huang
The pros and cons of proportional representation in old and new democracies.

The Union of Death
Sam Vaknin
Balkan groups aiming for liberation by violence; are they freedom fighters or terrorists? An introduction to a series of articles and responses.

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