Liberal Voices Syndicated

Liberal Voices Syndicated is a project of the 4Liberty.eu Network aimed at publishing and syndicating original, high-quality commentaries and analysis on a variety of CEE topics.
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Politics

New State of Danger in Hungary

BY Mate Hajba, Free Market Foundation AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / June 3, 2022

As far as power goes, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán cannot complain. His party, Fidesz recently won its 4th consecutive elections, with a supermajority no less.

Politics

Slovenia’s Opportunity to Grow as Democracy

BY Tanja Porcnik, Visio Institut AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / May 4, 2022

On April 24, a parliamentary election took place in Slovenia. The results reflect a clear message from voters that the government needs to change. In mature liberal democracies, a change in government is a time for reflection for all involved in the politics of a country.

Liberal Voices Syndicated, Society

Kyiv Is Fighting, New Day Is Coming

BY Liberal Voices Syndicated, Oksana Kuziakiv AND The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting - Kyiv / March 1, 2022

Ukraine is now a battlefield between good and evil. The new over the old. But everything will be fine. The Ukrainian people and our army can work miracles. In the meantime, the world cannot stay silent. A new day is coming. Let us stand together when it comes.

Society

Liberalism in Post-Pandemic World: Conversation with Tanja Porcnik

BY Tanja Porcnik, Visio Institut AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / June 7, 2021

Many extraordinary events took place in 2020. What do you think about how they will reshape the world in the rest of the decade? In light of the global pandemic, I see three significant changes in the making. First, the preparedness of the state for emergencies will improve. Health systems were unprepared for such a […]

Economy, Liberal Voices Syndicated

Economic Freedom Vital for Resilience in a Pandemic

BY Tanja Porcnik, Visio Institut AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / February 10, 2021

In non-emergency times, the role of economic freedom, defined as a lack of interference or coercion by others in an individual’s economic decisions, has been scientifically proven to yield economic growth and prosperity for the greatest number of people.

Society

Beneath It All in Hungary Is Political Corruption

BY Mate Hajba, Free Market Foundation AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / January 30, 2021

Hungary is the black sheep of the European Union. Its contrarian agenda offends the common opinion of other member states. Just recently, the Hungarian government not only threatened to veto the EU recovery budget but also voiced its opposition to the Gender Action Plan, a foreign policy initiative to buttress the rights of women, girls […]

Liberal Voices Syndicated, Society

Liberal Estonia Put to Test

BY Gaspar Shabad, Academy of Liberalism AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / January 10, 2021

In what a few years ago would have seemed an unfathomable turn of events, the current Estonian government is set to hold a nonbinding referendum in the spring of 2021 to solidify the definition of marriage as being between a man and woman.

Liberal Voices Syndicated, Politics

Liberal Democracy in Peril

BY Tanja Porcnik, Visio Institut AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / December 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has served as an opportunity for many to intensify attacks on national and international norms and standards, including further weakening of checks and balances, broadening of corruption, and undercutting media freedom.

Economy, Liberal Voices Syndicated

Will Lithuania Reclaim Its Own Business Tax Model?

BY Aneta Vaine, LFMI AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / December 15, 2020

Lithuania’s new coalition government comprised of the conservative Homeland Union-Christian Democrats, the Freedom Party, and the Lithuanian Liberal Movement has put this reform option back on Lithuania’s agenda.

Liberal Voices Syndicated, Society

“Gender Ideology” and Fidesz: Doomed Mobilization Weapon

BY Daniel Mikecz, Republikon Institute AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / December 11, 2020

While most EU member states are primarily concerned with tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis, the Hungarian and Polish governments’ are focusing on opposition to the EU\'s plan to \"promote gender equality and women’s empowerment\".