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While the fighting continues on the frontlines, Ukrainian society is undergoing a transformation that goes beyond the reconstruction of destroyed buildings. Veterans are seeking ways to reintegrate into everyday life, women are taking on roles traditionally held by men—from driving tractors to running offices—and children are maturing faster, with many having missed up to five years of school. Three experts working directly in the field discussed the necessary technical and psychological reconstruction of Ukraine.
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Slovakia has not yet experienced such long-term “flirtations” with Russia as the Czech Republic did, says Czech political scientist Vladimíra Dvořáková. “Few realize it today, but we went through this already under Václav Klaus and Miloš Zeman. These were pro-Russian, or sometimes pro-Chinese currents, which were even more pronounced than in other European Union countries.”
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In Hungary, Orbán’s system is entrenched in all institutions. In Slovakia, things are happening that are not compatible with European values or with democracy as such, but they have been happening for only two years, says MEP Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová in an interview.
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Former Czech EU Commissioner Věra Jourová describes in an interview Fico’s willingness to change draft laws to avoid losing EU funds. She also denies that Michal Šimečka went to Brussels to beg for Slovakia to lose money. “It was an absolute lie,” she says.
