The Slovak public sphere is facing a new challenge from right-wing extremism in the form of self-proclaimed “alternative media“ and their associated groups.

Politics, culture and society in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Slovak public sphere is facing a new challenge from right-wing extremism in the form of self-proclaimed “alternative media“ and their associated groups.
Jaroslav Fiala and Pavel Šplíchal comment on the rising wave of anti-Islamism and fear of refugees in the Czech Republic.
A new constitutional amendment in Hungary will give excessive powers to the government.
People understand that it’s not Kaczynski but the EU that guarantees Poland’s independence and freedom.
Poland finds itself in a historic moment. The act of misappropriation of the state by the national right, to which we are responding, is unprecedented since the communist era.
“You can’t help feeling that the main reason for the demolition is to oust Krytyka Polityczna”.
Central Europe must be part of a new pan-European movement to democratize the EU.