Regional Report Annex II: Crisis-management measures affecting local governments 2020-2023 published: 2023.06.30 Please cite as: K-Monitor (2023), Crisis-management measures affecting local governments in Czechia, Hungary,…
Regional Report Annex 1. Local democracy data CZECHIAHUNGARYPOLANDROMANIADemocracy score (Freedom House, 2021) %76456057Local Democratic Governance rating (Freedom House, 2021) (1-7)6.004.255.504.50Election (national/local) held during the pandemicyes (2021)no…
Regional Report Conclusions Municipalities are but one of the many actors in the ecosystem of local democracies, even if they are the most influential ones.…
Regional Report The emerging patterns of the energy crisis and the EU’s Recovery Facility By June 2022 the examined countries have brought the fifth wave…
Regional Report Democratic resilience under assault on multiple fronts Besides the centralisation efforts of governments, local governance experienced other, less pronounced developments as well, such…
Regional Report The opportunism of national governments To varying degrees, but in all four countries examined, central governments attempted to use the Covid-19 situation to…
Regional Report The local perspective in global crises After almost a decade of economic growth and relative stability, Central European countries face cumulative crises in…
Regional Report Different starting points The municipal systems created in Czechia, Poland, Romania and Hungary after the fall of the socialist regimes, were founded on…
Regional Report Introduction In the landscape of democratic institutions and especially within the context of democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland, local governance generally receives…