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20/08/2008

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Mallok, Katarína

3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Sme - Slovakia | 24/07/2008

More caution in the future

In view of the EU's experience with Romania and Bulgaria the liberal daily Sme calls for it to be more cautious in admitting new members: "According to Romanian ethnologists there are 30 different words for corruption in Rumanian. This linguistic creativity speaks volumes and bodes ill. A survey of the Romanians completes the picture: 80 percent say they have experienced corruption. ... And the situation is similar in Bulgaria. While it would be unfair to claim that there is no corruption in the old countries of the EU, it nevertheless is a disgrace when in Bulgaria ministers are also involved and those accused remain silent. ... The EU should learn its lesson from Romania and Bulgaria before admitting any more new members and let ethnologists, as well as economists decide."

Sme - Slovakia | 23/11/2007

Katarina Mallok on Kosovo's uncertain future

Katarina Mallok expresses concern about Kosovo, whose future Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi plans to declare independence as soon as possible: "Every state needs functioning political institutions, internal security and a solid economic structure to survive. In these respects Kosovo has nothing to show. The country's industrialisation is next to zero, the infrastructure is poor and foreign investors avoid the country like the plague. The consequences are huge debt and growing unemployment. The basic needs of its population are being met by EU funding. Its security is in NATO's hands; public order is the result of the work of UN employees who are to be replaced by EU officials once independence has been declared. Everything that is more or less functional in Kosovo works only thanks to foreign aid. ... The international community has made a fundamental mistake by allowing a discussion about the status of Kosovo before the country had been stabilised."

Sme - Slovakia | 27/02/2007

Katarína Mallok on solidarity within Europe

Katarína Mallok, a Slovak political scientist living in Germany, writes a commentary about Eurosceptics in the ongoing debate on the EU constitution. "Critics of the constitution portray Brussels as a monster that is liquidating national politics. It's true that many social issues are no longer dealt with at a national level, but require consensus at a higher level nowadays - issues like international terrorism, consumer protection within the European market and climate change. Not everyone sees the need for this. Many decisions are perceived as an infringement of national sovereignty, and the fact that everyone has to make compromises is often overlooked. No one expects Europe to become a monolithic block. Nonetheless, a little more solidarity and reciprocal trust would do our society good - preferably before we start hatching megalomaniacal plans for the expansion of the EU towards Asia."

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