It seems the long-term impact of economic malfunction can efface the centrality of ethno-cultural cleavages in societies marred by inter-ethnic conflict
For a decade, Viktor Orbán has shifted the lens of the Hungarian government’s grievances from the neighbouring states and minority issues towards Brussels.
Many of the region’s politicians are now beginning to wonder out loud – and often opportunistically – just what the benefits of a European future really are.
Those prepared to make a stand against Croatian border violence in the EU parliament are in the minority, with the rise of the far right across Europe.
