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Katerina Smejkalova

Katerina Smejkalova

Prague

Katerina Smejkalova is a researcher at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Prague.

Articles

Economy and ecology | 23.05.2023

Czechia’s iron trap

The Czech Republic’s economic situation is difficult. Instead of relieving the frustrated people, the government is relying on reforms à la Thatcher

Democracy and society | 20.04.2022

Czechia’s perfect storm

Czechs show massive solidarity towards Ukrainian refugees. But the government’s response could fuel a conflict between locals and newcomers

Future of social democracy | 23.11.2021

The Czech left needs to rebuild

32 years after the Velvet Revolution, Czechs are angry — and voting accordingly. Only rebuilding the decimated left can bring hope for the future

European integration | 04.03.2021

Behind Europe’s ‘iron wage curtain’

In Czechia, half of the population doesn’t earn enough to live a decent life. The EU’s current proposals for a European minimum wage won’t change that

Europe | 30.03.2020

East-Central Europe's revolt against imitation

Krastev and Holmes shed light on the rise of illiberalism in Europe's East, but ignore the damage caused by neoliberalism

Europe | 03.07.2019

The EU’s ongoing East-West divide

How the West’s economic exploitation and moral arrogance fuel right-wing populism in East-Central Europe