Central Europe could be the region most damaged by Brexit

Some observers have voiced concern that with Brexit set to dominate the agenda at the EU level in the coming months and years, other pressing issues could be put on the backburner. Zselyke Csaky writes that one such concern is the state of democracy in Hungary and Poland. She argues that if the EU becomes preoccupied during negotiations with the UK, it may prevent attention from being focused on the challenges to the liberal democratic order posed by recent constitutional reforms implemented by the Polish and Hungarian governments.

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