Daring economic course in Prague and Bratislava

The new conservative governments in the Czech Republic and Slovenia have announced measures in the style of former US president Ronald Reagan to boost the economy, including tax cuts, a pension reform and the restructuring of the expensive healthcare system. But the strong centre-left parties in the two countries could thwart these plans, the daily Delo writes: "They will make the most of the protests that may flare up following the announcement of the healthcare and pension reforms and the potential introduction of tuition fees, even though many experts support these measures. Perhaps, however, the two new governments will become unexpectedly entangled in conflicts that are not connected with the economy and are nonetheless explosive. ... On the other hand Prague and Bratislava now have once more the chance to teach even the bigger countries something about successful development. Because many have criticised that the measures that Germany is taking to reduce its debts are not sufficiently geared towards development."

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