Elecorate Unconvinced On Reform

In February, Slovakia hosted the US and Russian presidents in its most prominent international event since independence. BMI View: Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda was sure to use the occasion of the US-Russia summit to highlight his country's political and economic transformation during the past six years. However, with Slovakia already long established among Western institutions and the international investment community as the most successful transition state in the region, his words are likely to have been intended as much for a domestic audience that is somewhat less convinced of the benefits of pro-market economic

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