GLOBSEC Trends 2021 - Central & Eastern Europe one year into

According to the survey, a majority, for The most alarming finding from the example, are uncomfortable merely survey concerns the erosion of trust aligning with the West, with the region in democratic institutions wrought by instead seeking to carve out a unique the pandemic. [...] The largest shares of “don’t The awareness of China agreements with local media shadow on the country’s image societies remain little aware of these knows”, meanwhile, were found in the outlets and exchange visits for more generally, too.” developments and the Chinese Baltic states and Bulgaria, underlining is rather low in the Baltic Bulgarian journalists.” government more broadly according the n. [...] In addition Proportion of population who agree that COVID-19 is fake and does not exist 38% to the active promotion of this Czechia narrative by disinformation 43% actors, the perceived 31% Romania 30% mismanagement of the pandemic (75% of respondents 25% think the government Hungary 33% Bulgaria 17% handled the pandemic badly) 29% and the resulting mistrust of government (66% of Estonia 22% 57% P. [...] The yet a majority of 53% preferring to give member states, this figure rises to 51% widespread criticism of the bloc.27 alleged lack of solidarity in the the nod to the EU over their national While Europe is a leader in vaccine distribution of vaccines was government. [...] to rebuild diplomacy initiatives have, nevertheless, reinforced the relations with view that the region cannot the EU turn a blind eye to the country given the implications of its With a majority in the CEE engagement.