title: The Visegrad Countries as an Example to Emulate? GermanExpectations within the Eastern Partnership
abstract: The Central European countries have been members of the European Union (EU) since 2004. During the process of their transformation towards democracy and market economy, the four Visegrad countries (V4) -the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia- were strongly supported by Western European EU members, particularly Germany, which was especially interested in the EU Eastern enlargement. Later on, Germany undertook a similar approach in assisting the transformation towards democracy and mark
journal: Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)