Rule of Law and Investment Climate in V4 Countries (visegradinsight.eu)

• Rule of law confirmed as hard economic factor for V4 investment.
• Market fragmentation hampers SMEs; V4 one-stop shop proposed.
• ECF and SAFE with rule-of-law conditionality will shape future flows.

"At a European Parliament event organized by Visegrad Insight, business representatives argued that rule of law is a hard economic factor: investment success depends on stability, predictability and enforcement. Democratic backsliding and economic vulnerability are linked. Market fragmentation within the V4 harms SMEs. The European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) with rule-of-law conditionality becomes a test case."