Insight Central Europe

In this week's Insight Central Europe, we look at how outgoing Czech president Vaclav Havel is viewed by his countrymen, thirteen years after he first came to power. In Bratislava a new art exhibition called "The Dark Ages" reflects the mood of 1970s and 80s Slovakia, when an end to the communist era was not in sight. Referenda on membership are being held in several European Union candidate states this year, with Slovenia likely to hold theirs in February, if the government accepts such a proposal this week. And the Polish PM Leszek Miller faces a hard job persuading his nation to vote yes to the EU. Keep abreast of affairs in the region, with Insight Central Europe.