受世界金融危机影响。波兰、捷克、斯洛伐克、匈牙利、爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛等中东欧国家面临经济衰退的局面。此前这些国家经济快速发展所依赖的出口和外来投资均大幅减少,引发国内货币贬值、失业率上升、内需锐减、政府赤字增加等一系列问题。国内政治形势受到经济形势影响,政局出现变动;经济政策的选择成为影响政局变动及其走向的重要因素。
<<The Central and Eastern European countries all suffered serious economic recession because of the global financial crisis. The sharp decrease of exports and foreign investment on which the economies of these countries depend heavily led to a series of problems including currency devaluation,increasing unemployment rate,sharp drop in domestic demand and the growth of government deficit. The domestic political situations of these countries were accordingly adversely affected and the choice of economic policy became the most decisive factor influencing their political pattern.
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