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In this week's Insight Central Europe we look at some of the main stories in the region. The Supreme Court in Vienna has said asylum seekers in Austria must be fed and housed by the state for the full length of their asylum procedure - we find out what this means for refugees in Austria. Staying with that issue, Poland is busy modernising its border crossing facilities but is also trying not to create the impression among its eastern neighbours of becoming part of fortress Europe. Abortion is being hotly debated in Slovakia at the moment; the Christian

In this week's Insight Central Europe - the European Union voices grave concerns about drug use in the 10 candidate countries; we visit a methadone substitution clinic in Prague and speak to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for a region-wide view. Poland signs a US$3.5 billion contract for F-16 jet fighters - the biggest defence deal by a former Warsaw Pact member - as America reveals plans to establish a military base in Slovenia. And also this week, the authorities in Hungary admit an incident at the Paks nuclear power

Coming up in this week's Insight Central Europe, leaders of 10 future EU members meet in Athens for a landmark signing ceremony, ICE's Kerry Skyring reports from the Greek capital. Hungary says "YES" to the EU, but only 46 percent of Hungarians actually voted. And what - if anything - will EU accession mean for a small Czech business? Also this week, U.S. President George W. Bush invites Poland to help organise a "rolling dialogue" on the future of Iraq, as Slovenia launches an aid operation in the country in a joint initiative with Austria.

In this week's Insight Central Europe, seven Central and Eastern European NATO candidates promise to help repair the U.S.-Europe rift over Iraq, as Slovakia issues a temporary ban on the forced repatriation of asylum seekers to Iraq. We travel to Austria's southern province of Carinthia where some students at a secondary school are getting an unusual education - they're being taught in four different languages. And also this week, candidate countries call for the rotating EU presidency to be maintained.

In this week's Insight Central Europe: as Czech Romanies continue to seek asylum in the west, thousands of Romanies from Slovak have been moving to the Czech Republic. One of the most critically acclaimed contemporary CDs in Slovakia showcases the music of the poorest of the country's Roma, the inhabitants of slum-like

In this week's Insight Central Europe: as Czech Romanies continue to seek asylum in the west, thousands of Romanies from Slovak have been moving to the Czech Republic. One of the most critically acclaimed contemporary CDs in Slovakia showcases the music of the poorest of the country's Roma, the inhabitants of slum-like

In this week's - we gauge the reaction on the streets of Warsaw and Prague as the U.S. goes to war in Iraq. The conflict overshadows the EU Summit in Brussels, will the Central European states take their revenge on Jacques Chirac? And we speak to Hungarian philosopher Gaspar Miklos Tamas about the philosophy of war. Also this week, Slovakia's crumbling monuments: how the country could do more to look after its heritage and tourist sites.

In this week's Insight Central Europe, Slovenia gears up for an EU referendum on March 23rd - will it be a resounding 'YES'? The EU Convention celebrates its first birthday, but has it actually achieved anything? The Catholic Church in Poland calls for God to be acknowledged in a European Constitution. Hungarians invent a 'solar energy tower' that could be an answer to future energy shortages, and we go 'walkies' in Bratislava with the only international guide dog instructor in Slovakia.

Prime Minister Leszek Miller faces an uncertain future as his minority government tries to keep Poland on track for EU membership. The Czech Republic finally has a new president - former PM Vaclav Klaus. But will his self-declared "Euro-realist" vision of the EU go down well in Brussels? And will the country's coalition government survive until then? Austria's far-right Freedom Party is back in power, but already threatening to veto EU enlargement. And have Slovenian archeologists found the oldest wheel in the world?

In this week's , we look at the growing problem of human trafficking: a report from the Czech Republic, where some of the country's sex clubs are involved in the trade, and we speak to the International Helsinki Federation about human trafficking in Central Europe. Also this week, a Hungarian nuclear expert heads to Iraq as part of the weapons inspections team, and a report from the Austrian Research Centre where the UN tests material gathered in Iraq. And finally a report on Slovakia's underground hip-hop scene.