Luboš Palata (b. 1967) is a self-styled “citizen of Central Europe” and a journalist at Lidové noviny. On the Czech daily’s international pages he comments on the political scene in Central Europe, especially in Poland and Slovakia. Ex-deputy chief editor of SME, Palata still writes for the Bratislava-based newspaper as well, runs a blog on its website, and contributes articles to the weekly Respekt.