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Józef Piłsudski: A Visionary Leader’s Legacy from 1914 to 1935

The Editorial Board March 1, 2024

Meinovia Editions recently republished Robert Machray's The Poland of Piłsudski, 1914-1936, tracing the life and career of this great Polish statesman. Józef Piłsudski, a towering figure in Polish history, left an indelible mark on the political landscape of Eastern Europe during the…

Society

Polish entrepreneurs abroad: Forgotten fortunes from the ’90s

The Editorial Board February 1, 2024

Poland - According to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, over 20 million Poles and individuals declaring Polish ancestry live outside of Poland. These estimates suggest that one-third of Poles reside abroad. Turbulent events in Poland over the years have pushed generations…

Miscellaneous

Merry Christmas 2023!

The Editorial Board December 24, 2023

Dear readers, The Visegrád Post team wishes you a merry, holy and peaceful Christmas. On this day of celebration of hope and love, let us remember that light will triumph over darkness and that Our Lord Jesus Christ was born to save…

News

Hungarian veto against new Ukraine aid package stirs new tensions in the EU

The Editorial Board December 22, 2023

Hungary – Hungary voted against the European Union’s new aid package for Ukraine at the December 14-15 European summit in Brussels. This decision, which blocked its adoption, provoked mixed reactions and added new tensions in Hungary’s already difficult relations with the EU.…

News

Investigation committees and cordon sanitaire policy against the biggest party in the Polish Sejm

The Editorial Board December 8, 2023

Poland – A month and a half after Law and Justice’s Pyrrhic victory in the Polish parliamentary elections, with all observers predicting a very short life for Mateusz Morawiecki’s new government that was sworn in on November 27, the Polish Sejm seems…

News

Emilewicz calls for pressure to be maintained on Russia

The Editorial Board November 30, 2023

Poland - “This is not the time for a ceasefire,” Jadwiga Emilewicz told Visegrad 24, re-iterating the support that the PiS administration showed to the Ukraine during her years as Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister. Emilewicz emphasised that “Ukraine want to be back…

News

Unborn child Ulma declared martyr for the faith

The Editorial Board November 29, 2023

Poland - September 10th, 2023, an unborn child left its mark on the world. The Catholic Church declared baby Ulma a martyr for the faith and beatified the child, alongside the baby’s parents and six siblings, aged between one and half years…

Society

Hungary’s population fell by 3.4% between 2011 and 2022

The Editorial Board November 27, 2023

Hungary – The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) recently published the results of the 2022 census. Here are some of its findings: Continued demographic decline since 1980 First of all, the number of people living in Hungary has fallen by 3.4%…

News

Polish lorry drivers are blocking the border with Ukraine

The Editorial Board November 24, 2023

Poland/Ukraine – Before it was the farmers, and now it is the Polish lorry drivers who feel that they are being subjected to unfair competition from their Ukrainian colleagues. The money.pl website quotes one of them as explaining: “Polish farmers are afraid…

News

Controversy over four Polish MEPs having their immunity lifted by the European Parliament

The Editorial Board November 20, 2023

Poland/EU – On November 9, the European Parliament decided to lift the parliamentary immunity of four Polish MEPs from the Law and Justice (PiS) delegation to the European Parliament’s European Reformist and Conservatives group: Beata Mazurek and Tomasz Poręba, who belong to…

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Czech Prime Minister busy comparing prices between Germany and Czechia

The Editorial Board November 13, 2023

Czechia – In a video posted on his Facebook account on November 5, which the German and Czech press have both commented on, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala offered concrete examples of food products that cost more in Czechia than in neighbouring…

Society

Orlen: Poland’s Fortune 500 Asset

The Editorial Board November 13, 2023

Poland - The economic virtues of stability and prosperity are often pitched against one another by the vicissitudes of emerging economies. Since the collapse of communism, successive East European governments have made hard decisions about giving a free rein to the wealth…