Hungary/Poland – Following a telephone conversation with his Polish counterpart, Zbigniew Rau, on the evening of Wednesday 10 November, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó posted a message of support for Poland on his Facebook account , thanking the Polish authorities for…
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 13 November 2021.
Earning a diploma is an enormous investment for the individuals, family and the State
The Diákhitel Plusz (Student Loan Plus) loan, introduced last year in response…
Poland/Belarus - The tension that had been growing for several months now at the Polish-Belarusian border suddenly reached a new height on Monday, 8 November, when hundreds of migrants – apparently mostly Iraqis – tried to force their way across the border…
Czechia - Following the National Bank of Poland, which raised its benchmark interest rate from 0.5% to 1.25% on 3 November, the Czech National Bank announced on 4 November that it is raising its key interest rate from 1.5% to 2.75%. This…
Visegrád Group/South Korea – On 4 November, Budapest hosted a summit between the four countries of the Visegrád Group and South Korea, as part of the Hungarian presidency of the V4. As Viktor Orbán pointed out, this brought together “five success stories”,…
Slovenia/France – Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša, who holds the presidency of the Council of the EU until 31 December, is increasingly known for his outspokenness and for calling a spade a spade. This political leader who has a friendly relationship with…
Central Europe/European Union – Relations between the Visegrád Group (V4) countries and the European Union’s governing bodies are unlikely to improve in the near future. Besides the issues of non-European illegal immigrants, LGBT rights, and the rule of law, the Green Pact…
Czechia – The Italian tradition of the pentapartito, or five-party coalition, has now taken hold in Prague where, following the legislative elections on 8 and 9 October, the SPOLU electoral coalition comprising the ODS, KDU-ČSL, and TOP09, along with the PirSTAN electoral…
Poland – After Italy and Austria, which have introduced a Covid passport requirement at work, and Hungary, which allows employers to require their employees to get vaccinated against Covid, Poland could soon go down the same path, according to an announcement made…
Hungary – On 28 October, the Hungarian government’s spokesman, Gergely Gulyás, announced new measures adopted by the government to fight the pandemic, justifying the decisions by the increase in the number of new cases.
Employers can now impose vaccination on their employees…
Poland – While Polish armed forces suffered two minor injuries on Sunday in scuffles with about 60 migrants who tried to force their way across the Polish-Belarusian border near the village of Usnarz Górny, Deputy Prime Minister and PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński…
Poland/France – On 27 October, Polish President Andrzej Duda visited Paris where he was received by his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, at the Élysée Palace. The two heads of state discussed Franco-Polish cooperation in the economic, energy, and security fields, as well…