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Ukrainian grain: Poland raising its voice

The Editorial Board September 15, 2023

Poland – At a meeting in Warsaw on July 19, the agriculture ministers of Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovakia urged the European Commission to extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine from September 15 to December 31. The previous ban…

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Covid now on par with flu in Czechia

The Editorial Board September 13, 2023

Czechia – The collective hysteria caused by the Covid pandemic during the years 2020–2022 may not yet be entirely consigned to history. This is especially the case given that some countries still have large stocks of vaccines, which were purchased at great…

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Increased cooperation between Budapest and Baku in energy

The Editorial Board September 5, 2023

Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held new talks in Budapest during a visit by President Aliyev to mark Hungary’s national holiday on August 20. Following this meeting, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade,…

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Hungary’s President on a visit to Subcarpathia and Kyiv

The Editorial Board August 31, 2023

Hungary – Hungarian President Katalin Novák visited Ukraine to support the Ukrainian Hungarian community and meet President Zelensky. Novák first went to Subcarpathia (aka Transcarpathia) on August 22 for the second time since she took office before continuing on to Kyiv on…

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The 32nd International Economic Forum in Karpacz will take place on 5-7 September 2023

The Editorial Board August 30, 2023

Poland – “Europe in in Search of Leadership”: This is the title of the 32nd occasion of the largest annual political and economic event in Central Europe. Involving more than 4,000 participants from Europe, North America, and Asia, the Forum will bring…

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Brussels expresses anger over Polish referendum

The Editorial Board August 23, 2023

Poland – Poland will be holding parliamentary elections on October 15. The ruling United Right coalition led by Law and Justice (PiS), which has been in power since 2015, has decided to hold referendums on four key issues on the same day.…

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Poland’s oldest golf course in the clutches of an international criminal

The Editorial Board August 13, 2023

Poland - Poland's oldest and most prestigious golf course has been under the control of an international criminal since 2013, who has been robbing both the official owner and club members for a decade. Now members and the course's rightful owner are…

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Germany’s Manfred Weber accuses Poland of attacking the rule of law and media freedom

The Editorial Board August 12, 2023

Poland – During an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF on Sunday, August 6, the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, made controversial remarks about Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS) that provoked strong reactions in Warsaw. Explaining why…

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New US sanctions against Hungary

The Editorial Board August 8, 2023

Hungary – Relations between Viktor Orbán’s Hungary and the Biden administration in the United States continue to deteriorate. In a new move against its Central European NATO ally that is currently governed by conservatives, Washington has now decided to restrict Hungarian…

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79th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising

The Editorial Board August 4, 2023

Poland – On July 31 and August 1, Poland commemorated the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising against German occupation during the Second World War. Among other events, a ceremony was held in Krasińskich Square in Warsaw, where Polish…

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Poland concerned about Wagner Group’s presence in Belarus

The Editorial Board August 2, 2023

Poland – The arrival and stationing in Belarus of mercenaries belonging to the Wagner Group - lead by Yevgeny Prigozhin - following their failed rebellion at the end of June 2023 is raising suspicion and concern in both Lithuania and Poland. Those…

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Full speech by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the 32nd Bálványos Summer Free University on 22 July 2023

The Editorial Board July 25, 2023

Hungary / Romania - Each year, end of July, Viktor Orbán holds a speech of political philosophy at the summer camp of Bálványos in Băile Tușnad (Tusványos or Tusnádfürdő in Hungarian) in Transylvania – a region formerly Hungarian, of which many parts…