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Hungary And Russia Could Abandon Euro And Dollar To Trade With National Currencies

The Editorial Board November 16, 2016

Hungary - Russia’s Trade Representative to Hungary Nikolay Livencev said to the Hungarian magazine Figyelő that Hungary and Russia might use their own national currencies to trade. Also, a Russian-Hungarian airline could be created. Nikolay Livencev, Russia’s Trade Representative to Hungary, told the Hungarian…

Politics

The V4 Sends A Team To Inspect Ukraine’s Conflict Zone

The Editorial Board November 15, 2016

Ukraine - Hungary will lead on Wednesday, November 16, a multinational team made up with experts of the four countries of the Visegrád group, in order to inspect Ukraine's conflict zone, has announced the Hungarian Defense Ministry. The inspectors' task will be…

Politics

Moldova And Bulgaria Elected Russia-Friendly Presidents

The Editorial Board November 14, 2016

Moldova / Bulgaria - Two presidential elections took place recently: Bulgaria and Moldova elected new presidents. Both of them were Russia friendly candidates. Moldova turns her back on the European Union Moldova is stuck in a political crisis for a year and a…

Society

Bulgaria registered 109,000 ha of forests within the Natura 2000 program

The Editorial Board November 8, 2016

Bulgaria - On November the 2nd, 2016, the Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Desislava Taneva signed a ministerial order placing 109,000 hectares of forest owned by the state as ancient forests, allowing their preservation through the European program Natura 2000. According…

Politics

Slovenia Supports Ukrainian Territorial Integrity

The Editorial Board November 8, 2016

Slovenia, Ljubljana - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited Slovenia at the invitation of Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia. After their meeting, Slovenian President declared his country supports the sanctions against Russia until the Minsk agreements are fully implemented. On November 8, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko…

Politics

The Constitutional Bill Against Migrant Quotas Rejected By the Hungarian Parliament

The Editorial Board November 8, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - On Tuesday, November 8, the Hungarian parliament rejected the constitutional bill of the ruling Fidesz party seeking to ban the settlement of "foreign populations" in Hungary without the consent of the Hungarian parliament. The populist Jobbik party did not…

Politics

16+1 Summit: China is betting on Central Europe

The Editorial Board November 7, 2016

Latvia, Riga - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Latvia on Friday, November 4 to attend the 5th China-CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) Summit, also known as the 16+1 Summit, since it concerns 16 European countries and China. Numerous heads of state were…

Society

A village near Sarajevo is now reserved to Arabs

The Editorial Board November 4, 2016

Bosnia - Middle Eastern investors have funded a village with 360 villas, an artificial lake, a halal supermarket and a Muslim prayer, and these homes are for sale only to Kuwaitis for 150,000 euros. The developers want to double the size of…

Politics

The end of the “migrant quotas”?

The Editorial Board November 2, 2016

Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared on October 31, that the system of the migrant quotas is "dead". A little bit than a year ago, the Visegrád group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) stood up against Brussels' and Berlin's scheme of…

Politics

Duda and Orbán against Brussels’ sovietisation

The Editorial Board October 24, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - On Sunday, October 23, Hungary celebrated the start of the '56 uprising. In front of the Hungarian parliament, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish President Andrzej Duda gave a strong speech against the current policy of the European…

Society

The Sarajevo Stock Exchange Adopts an Islamic Index

The Editorial Board October 22, 2016

Bosnia and Hezegovina, Sarajevo - Sarajevo stock exchange announced Monday to adopt an Islamic index rating, a first in the Balkans, which occurs in a context of increasing investments of Gulf monarchies in Bosnia. "This index is not present only in the Islamic world.…

Society

Geothermal Energy: Massive Potential Under Exploited in the V4

The Editorial Board October 19, 2016

By Damien Linhart. Construction of the first geothermal power plant in Višegrad countries started in Tura in Hungary last June. Geothermal consists in using the underground energy. Techniques and fields of application depend on the temperature. High geothermal energy uses very high…