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Fico warns the UK: Visegrád countries could veto Brexit deal

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - One day after the Bratislava Summit, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told in an interview for Reuters that Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit their citizen's rights to work…

Politics

Robert Fico wants to put an end to sanctions against Russia

The Editorial Board September 20, 2016

Slovakia - According to Prime Minister Robert Fico, Ukraine is doing less that Russia to implement the Minsk Protocol. Also, Fico insisted for the EU to put an end to sanctions against Moscow. Slovak Prime Minister added that these sanctions are ineffective…

Society

500 people protested near a migrant camp in Bulgaria

The Editorial Board September 20, 2016

Bulgaria, Sofia - A few days ago, 500 people did a static protestation against a migrant camp in Sofia. Bulgarians are asking for security as 93 per cent of the migrant camps are full in the country and violence is increasing. This…

Politics

Orbán: a call to help Christians first, sink illegal boats and fight nihilism

The Editorial Board September 19, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Viktor Orbán made strong declarations for the start of the new parliamentarian year. He denounced nihilism as the enemy, wished to control the Mediterranean Sea by sinking the illegal boats and wants to help Christians before Muslims. Viktor Orbán…

Society

Orbán has launched the training of his border chasseurs

The Editorial Board September 18, 2016

Hungary - Hungary has been recruiting border chasseurs since early September to prepare the future arrivals of migrants, because according to Orbán Hungary and Serbia are going to live "a difficult fall". The recruitment of chasseurs - the word "chasseurs" comes…

Politics

Bratislava Summit: a divided Union

The Editorial Board September 18, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - The EU member states' leaders met on Friday, September 16, to discuss the future of the EU without the United Kingdom. But as the existence of EU is at stake, European leaders failed to show unity. Disagreements on migration…

Society

Budapest 2024 is the best choice according to Orbán

The Editorial Board September 16, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán supports his city in the competition to host the Olympic Games in 2024, the other candidate cities are Paris, Rome and Los Angeles. During a visit to Rio de Janeiro, Orbán had specifically stated…

Society

Czechia’s population increases due to migration

The Editorial Board September 16, 2016

Czech Republic - Monday, September 12, the National Statistics Institute noted that the population had increased. Indeed, at the end of June, Czechia had 10,564,900 inhabitants, 11,000 people more than in the beginning of the year. But the natural growth is very…

Politics

Asselborn’s remarks dismissed by Hungary and Austria

The Editorial Board September 15, 2016

Hungary - After Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Asselborn asked for Hungary's expulsion of the European Union, the Hungarian Foreign Minister dismissed his remarks by saying that his counterpart Jean Asselborn is a "lightweight" politician "bent to destroy Europe's security and culture". And the…

Politics

Viktor Orbán: it is at the Bulgarian-Turkish border that the future of Europe will be decided

The Editorial Board September 14, 2016

Bulgaria, Lesovo - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited this Wednesday, 13 the Bulgarian-Turkish border, where he was awaited by his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov to join together the barbed wire fence that will soon cover the 259 kilometers of border with…

Politics

François Hollande was on a state visit to Bucharest

The Editorial Board September 14, 2016

Romania, Bucharest - President Francois Hollande spent the day on Tuesday, 13 of September in Bucharest for a "state visit" to prepare the summit of the 27 whose main axis is the Brexit and is to be held on Friday in Bratislava.…

Politics

EU Council President Tusk: “We must secure our borders”

The Editorial Board September 13, 2016

European Union - Donald Tusk, former Polish Prime Minister and current President of the EU Council finally admitted that "we must secure our borders". Last year, the center-left politician said in front of the UN that "for Europe, isolationism has never been,…