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The website Custodela interviewed the Hungarian police about their work at the border. We publish this interview with their authorisation: Custodela: On the construction and guarding of the fence, what sorts of changes has the fence brought? Hungarian police: The construction of the temporary…

Society

Samsung invest 322M in Hungary and create new jobs

The Editorial Board September 1, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Samsung is going to invest EUR 322M in a plant that will produce batteries for electric vehicles. It has been announced on Tuesday the 30 by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. There was a fierce…

Society

Radical nationalist Budaházy convinced to 13 years in jail

The Editorial Board August 31, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - On the 30th of August, 2016, the Curia of Hungary adjudicated 13 years in penitentiary for György Budaházy. The nationalist activist has been accused of the founding and leading the Magyarok Nyilai (Hungarian’s Arrows) terror organization which has been found…

Society

Poland denied entry to Chechens in order “to protect Europe from terrorism”

The Editorial Board August 31, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - This week Poland refused to let cross the EU's border to 200 Chechens from Belarus. Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said on TV that as long as the conservative Law and Justice party was in power "we will not…

Politics

The unstoppable ascension of the V4

The Editorial Board August 30, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the V4 (Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia) met in Budapest on August 29. According to the Hungarian host, Péter Szijjártó, the V4 is strong enough to tell out loud the truth not caring about political…

Politics

Hungary and Czechia want a “European army”

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Central Europe - Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and Czech PM Bohuslav Sobotka are united concerning the idea of a European army. This joint army would be a protection for Europe after Brexit and so the weakened armed forces in Europe, and a…

Society

Orbán announces strongest fence at the border

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Hungary - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on the radio on Friday the 26 that Hungary was planning to strengthen the current fence at the Serbian and Croatian borders. He said that there may be soon a "greater need for security". The…

Politics

The V4 leaders and Merkel met to talk about the EU

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday 26 of August German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the representatives of Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia in Warsaw to prepare the informal summit of 27 EU members in Bratislava set up by Slovakia on September 16, set…

Politics

The Three Seas Initiative: Central and Eastern Europe takes charge of its own destiny

The Editorial Board August 28, 2016

Dubrovnik, Croatia - A two-day forum was attended by Croatia with heads of state and officials from twelve countries of Central and Eastern Europe, all members of the European Union, to discuss common challenges to strengthen economically and politically the area between the…

Culture

“The Baltic Way”

The Editorial Board August 27, 2016

By Dace Kalniņa. Every year in August, the Baltic people are remembering the so called “Baltic way”. Almost every family has some memories of this moving event, which took place on 23rd of August 1989. This year on a 23rd of August in…

Politics

Hungarian deputies are not Politically Correct

The Editorial Board August 25, 2016

Hungary - A member of ruling center-right party Fidesz expressed to be in favor of "Europe for the Europeans" and welcomes the work of the alternative media. Meanwhile, a MEP of the same party made jokes about the defense of the barrier not caring about…

Politics

25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence: the Polish President in Kiev

The Editorial Board August 25, 2016

Ukraine, Kiev - On Wednesday, August 24, Ukraine celebrated the 25th anniversary of her independence. A celebration that took place in a particular context due to the war situation in the east of the country and tensions in Crimea. The President of…