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Czech Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babiš opposes taking 81 migrants

The Editorial Board July 28, 2016

Czechia - Under a European Union agreement, Czechia is to take in 81 migrants from Turkish migrant camps. After the terrorist attacks and in particular in neighbouring Germany, some express opposition to the EU agreement Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babiš - the…

Politics

Theresa May on visit to Poland and Slovakia about Brexit

The Editorial Board July 28, 2016

EU - On Thursday, July 28, Theresa May will meet Slovakian Robert Fico and Polish Beata Szydło for Brexit negociations, as a lot of their citizens have jobs in the UK and these countries are already skeptical about EU membership. The British…

Society

Austria will finally build a fence too

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

Austria - Austria has unveiled plans to build a massive 100km fence along its border to stop migrants and refugees crossing into the country. Engineers in the central European state have finalised plans for the vast barrier, which would stretch along its…

Society

Austria: Cardinal Schönborn’s turnabout on migrants

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

The Archbishop of Vienna made his criticism on the reception of Muslim refugees. While Germany is in turn targeted by the Islamic state since the train axe attack in Bavaria, Cardinal and Archbishop of Vienna spoke about the problems of policies integration…

Society

Viktor Orbán says migrants are “poison” and “not needed”

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - During a press conference with Austrian chancellor Christian Kern, and after the killing of the priest Jacques Hamel in Normandy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had strong declarations about migrants, saying they are "poison" and "not needed." "Hungary does…

Politics

Viktor Orbán on Trump, V4, EU, Brexit and NATO

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Romania, Băile Tușnad - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made his annual speech at the summer Open University of Bálványos and youth camp in Băile Tușnad, in Transylvania (former Hungarian part of Romania). He spoke about the EU, the terrorism, the Visegrád group,…

Politics

Slovenia Lost $11Mln Due to Russian Dairy Products Embargo in 2015

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Ljubljana lost about 10 million euros ($11 million) in 2015 due to Russia embargo on imports of milk and dairy products, Slovenian Ambassador to Moscow Primoz Seligo said. Moscow —The ambassador noted that the Russia-Slovenia relations had a positive dynamics even under…

Politics

Former leader of Bosnian Serbs Radovan Karadžić appealed against his conviction

The Editorial Board July 25, 2016

Serbia - On Thursday Radovan Karadžić, former political leader of Bosnian Serbs appealed against his conviction pronounced on 24 March 2015 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), to forty years imprisonment for genocide . He accuses the judges,…

Society

Foiled attack in Poland – an Iraqi has been arrested in possession of explosives

The Editorial Board July 25, 2016

Poland, Łódź - A 48 years old Iraqi man has been arrested on charges of possessing explosives. In Łódź, in Central Poland, an Iraqi man has been arrested on Sunday, July 24, in possession of explosives. According to Polish media Polsat, the…

Society

Bulgaria wants to ban foreign preachers

The Editorial Board July 24, 2016

Bulgaria - The Patriotic Front filed changes to the Religious Dominations Act on Thursday. According to these changes, foreign citizens will be banned from preaching in Bulgaria, as well as preaching in any other language than Bulgarian. The draft amendments also foresee…

Politics

The leader of the patriotic party SNS is the most popular politician in Slovakia

The Editorial Board July 22, 2016

Slovakia - According to recent polls, Andrej Danko is the most popular politician in Slovakia. The leader of the Slovenská národná strana (Slovak National Party) is even beating out the chairman of the ruling party, and current Prime Minister Robert Fico,…

Politics

V4 leaders met to talk about post-Brexit EU

The Editorial Board July 22, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Thursday, Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Group countries discussed in Warsaw about European Union. They said there is a need of reforms that would give more power to national parliaments, guarantee respect for European freedoms and ensure security…