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Mateusz Morawiecki rejects the liberal approach

The Editorial Board June 22, 2016

Poland - One year ago, Mateusz Morawiecki was running from his native Poland Spanish bank Santander's operations, becoming a symbol of the internationalized economy of the country. Today, he is the minister of development in a Polish government struggling against foreign influence.…

Politics

Chinese President visits Poland

The Editorial Board June 21, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Chinese President Xi arrived on Monday, June 20, in the Polish capital city to meet his counterpart Duda. Some 40 deals and memoranda of understanding were signed. The two President agreed on the strengthening of bilateral relations, as Poland…

Politics

Bulgaria does not want NATO fleet in the Black Sea

The Editorial Board June 21, 2016

Bulgaria - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said his country would not take part in the joint NATO fleet deployed in the Black Sea to fight against the presence of Russia in the region. "The Western military bloc should have no problem…

Politics

Orbán against the Brexit

The Editorial Board June 20, 2016

Hungary - The Hungarian government does not support Brexit. And it is through an advertisement in the British press that it let it be known. British referendum on the Brexit - UK leaving the European Union - will be…

Politics

Hungary refuses treaties such as TAFTA to be decided by the European Union

The Editorial Board June 17, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian Parliament voted a motion to counter the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP ), also called Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but also the Trade in Services Agreement…

Politics

China and Central Europe to intensify their collaboration

The Editorial Board June 17, 2016

China, Tangshan - The Third local leaders meeting China - CEE (countries of Central and Eastern Europe) was held on 16 and 17 June in Tangshan, Hebei Province, China. The meeting was focused on the new opportunities offered by the Central European…

Society

Abortions in Hungary fall 22%

The Editorial Board June 16, 2016

Hungary - Between 2010 and 2015 the number of abortions in Hungary fell 22.9% but remains rather high compared to the average of Western European countries. Experts attribute this high rate to the communist period, which oppressed countries of Central and Eastern…

Politics

Slovak PM Robert Fico called Russian President Putin to talk about the 2nd half of 2016

The Editorial Board June 15, 2016

The main topics were economy and... football. As Slovakia will take the presidency of the EU Council for the next half year, President Putin talked by phone with the Prime Minister Fico on June 14. The two leaders spoke especially about bilateral…

Society

Poland accounts for 20% of EU cattle exports between January and March 2016

The Editorial Board June 15, 2016

Poland - Poland was, between January and March 2016, the largest EU beef exporter according to figures from the AHDB (British organization for beef and lamb). During the first quarter of 2016, Poland accounted for approximately 8,320 tonnes or 20% of EU beef…

Society

Hungary refuses to take migrants back from Austria

The Editorial Board June 14, 2016

Hungary - Hungary is preparing to close its last detention centers for migrants. Indeed János Lázár, staff chief of Viktor Orbán has just said that the Bicske city's complex (located in the western part of Budapest), is now useless given the containment…

Politics

Estonia wants to host permanent NATO troops on her soil

The Editorial Board June 13, 2016

Estonia - On Sunday, June 12, Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, from the liberal-conservative Estonian Reform Party, told his party members that NATO troops' permanent presence on Estonian territory should become a new reality for this country. As tension is rising between NATO and…

Society

Health care workers’ wages should almost double within 3 years

The Editorial Board June 13, 2016

Hungary - Approximately 100,000 health carer will see their salaries rise up to the double of their actual wages. The Hungarian health care sector, which is owned by the Hungarian state, will benefit from a massive rise of its employees wages. According…