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Austrian presidential election: close victory of the Green candidate over the populist one

The Editorial Board May 24, 2016

Austria - The Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen won the presidential election after a very tight second round. After 24 hours of suspense, the Green candidate has won against the candidate of the populist Freedom Party (FPÖ), Norbert Hofer. …

Society

Macedonia: deep crisis without issue

The Editorial Board May 23, 2016

Macedonia, Skopje - The situation is getting worst and worst. This weekend, the Minister of Justice had been attacked with paint-filled balloons by protestors. The demonstrations are continuous. The EU and the USA call to action as the early parliamentary elections -…

Politics

Hungarian Premier’s spokesperson said Obama and Clinton want to fill Europe with Muslims

The Editorial Board May 20, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Following days of controversy between Western elites and Central European elites over the democratic situation in Poland and Hungary, the spokesperson of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office declared that Obama, supported by Clinton and Soros, want to fill Europe…

Society

Car industry in Slovakia reaches a new level

The Editorial Board May 20, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - Slovakia's car industry is strong and a growth is expected in the economy, with an increase of the production, giving a boost to the Central European country's economy. Both Kia and PSA group expects output at their Slovak factory…

Society

Lithuanian Liberal leader involved in corruption scandal

The Editorial Board May 20, 2016

Lithuania , Vilnius - The leader of the liberal opposition party has resigned his parliamentary seat on corruption charges. This is a blow to the Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania, 5 months ahead of the elections. …

Society

Romania will have her first smart city by 2018

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

Romania, Alba Iulia - Communications Minister of Romania Marius Bostan has chosen Alba Iulia to be the first Romania city where the 5G technology will be available. “Let’s built the first smart city in Romania by 2018, and let this city be Alba…

Politics

Sarkozy and Hollande disagree on Central Europe

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

France - After Clinton's words about Poland and Hungary, an other former President talked about the two Central European countries. Nicolas Sarkozy defended the Polish and Hungarian democracies and French President François Hollande reacted to this declaration. In an interview given to…

Society

Polish journalist and politician arrested for spying suspicion

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Wednesday morning, May 18, Mateusz Piskorski, pro-Russian leader of Zmiana (Change) party, has been arrested by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW). He is suspected of spying for Russia. Zmiana pro-Russian Polish party issued a statement on Facebook saying…

Politics

VIDEO – Hungary and Poland are authoritarian countries, according to Bill Clinton

The Editorial Board May 18, 2016

USA, New Jersey - Former President Bill Clinton said at a campaign event to support his wife Hillary on Friday, May 13, that "Hungary and Poland have now decided Democracy is too much trouble, therefore they want Putin-like leadership". Hungarian and Polish…

Society

LGBT in Kosovo organized their first Gay Pride

The Editorial Board May 18, 2016

Kosovo, Pristina - On Tuesday, May 17th, a few hundreds of people walked through the capital for the first Gay Pride organized in Kosovo. The parade was planned in the greatest secrecy. The organizers were afraid of the reactions of the population,…

Society

Polish Prime Minister visits Pope Francis

The Editorial Board May 17, 2016

Vatican - May 13th, Pope Francis received Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo. They talked about the next visit of the pope in Poland, which will take place in July for the World Youth Day in Cracow. They also evoked the recent…

Politics

Slovakia wants while presiding the EU to strengthen the Union’s borders and avoid fragmentation

The Editorial Board May 17, 2016

Slovakia - Slovakia will take in July the EU Council presidency. The Slovakian government aims to avoid fragmentation and any East-West divide. Fico's government also wants to focus on strengthening the EU's external border. According to Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, a…