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Migrants harassing female handball team in Hungary

The Editorial Board May 5, 2016

Hungary, Körmend - Hungary opened a new migrant camp at the Austrian border, to handle the few hundreds illegals still on her territory. After three days, some migrants harassed a feminine handball team during a training and eventually broke a window after…

Politics

US armed forces come in Moldova, the country is under pressure

The Editorial Board May 5, 2016

Moldova, Chișinău - From 3 to 20 May, Moldva is hosting the Dragon Pioneer 2016. It's a series of drills of the Moldovian armed forces but also of the US armed forces. According to the Moldavian Defence Ministry Alla Diakonu , it…

Society

Poland abolishes her anti-discrimination council

The Editorial Board May 4, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - A government decree of the 27 April abolished Poland's Council for the Prevention of Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The council was established on January 1st, 2011, under the tenure of Prime Minister Donald Tusk of the centrist…

Politics

V4 meets its Eastern partners and rejects the “refugee fee”

The Editorial Board May 4, 2016

Czechia, Prague - Visegrád's four hold a meeting on May 3-4, with the Foreign Ministers of their Eastern partners. The V4 continues to be committed to the European Union's Eastern Partnership program, according to the Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. Czech Foreign…

Society

Poland destroys Soviet monuments

The Editorial Board May 4, 2016

Poland - After World War II, hundreds of monuments in honor of the Soviets were set up in Poland. A part have already destroyed, and a campaign should begin in June to demolish another big part. Historian Paweł Ukielski of the…

Politics

Finland doesn’t want to be part of NATO, wants to stay neutral and keep good relations with Russia

The Editorial Board May 4, 2016

Finland - Finns are against their country joining of NATO and the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö said to be opposed to the adhesion. Finland and Sweden have been considering joining the intergovernmental military alliance, though the nation has historically been militarily…

Society

Orbán refuses gay marriage

The Editorial Board May 3, 2016

Hungary - The portuguese newspaper Expresso published an interview of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in which he defends traditional marriage, between a man and a woman. “An apple cannot asked to be called a pear. (…) If a person lives together with…

Society

Hungary increases wages in health care sector

The Editorial Board May 3, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian governement will rise wages in health care sector by 85 billion forints (EUR 273.3m), in the 2017 budget, said the State Secretary responsible for health care. Dr. Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs, State Secretary responsible for health care, also said to…

Politics

NATO up to send 4,000 troops to Poland and Baltic countries

The Editorial Board May 2, 2016

USA, Washington - The US Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said to the Wall Street Journal that Russia has an "extraordinary provocative behavior". In the same time, NATO is getting more troops based around Russia and aim to include Sweden and Finland.…

Society

Mercedes-Benz plans to invest € 595 million in Hungary

The Editorial Board May 2, 2016

Hungary, Kecskemét - On Friday, April 29, German luxury car manufacturer Mecedes-Benz announced its will to invest HUF 185 billion (€ 595 million) to improve its Hungarian plant in Kecskemét. “The Best or Nothing – Mercedes’s slogan goes; the company opted for…

Politics

Visegrád’s soldiers in the Baltics

The Editorial Board April 28, 2016

Latvia, Jumala - Last week, delegations from Scandinavian, Baltic and Visegrád countries met in Jumala, Latvia. They discussed about cooperation and security. It had been decided that Visegrád's countries will send troops to the Baltics in 2017. According to leta.lv, a political…

Politics

Poland and Slovenia against isolating Russia

The Editorial Board April 28, 2016

Poland, Warsaw – On Friday, April 22, after their meeting, the Polish President Andrzej Duda and the Slovenian president Borut Pahor stated that they are against isolating Russian Federation and the dialog between NATO and Russia should be based on partnership. President…