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The Editorial Board April 10, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Early April each year are the commemorations of the soviet's crimes on Polish prisoners of war. First days of April in Poland are regarded as a significant period during which the nation commemorates its martyrs from the Second World War…

Politics

Hungary and Poland stand firm on migrants mandatory quotas

The Editorial Board April 9, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Poland's Minister of Justice said Poland supports Hungary's efforts against the mandatory migrant quotas wanted by Brussels. Poland's Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro announced after talks with Hungary's Minister of Justice László Trócsányi that Poland supports the lawsuit filed by…

Politics

Warmer relations between Austria and Russia?

The Editorial Board April 8, 2016

Russian Federation, Moscow - An important Austrian delegation, including the president Fischer, went to Moscow on April 5, for a two days visit. Several topics were discussed, such as the migrant crisis, the Minsk agreements, the upcoming Austrian presidency of the OSCE…

Politics

Hungary repaid its debt to the European Commission

The Editorial Board April 7, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Minister of Economy Mihály Varga has announced on April 6 that the European Commission approved the payment of the last installment of the € 20 billion borrowed by Hungary in 2008. Hungary has officially finished paying the €…

Society

The Jobbik at 53% among 15-34

The Editorial Board April 6, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Generation Y in Hungary is largely disinterested in politics, but is in favor of Jobbik. 15-34 interrogated and interested in politics are favorable to 53% in the Hungarian populist party. The international study Millennial Dialogue showed that the…

Politics

Romania wants more NATO troops in the Black Sea and on its soil

The Editorial Board April 5, 2016

Romania, Bucarest - Defense Minister Mihnea Motoc said on Monday, April 4, that Romania aims to convince NATO to approve the rotational presence of a multinational brigade in Romania and a joint fleet in the Black Sea. Monday, April 4, Minister of Defense…

Society

Low milk price: dairy producers and cows in Budapest

The Editorial Board April 5, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - 500 milk producers have manifested in three different places of the Hungarian capital, on Monday, April 4, to protest against the price of milk, lower than the actual cost of production. According to the Hungarian website alfahir.hu, the Hungarian milk…

Society

Czech Republic sent refugees who “abused hospitality” back to Iraq

The Editorial Board April 4, 2016

Czech Republic, Okrouhlík - A group a Christian Iraqi refugees will be sent back to Iraq by Czech authority, as they had been accused of "abusing hospitality" by leaving Czech Republic for Germany. According to ceskenoviny.cz, Christian Iraqis refugees had been granted asylum…

Society

Is Poland going to have a complete pro-life policy?

The Editorial Board April 3, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - After the introduction of important family benefits on April 1, Poland appears to be more involved in the way of a "pro-life" policy. While the Catholic Church supports the total ban on abortion, the Prime Minister Beata Szydło has…

Society

Biszku, former communist responsible for 56′ retaliation, died

The Editorial Board April 2, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Béla Biszku, former Interior minister of Hungary, and one of the responsible for the repression of 56, died at 94, in the Charity Jewish Hospital. Biszku was a hard-line communist, minister of Interior between 1957 to 1961, vice-prime minister in…

Society

Karadžić condemned, Šešelj acquitted

The Editorial Board April 1, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - Serbian nationalist leader Vojislav Šešelj has been acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. This decision comes a few days after the sentencing to 40 years in prison for the former political leader of Bosnian…

Politics

China’s President Xi Jinping in Prague: the Danube-Oder-Elbe canal coming soon

The Editorial Board March 31, 2016

Czech Republic, Prague - The Chinese President Xi Jinping made a two days long visit in Prague, from Monday to Wednesday. China sees Czech Republic as a key partner in its "one Belt one Road" project, and wishes to develop further bilateral…