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Marek Jurek: ‘Yes to Family, No to Gender’ – A citizens’ bill for Poland to pull out of the Istanbul Convention

Olivier Bault March 24, 2021

Interview with Marek Jurek, former Marshal (President) of the Polish Sejm in 2005–07, former Member of the European Parliament in 2014–19, founding member of the Right of the Republic party (Prawica Rzeczypospolitej), leader of the Christian Social Congress (Chrześcijański Kongres Społeczny). Together…

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Legendary workers’ union Solidarity to the rescue of freedom of expression in France

Olivier Bault March 5, 2021

France / Poland - Interview with Patrick Édery, editor-in-chief of the new French-language news site of Solidarity’s weekly magazine: "The voice that Solidarity brings is democratic, anti-populicide, and completely non-authoritarian." Patrick Édery is a French entrepreneur married to a Polish woman and…

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László Pesty: “Such progress requires conflict. We are up for the challenge.”

The Editorial Board February 6, 2021

Hungary - Interview with László Pesty, film-maker and head of the campaign "Sign It Europe" aimed at defending the rights of historical and local European minorities: "Such progress requires conflict. We are up for the challenge." The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Cohesion…

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Georg Habsburg: “The Hungary Helps Program addresses a crucial subject”

The Editorial Board January 25, 2021

This interview has been originally publish in English on S4C.news. Hungary - Grandson of the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary, archduke of Austria, politician, journalist and Hungarian diplomat who'd just been nominated as Hungarian ambassador in Paris, Georg Habsburg is also an active…

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Ruuben Kaalep: “The Intermarium has to be a voluntary alliance, not like the EU”

Ferenc Almássy November 16, 2020

Interview with Ruuben Kaalep, member of the Estonian Parliament and member of EKRE, the Conservative People's Party of Estonia: "We need to be able to play on the global stage, and for that we need to put our forces together and support…

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Péter Jakab: “We will only be able to bring this regime down with the help of the other parties”

The Editorial Board July 29, 2020

Hungary - Interview with Péter Jakab, president of Jobbik, the Hungarian populist movement, formerly radical nationalist: “We will only be able to bring down this regime with the help of the other parties”. At the beginning of June, Ferenc Almássy and Nicolas…

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Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz: “Europe was constructed, and continues to be constructed, upon Christian values”

Ferenc Almássy May 18, 2020

Interview with cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, ex-private secretary to Saint John-Paul II: “Europe was constructed and continues to be constructed, upon Christian values”. By Saint John-Paul II’s side for forty years, first as his student and then as his secretary, Stanisław Dziwisz was…

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Attila Dabis: “We want the EU to actively contribute in maintaining the cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe”

The Editorial Board May 3, 2020

Interview with Attila Dabis, Foreign Affairs Commissioner of the Szekler National Council: “We want the EU to actively contribute in maintaining the cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe”. While European politics and economies are stagnating in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis,…

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Gyula Thürmer: “With Kádár gone, Soros arrived”

Yann Caspar February 3, 2020

Interview with Gyula Thürmer, chairman of Munkáspárt (Hungarian communist party): “With Kádár gone, Soros arrived.” Gyula Thürmer, having completed his studies and worked for the Communist Hungary’s diplomatic services in Moscow, was a close associate of János Kádár, dealing essentially with international…

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François-Xavier Bellamy: “Other political groups are exploiting the rule of law for their own ends”

The Editorial Board January 22, 2020

Interview with François-Xavier Bellamy, French MEP belonging to “Les Républicains” (LR) and member of the EPP: “This situation highlights the fact that other parties are exploiting the rule of law in order to generate political dissent.” On Thursday January 16th, a resolution…

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Vojtěch Filip: “The ones in favor of privatisation and Soros’ NGOs are the ones demonstrating against the government”

Alimuddin Usmani January 14, 2020

Interview with Vojtěch Filip, the President of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia: "Those who had an interest in looting the State's remaining assets objected and are now helping the so-called citizens’ initiatives – which are effectively linked to George Soros'…

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Tomasz Przesławski (Polish Supreme Court judge): “Many of the current actions of representatives of the legal professions can be seen as a threat to basic legal values”

Olivier Bault January 8, 2020

Interview with Tomasz Przesławski, Polish Supreme Court judge defending the judicial reforms carried out by PiS: "Many of the current actions of representatives of the legal professions can be seen as a threat to basic legal values, causing chaos in the legal…