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V4 leaders condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Editorial Board February 26, 2022

Visegrád Group – Fears of a military escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine came true at dawn on Thursday, 24 February, when the Russian army launched an assault on Ukraine. Faced with this situation – unprecedented in Europe since the…

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NATO reinforcing military presence on eastern flank

The Editorial Board February 25, 2022

Poland/Baltic states – Anticipating the full-scale Russian attack on Ukraine that began in the early hours of Thursday, 24 February, NATO had undertaken in recent days to reinforce its military presence in Poland and the Baltic states. American military reinforcements in Poland …

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New ECJ ruling against Romania’s Constitutional Court

The Editorial Board February 23, 2022

Romania/European Union – Following Hungary and Poland, it is now Romania’s turn to find itself in the crosshairs of the EU authorities. As part of a jurisdictional dispute that has been festering since last spring, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered…

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Between 15% and 20% of Ukrainians favour Russia

The Editorial Board February 23, 2022

Ukraine - The conflict between Russia and Ukraine reached a new level on Monday, 21 February, when Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to recognise the self-proclaimed independence of the two “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Lugansk, which have been in control of…

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Slovakian National Council rejects justice reform

The Editorial Board February 22, 2022

Slovakia – The Slovak parliament rejected the justice reform presented by Justice Minister Mária Kolíková (SaS - liberals) on Friday, 18 February after a heated debate that ended with two of the four ruling coalition parties voting against it. The two parties…

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Budapest

The Editorial Board February 21, 2022

Hungary/Brazil – After visiting the Kremlin the previous day to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made an official visit to Budapest on Thursday, 17 February where he held talks with his Hungarian counterpart János Áder and Prime…

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Hungary and Poland’s actions against rule of law mechanism dismissed by ECJ

The Editorial Board February 18, 2022

European Union – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision was expected and it came as no surprise to most commentators. On Wednesday, 16 February, the European Court of Justice dismissed “the actions brought by Hungary and Poland against the conditionality mechanism…

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Ukraine: for Václav Klaus, Czechia must remain neutral

The Editorial Board February 17, 2022

Czechia/Ukraine – After German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visits to Kiev on Monday (where he promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the rapid disbursement of two loans of 150 million euros each) and then to Moscow (where he stated once again that the West…

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Orbán government ready to evacuate Hungarians from Subcarpathia

The Editorial Board February 16, 2022

Hungary/Ukraine – The Russian-Ukrainian conflict remains marked by a diplomatic ballet among Western leaders who are following one another in Kiev and Moscow. Some are beginning to take precautions, such as the United States, which has transferred its embassy from Kiev to…

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Márki-Zay brings together “communists and fascists”

The Editorial Board February 15, 2022

Hungary – As the weeks go by, Péter Márki-Zay, the united opposition‘s candidate for the post of prime minister in the upcoming 3 April parliamentary elections, is making more and more blunders. These blunders have piled up and the gap in the…

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Inflation: Czech Prime Minister to cut state expenditures

The Editorial Board February 15, 2022

Czechia – Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, in office since 28 November, 2021, has just granted the conservative daily Lidové noviny his first major interview published on Thursday, 10 February. The head of the Czech government addresses in particular the issues of…

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Slovakia: ratification of the defence agreement with the United States

The Editorial Board February 15, 2022

Slovakia/United States – After a debate marked, on 8 February, by an incident between nationalist and liberal deputies and several demonstrations of protest in front of the parliament, last Wednesday the Slovak National Council finally approved the defence cooperation agreement between Slovakia…