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Poland introduces anti-inflation shield

The Editorial Board November 29, 2021

Poland – On 25 November, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that an anti-inflation shield would be put in place to offset rising energy prices. The principle of the Polish shield is simple: it is essentially a matter of reducing the share…

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New national lockdown and state of emergency in Slovakia

The Editorial Board November 26, 2021

Slovakia – Following a lockdown for the unvaccinated on Monday, 22 November, the Slovak Minister of Health, Vladimír Lengvarský, has once again tightened the restrictions on freedoms by declaring a national lockdown for all. It will last for at least a period…

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Budapest: V4 summit on immigration

The Editorial Board November 25, 2021

Visegrád Group – The heads of governments of the Visegrád Group met on 23 November in Budapest, at the initiative of Poland, to discuss migration issues in the context of the migration crisis at the Polish–Belarusian border. An attempt to destabilise the…

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Completion of the Baltic Pipe underwater section

The Editorial Board November 24, 2021

Poland – While the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project is facing new administrative complications that could delay its full commissioning, the Baltic Pipe, considered by the EU as “essential to the integration of European energy networks” as it will carry Norwegian…

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Seen from Czechia: compulsory vaccination possible only under a totalitarian regime

The Editorial Board November 23, 2021

Czechia – Slovakia has ordered a new lockdown for the unvaccinated one week after Austria, where the national lockdown has now been extended to the vaccinated too, starting Monday, 22 November. Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) also announced that vaccination against Covid-19…

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Back to full lockdown for all in Austria and only for the unvaccinated in Slovakia

The Editorial Board November 19, 2021

Central Europe – Faced with a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Central European countries are stepping up restrictions to try and contain the spread of the virus. Hard lockdown in Austria from 22 November As of 19 November, Austria had…

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Some 100 Hungarian intellectuals call for debate on way epidemic is handled

The Editorial Board November 19, 2021

Hungary – As Europe faces a new wave of coronavirus outbreaks and as most countries, including Hungary and its neighbours, are now tightening their health measures again, including with the aim of forcing many citizens to get vaccinated against their will without…

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ECJ rejects “Stop Soros” law

The Editorial Board November 19, 2021

Hungary/European Union – On 16 November , the European Court of Justice ruled that the so-called “Stop Soros” law – adopted in 2018 by Hungarian lawmakers and aimed at countering the influence and activities of NGOs favouring uncontrolled mass…

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Like Lithuania and Poland, Latvia to build barrier on border with Belarus

The Editorial Board November 19, 2021

Latvia/Belarus – While the news spotlight has been focused on the situation at the Polish–Belarusian border, particularly at the Kuźnica border crossing in the Podlaskie voivodship, and also, to a lesser extent, on the situation in Lithuania , a…

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Viktor Orbán: Homo brusselicus wants to take away all our rights

The Editorial Board November 17, 2021

Hungary – 1,472 delegates from all over Hungary and around 600 guests (diplomats, scientists, artists, and sportsmen) gathered on Sunday, 14 November at the Budapest Fairgrounds (Hungexpo) for the 29th Fidesz Congress, unsurprisingly reappointing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with 1,061 votes as…

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Hungarian government capping fuel prices

The Editorial Board November 15, 2021

Hungary – In view of the sharp rise in fuel prices in recent weeks, the Hungarian government has decided to cap the price of petrol and diesel at 480 forints (about €1.3) per litre from 15 November for at least three months.…

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Péter Szijjártó thanks Poland for stopping migrants

The Editorial Board November 15, 2021

Hungary/Poland – Following a telephone conversation with his Polish counterpart, Zbigniew Rau, on the evening of Wednesday 10 November, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó posted a message of support for Poland on his Facebook account , thanking the Polish authorities for…