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Romanian liberal government toppled by no-confidence vote

The Editorial Board October 8, 2021

Romania – The move had been expected since the reformist party USR-PLUS (Uniunea Salvați România) withdrew its ministers from Florin Cîțu’s liberal government on 3 September. It came after Cîțu dismissed Justice Minister Stelian Ion (USR-PLUS) without first consulting his partners. Cîțu…

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Andrej Babiš accused of buying real estate in France via offshore companies

The Editorial Board October 7, 2021

Czechia – A few days before the parliamentary elections to be held on 8–9 October, a new affair is causing a stir in the Czech Republic. As he admitted on national television on Monday, 4 October, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš did…

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Prominent Polish journalist turned away from UK for his opinions

The Editorial Board October 6, 2021

Poland/UK – Well-known Polish journalist Rafał Ziemkiewicz had an experience reminiscent of his own country’s communist past on Saturday (September 2) at London Heathrow Airport. He had just landed with his wife and daughter for a two-day private visit, but he was…

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Klára Dobrev wins first round of opposition primary

The Editorial Board October 5, 2021

Hungary – The suspense did not last long, as the trend became clear as soon as counting began. The Democratic Coalition (DK) candidate, Klára Dobrev, came first in the first round of the Hungarian opposition primary. Klára Dobrev leads in all counties…

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New street protest against health restrictions in Ljubljana

The Editorial Board October 1, 2021

Slovenia – Following the clashes that left nine people, including eight police officers, injured two weeks ago, on Wednesday, 29 September, the streets of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana were once again the scene of a demonstration by several thousand people protesting against…

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Russian–Hungarian gas deal throws cold water on relations with Ukraine

The Editorial Board September 30, 2021

Hungary/Ukraine – As we reported a few days ago, on 27 September the Hungarian energy group MVM signed a 15-year gas purchase contract with the Russian company Gazprom, under the aegis of Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. “Houses are not heated by political…

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Four Polish provinces give in to LGBT blackmail

The Editorial Board September 30, 2021

Poland - After the Lesser Poland (Małopolskie) voivodship on 22 September and the Holy Cross (Świętokrzyskie) voivodship on 24 September, the Subcarpathian (Podkarpackie) and Lublin voivodships followed suit on 27 September when their provincial assemblies repealed their 2019 resolutions by which they…

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Babiš and Orbán: we want higher birth rates, not immigration

The Editorial Board September 30, 2021

Hungary – The Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who attended the Demographic Summit in the Hungarian capital on 23 September, spoke out in favour of policies favouring higher birth rates and against the recourse to immigration as in Western Europe. From left…

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Viktor Orbán: the state must protect the family and children

The Editorial Board September 27, 2021

Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomed the participants of the 4th Demographic Summit on Thursday, which took place in Budapest on 23–24 September. In his opening speech, Orbán spoke about the place of the family and children in society. Shaping…

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Covid-19 – Time for a normal life, says Croatian president

The Editorial Board September 24, 2021

Croatia – In an interview broadcast on 10 September by the Croatian news channel N1 Hrvatska and quoted by Total-Croatia-News, Croatian President Zoran Milanović (a Social Democrat) shared his thoughts on the Covid pandemic, saying it is now time to move on…

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Babiš in Hungary: The Czech Republic will not accept migrants

The Editorial Board September 24, 2021

Czech Republic/Hungary – On a visit to Hungary on 22 and 23 September, where he attended the 4th Budapest Demographic Summit together with a number of European political figures, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš went to Röszke, on the Serbian-Hungarian border, to…

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Austrian Chancellor calls for fairer attitude towards Hungary and Poland

The Editorial Board September 23, 2021

Austria/Hungary/Poland – At a time when disputes between Budapest and Warsaw on the one side and EU institutions on the other continue to get worse, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, one of Viktor Orbán’s former EPP partners, called on the EU to stop…