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Speech by Herbert Kickl against compulsory vaccination on 20 January, 2022

The Editorial Board January 26, 2022

Austria - On Thursday, 20 January, the Austrian National Council (parliament) passed a law introducing mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 for all citizens over the age of 18 from 1 February. During the debate preceding the vote, the President of the FPÖ, Herbert…

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Will Mi Hazánk pull off a surprise in the elections on 3 April?

Yann Caspar January 25, 2022

Hungary – The nationalist movement Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland), which has recorded 7% in a recent poll of voting intentions conducted by the Medián Institute , could well pull off a surprise in the parliamentary elections to be held in Hungary on 3…

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What’s going on in the Hungarian “united opposition”?

Yann Caspar January 22, 2022

Hungary - Things are heating up between the leaders of the united opposition. Former Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Coalition (DK) Ferenc Gyurcsány openly mocks the unique candidate Péter Márki-Zay, while Péter Jakab’s Jobbik no longer provides financial support to…

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Polish Medical Council resigns over government’s “laxity” in response to pandemic

Olivier Bault January 20, 2022

Poland – Last Friday, part of the Polish right, including some in PiS’ ranks, applauded the resignation of 13 of the Medical Council’s 17 members who had been advising Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic since November…

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“Polish Order” economic programme brings disorder and could cost PiS dearly

Olivier Bault January 15, 2022

Poland – Being a sort of Polish-style New Deal, the “Polish Order” (Polski Ład) programme includes a tax reform component that, with its entry into force on 1 January, has become a cause for confusion and discontent. Many imperfections and errors require…

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Conflict of jurisdiction between Brussels and the EU’s East getting nasty (Part 3)

Olivier Bault January 12, 2022

Hungarian Constitutional Court says national authorities must make up for EU inaction on immigration — Part 1: Warsaw demands EU treaties be complied with and refuses to pay fines imposed by the ECJ Part 2: EU case law vs national constitution: rulings…

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Hungary: real estate scandal at Budapest city hall?

The Editorial Board January 6, 2022

Hungary – For several weeks, Gergely Karácsony, mayor of Budapest, one of the leading figures of the opposition to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has been the subject of successive revelations accusing him of wanting to sell real estate belonging to the…

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Conflict of jurisdiction between Brussels and the EU’s East getting nasty (Part 1)

Olivier Bault January 5, 2022

Warsaw demands EU treaties be complied with and refuses to pay fines imposed by the ECJ A series of three articles by Olivier Bault dealing with the current conflicts between the European Commission, the ECJ and the member states opposing judicial activism…

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Conflict of jurisdiction between Brussels and the EU’s East getting nasty (Part 2)

Olivier Bault December 31, 2021

EU case law vs national constitution – Rulings and counter-rulings by ECJ and Romanian Constitutional Court -- Read Part 1: Warsaw demands EU treaties be complied with and refuses to pay fines imposed by the ECJ -- As major beneficiaries of EU…

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Poland and V4 acting against absurdities of EU climate policy

Olivier Bault December 23, 2021

Poland – Meeting on 16 December to discuss, among other things, soaring energy prices, the EU-27 were unable to agree on two issues that are crucial to Europe’s future: the CO2 emissions trading system (ETS) and the energy “taxonomy”, that is, the…

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Lessons from the migration crisis at the Belarusian border

David Engels December 15, 2021

Lessons from the migration crisis at the Belarusian border: When charity is extorted by force, this is called robbery Poland – The well-known Twitter site "Visegrad 24" recently wrote: "When someone knocks on your door and asks you to come in and…

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Europe versus the EU: How to anchor the historical values of the West in the constitution of a future European confederation?

David Engels December 12, 2021

Lecture given on 3.12.2021 on the occasion of the colloquium "How to Reform the Union for the Future of Europe", organised by the European Conservatives and Reformists in the framework of the meeting of the conservative party leaders of the ECR and…