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European Commission calls on Polish government not to respect democracy and rule of law

Olivier Bault June 15, 2021

Poland – On Wednesday, June 9, at the same time as it initiated proceedings against Germany to assert the primacy of European law, the European Commission sent a letter to the Polish government asking it to withdraw its referral to its Constitutional…

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Barack Obama: Poland and Hungary are “authoritarian” regimes

The Editorial Board June 14, 2021

Poland/Hungary – In an interview broadcast on Monday, June 7, by CNN, former US President Barack Obama once again demonstrated the widening gap between conservatives and “liberals”, for whom words no longer seem to have the same meaning. “Hungary and Poland obviously…

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President Duda’s historic gesture to the Belarusian people

The Editorial Board June 11, 2021

Poland/Belarus – Relations between Warsaw and Minsk are, to say the least, not at their best, especially since Poland – like the European Union as a whole – has taken up the cause of the Belarusian opposition, which is strongly contesting the…

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Viktor Orbán: « We must curb the European left’s deranged adventures in foreign policy » – Samizdat No. 9

The Editorial Board June 8, 2021

The European left – led by the German left – is once again attacking Hungary in a contemptible manner. This time it is for our country’s refusal to sign a politically inconsequential and frivolous joint declaration on Hong Kong. For that is…

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An adventurer or a champion of democracy?

Partenaire June 1, 2021

This article has been published by Moszkva Tér on May 28, 2020. Roman Protasevich, a Belorussian blogger and opponent of the Loukachenko regime has recently been arrested, is a hero for many around world. However, if one starts digging into his past,…

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Hungary’s Recovery Plan aims to relaunch the economy and improve competitiveness

Partenaire June 1, 2021

This article has been published online by the AboutHungary on May 25, 2021. Following eight months of constructive preparatory work, the Hungarian government submitted its Recovery and Resilience Plan on May 11, which will cover strategic development projects worth more than HUF…

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Ryanair flight’s forced landing in Minsk and Protasevich’s arrest as seen from Poland

Olivier Bault May 31, 2021

“To catch an opponent, Lukashenko hijacked a Polish plane,” was the headline on the website of the leading newspaper of the Polish liberal left, Gazeta Wyborcza, on Sunday, May 23. The Ryanair plane used for the Athens–Vilnius flight that day is indeed…

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Will the upcoming completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline be a blow to Poland and to NATO’s eastern flank?

Olivier Bault May 27, 2021

Poland – With the lifting of US sanctions against companies involved in the construction of the second Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea, the forthcoming completion of this new link is now almost certain. This lifting…

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Hungary stands alone again to block EU’s Africa-Pacific Trade and Development Deal

Bill Ravotti May 25, 2021

In the agreement, the EU was once again using the bait of ‘future returns’ - before proving that the bloc can actually deport first - while trying to establish legal pathways for increased migration from Africa to Europe. How many times has…

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Towards a federal and uniform Europe with the “rule of law” mechanism

Olivier Bault May 24, 2021

Poland – Polish media reported last week that the European Parliament had asked the European Court of Justice to speed up the examination of Poland’s and Hungary’s appeal against the rule of law mechanism adopted at the EU summit in December. This…

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Samizdat No. 8.

The Editorial Board May 24, 2021

Hungary has vetoed the European Union's joint statement regarding missile attacks on Israel According to Mr. Laschet, a candidate for German chancellor, this is another reason for the necessity to switch from a unanimous vote to a majority vote for decisions on…

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Alexandre Latsa: “Dynamic conservatives of the world: Unite!”

The Editorial Board May 22, 2021

We have decided to share Alexandre Latsa’s response to an article in “Do Rzeczy”, a Polish newspaper, on Russian and Polish conservatisms, which can be consulted in French here. Alexandre Latsa is a Frenchman who lives in Moscow and works as an…