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Czech PM Sobotka resigns over conflict with his rival Andrej Babiš

The Editorial Board May 2, 2017

Czechia, Prague - The Czech prime minister announced unexpectedly his government will resign over unexplained business dealings of his rival for the upcoming elections, Andrej Babiš, the country’s finance minister and wealthy businessman. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Tuesday, May…

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Macedonia: fight in the Parliament and provocations of the Left

Mariann Őry April 30, 2017

Article originally published in Hungarian on Magyar Hírlap. By Mariann Őry. The left might have deliberately provoked the fights in the parliament. Macedonia, Skopje - High tensions in Macedonia as the Social-Democrats chose irregularly the Albanian chairman of the parliament. The Social-Democrats want to use…

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Poland: French presidential candidate Macron wants quick sanctions

The Editorial Board April 28, 2017

France, Paris - The Liberal-Libertarian candidate for the French presidency assured that he would take, once elected, measures against Poland. According to him, Poland violated "all the principles of the European Union". "In the three months following my election, there will be…

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Orbán tried to calm down Brussels

The Editorial Board April 27, 2017

Article originally published on Hungary Today. Belgium, Brussels - At the plenary session of the European Parliament on Wednesday, April 26, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed that his government’s dedication to the European Union is “unquestionable,” but in many respects the…

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Will the Visegrád 4 have its own euro-group in the European Parliament?

The Editorial Board April 24, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - On April 17, Viktor Orbán's friend, the publicist Zsolt Bayer, mentioned the possibility of the creation of a V4 euro-parliamentary group. During the political debate named Saj tó klub (media club), on the government-friendly Echo TV channel, the show's…

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Smolensk air disaster: new findings of the commission of inquiry and new macabre discoveries

Olivier Bault April 19, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Translated from French by the Visegrád Post. Poland - The exhumations of the bodies of the victims of the Smolensk air disaster where Polish President Lech Kaczyński died on 10 April 2010 along with 88 personalities, including crew members and…

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The Central European University case – Orbán vs. NGO, next round

Alexandre Árpád Szigethy April 18, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - It is now with regular frequency that new episodes of the “Orbán vs NGOs” series are coming out. The subject of my previous article was the Olympic games and the artificial way that their organization has been placed into…

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Serbian presidential elections in 2017: Vučić’s clear victory in the not-so-clean elections

Miloš Milojević April 17, 2017

By Miloš Milojević. On April 3, 2017, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić won the presidential election at the first round, with 55% of the votes. He will become officially president of Serbia on May 31, 2017. Serbia, Belgrade - It is unlikely that the outcome…

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The Visegrád group is a key player in the cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries

The Editorial Board April 13, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - On April 12, Foreign Ministers of the V4, alongside with Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, met with their counterparts of the Eastern Partnership. The talks was about the Chinese new Silk Road project, ways…

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A shift is emerging in Eastern Europe

The Editorial Board April 11, 2017

Article originally published on GeopoliticalFutures, with the title "A shift is emerging in Eastern Europe". By George Friedman. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarly represent those of the Visegrád Post. As I have mentioned…

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EU investments in the V4 and CEE nations benefit all

Bill Ravotti April 9, 2017

Article originally published on Rav'sReport, with the title : "EU Investments in the V4 and CEE Nations Benefit All; Western Europe and the Marshall Plan" It’s like a stuck, worn-out record repeating the same line over and over again: Those hypocritical rebels from…

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The Self-Destruction of the European Union

Ferenc Almássy April 7, 2017

By Ferenc Almássy. European Union - There are indications that there is a new continental divide. Criminal charges have been filed, and this time they may bring an end to the European Union. The accused: Poland and Hungary. But what is really…