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Slovakia: “Enough Of The Tolerance!”

The Editorial Board December 14, 2016

Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he wants to bring law and order in the Gypsy towns, and is ready to fight with any person opposing this plan, including international institutions if necessary. The Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico. On the weekend…

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Belarus And Latvia Signed A Agreement On Cooperation In The Defense Sector

The Editorial Board December 13, 2016

Latvia, Rīga - Belarus and Latvia have signed an agreement on cooperation in the defense sector. Belarus Defense Minister Lieutnant General Andrei Ravkov made a three-day visit in Latvia from December 5 to December 8, where he met with his Latvian counterpart Raimonds…

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Romanian Social Democrates Won In A Landslide Elections

Bogdan Radu Herzog December 12, 2016

Romania - The Romanian centre-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) won in a landslide elections on Sunday, December 11, with close to 46% of the total vote, one year after the forced resignation of the Social Democrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta in November…

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Viktor Orbán In Poland: “Central Europe Is Experiencing A Renaissance”

The Editorial Board December 9, 2016

Poland, Krakow - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to Krakow, Poland, for a two-days visit. He discussed with the Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło on migration and made on Friday, December 9, a speech on the "Renaissance of Central Europe". Polish…

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Mr Trump invites Czech President to the White House

The Editorial Board December 7, 2016

Czech Republic / United States - On Monday, 5 December, Czech President Milos Zeman had a telephone conversation with the new US President Donald Trump, during which he invited his Czech counterpart to visit him in the United States. Mr. Zeman's spokesman said…

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The Far Left In Power In Austria

The Editorial Board December 4, 2016

Austria - The Green-backed independent far-left candidate Alexander van Der Bellen won the presidential election. The FPÖ candidate Norbert Hofer conceded his defeat publicly. This election take an end after two postponement of the second round. Norbert Hofer, candidate of the national-liberal…

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According to Viktor Orbán, Central Europe has never had as big influence on European matters as it has today

The Editorial Board December 3, 2016

Hungary - The era of political correctness is about to end in the United States but there is still much to do in Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council on Wednesday. Referring to his…

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Visegrád cooperation “should be intensified”

The Editorial Board December 2, 2016

Hungary / Poland - Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that Central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó (pictured left), Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski (pictured right). Hungarian…

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Viktor Orbán Pursues His Economical Reforms In Order To Get Hungary Ready For “A New Industrial Revolution”

The Editorial Board November 29, 2016

Hungary - Viktor Orbán's center-right government continues its economic reforms and has announced corporate income tax rates to be reduced to 9% in 2017. Hungary will therefore be the country with the lowest corporate tax in Europe. Wages will also be increased…

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Slovak PM Fico called some journalists “dirty, anti-Slovak prostitutes”

The Editorial Board November 26, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said some journalists are "dirty, anti-Slovak prostitutes" as he was questioned about allegations made on Sunday by a former employee of the MFA and the anti-corruption NGO Transparency International. Zuzana Hlávková was part of a…

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Orbán In Serbia: “Central Europe And The Visegrad Group Will Be Great Success Stories”

The Editorial Board November 25, 2016

Serbia - As the second line of fence is being built on the border between Hungary and Serbia, Orbán visited again Serbia. According to Viktor Orbán, political relations between the two countries have never been as good as they are now. The…

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Poland Lowers Requested Retirement Age

Olivier Bault November 25, 2016

"In opposition to the EU, Poland is betting on demographics and lowering of the retirement age", by Olivier Bault. Poland - This was one of the campaign promises of the PiS and of President Andrzej Duda: reducing the retirement age from 67…