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Political situation in Montenegro (1/2)

Miloš Milojević October 17, 2016

Political situation in Montenegro (1/2), by Miloš Milojević. This article has been written few days before the elections which took place on Sunday, October the 16th, and the second part of the article will comment the results of the election. On Saturday, October the…

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Poland cancels her $ 3.4 billion contract with Airbus

The Editorial Board October 10, 2016

Poland - The Polish Ministry of Development announced last week that it was breaking the negotiations with Airbus, which concerned an order for 50 Caracal helicopters. The Development Ministry said the Airbus company had proposed a contract that does not provide enough…

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The Czech populist party wins regional elections

The Editorial Board October 9, 2016

Czechia - Official results announced this Saturday, October 8, that ANO, the Czech populist party founded by Andrej Babiš in 2011, won the majority of votes in the regional elections. Andrej Babiš, currently finance minister, could then consider becoming Prime Minister. The…

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The anti-abortion bill has been rejected by the Polish Diet

Olivier Bault October 9, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - On Thursday the Polish parliament rejected by 352 votes against 58 and 18 abstentions the bill of the Civic Committee "Stop abortion", designed to comprehensively ban abortion except in cases of danger for the life of the…

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The Polish Parliament rejected the near-total ban on abortion

The Editorial Board October 7, 2016

Poland - The Polish Parliament rejected this Thursday, October 6, the draft law from citizens' initiative aimed at banning abortion unless it is the result of medical care aiming to save the pregnant woman's life. This project had led several demonstrations, on…

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Serbia wants more agreements with Poland

The Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Serbia - A week ago, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić received the Polish Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, in Belgrade. The PM of Serbia "expressed the hope bilateral economic cooperation would be stepped up." Poland is actively supporting Serbia's European path and wants…

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Estonia elects her first female president

The Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Estonia - The Estonian parliament has unanimously elected its first woman president, Kersti Kaljulaid. She was elected on Monday, October 3, with 81 votes against 0, with 20 abstentions or absent. After two votes invalid and several weeks of debate, the parliament…

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Hungarian referendum: Central Europe says Brussels should listen to Hungary

The Editorial Board October 4, 2016

Central Europe - After the Hungarian referendum on Sunday about the migrant quotas bringing a victory to Orbán - though a low turnout - several politicians from Austria, Poland, Serbia, Czechia and Croatia expressed their appreciation of the results - all saying…

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Quota Referendum: Half-victory for Viktor Orbán

Ferenc Almássy October 2, 2016

By Ferenc Almássy. Hungary - The referendum called by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has mobilized 44.35% of Hungarian voters. This theoretically invalidates the vote, since the constitutional quorum of 50% was not not reached. That means the national Parliament does not have…

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Smolensk, April 10, 2010: Did Polish President Lech Kaczyński die in an accident or an attack?

Olivier Bault October 1, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The investigation was reopened in Poland with a new commission of inquiry set up in March by the government of the conservative party (PiS), specifically by the Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz as part of the Commission investigation…

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Croatia aligns herself on Berlin’s policy

The Editorial Board September 29, 2016

Croatia - Interior Minister Vlaho Orepić is serene and do not think that a new migratory wave will hit the country. According to him no significant flow of migrants will affect Croatia, or even Europe. “There is no place for ‘fear’. It…

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Vienna Summit: a meeting between Merkel and Balkans’ leaders

The Editorial Board September 28, 2016

Austria, Vienna - On Saturday, September 24, several European leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and representatives of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and the President of the…