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US ambassadors checked on Hungary-Serbia border zone

The Editorial Board August 1, 2016

Hungary, Röszke - US Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell and US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott visited a migrant transit zone in Röszke, in southern Hungary, on Thursday and they were shown the facility and local procedures by the regional director of…

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President Putin visits Slovenia

The Editorial Board July 30, 2016

Slovenia - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Slovenia on July 30 is officially a memorial visit, but one can assumes this is also politically motivated. On July 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to arrive in Slovenia for a high-profile…

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Presidential elections in Bulgaria on November 6, 2016

The Editorial Board July 29, 2016

Bulgaria - Bulgarian Parliament decided to hold the presidential elections on November 6, this year. The GERB party proposed the date and the motion was passed in a 113-14 vote, with eight abstentions. Socialists that wanted to hold the elections earlier on October,…

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Czech Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babiš opposes taking 81 migrants

The Editorial Board July 28, 2016

Czechia - Under a European Union agreement, Czechia is to take in 81 migrants from Turkish migrant camps. After the terrorist attacks and in particular in neighbouring Germany, some express opposition to the EU agreement Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babiš - the…

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Theresa May on visit to Poland and Slovakia about Brexit

The Editorial Board July 28, 2016

EU - On Thursday, July 28, Theresa May will meet Slovakian Robert Fico and Polish Beata Szydło for Brexit negociations, as a lot of their citizens have jobs in the UK and these countries are already skeptical about EU membership. The British…

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Viktor Orbán on Trump, V4, EU, Brexit and NATO

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Romania, Băile Tușnad - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made his annual speech at the summer Open University of Bálványos and youth camp in Băile Tușnad, in Transylvania (former Hungarian part of Romania). He spoke about the EU, the terrorism, the Visegrád group,…

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After the wave of attacks, Poland requests explanations from Germany

Olivier Bault July 26, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - In Reutlingen, it's a Polish girl who was killed with a kebab knife by a Syrian "refugee", which nearly cut off her head. Attacks by "refugees" and Muslim immigrants succeed in Germany as in France, some claiming to…

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Slovenia Lost $11Mln Due to Russian Dairy Products Embargo in 2015

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Ljubljana lost about 10 million euros ($11 million) in 2015 due to Russia embargo on imports of milk and dairy products, Slovenian Ambassador to Moscow Primoz Seligo said. Moscow —The ambassador noted that the Russia-Slovenia relations had a positive dynamics even under…

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Former leader of Bosnian Serbs Radovan Karadžić appealed against his conviction

The Editorial Board July 25, 2016

Serbia - On Thursday Radovan Karadžić, former political leader of Bosnian Serbs appealed against his conviction pronounced on 24 March 2015 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), to forty years imprisonment for genocide . He accuses the judges,…

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The leader of the patriotic party SNS is the most popular politician in Slovakia

The Editorial Board July 22, 2016

Slovakia - According to recent polls, Andrej Danko is the most popular politician in Slovakia. The leader of the Slovenská národná strana (Slovak National Party) is even beating out the chairman of the ruling party, and current Prime Minister Robert Fico,…

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V4 leaders met to talk about post-Brexit EU

The Editorial Board July 22, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Thursday, Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Group countries discussed in Warsaw about European Union. They said there is a need of reforms that would give more power to national parliaments, guarantee respect for European freedoms and ensure security…

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Lithuania and Croatia strengthen their mutual cooperation in defense and energy

The Editorial Board July 22, 2016

Vilnius, Lithuania - Presidents of Lithuania and Croatia, during their meeting, welcomed on latter Thursday the NATO decision to strengthen its eastern flank and deploy international battalions in the Baltic States and Poland. They also discussed energy related topics. "Once the new…