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Polish Foreign Minister Waszczykowski visits Turkey

The Editorial Board April 23, 2016

Turkey, Ankara - “We want to see Turkey in the European Union in the near future,” said Minister Witold Waszczykowski during his visit to Ankara. On Wednesday, the MFA chief met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and…

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Jobbik party revamped

The Editorial Board April 22, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The president of the party, Gábor Vona, decided to renew the direction of the party. Jobbik is getting revamped. Jobbik, the "national radical" party as they define themselves, is under reorganization. The party has a nefarious reputation in the…

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Orbán visited former Chancellor Kohl

The Editorial Board April 20, 2016

Germany, Oggersheim - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid a visit to the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Oggersheim, Germany. Although he said in a joint press conference with the former Chancellor that Europe might not absorb migrants indefinitely, he added…

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Poland and Bulgaria get closer and agree on energetic independence

The Editorial Board April 20, 2016

Bulgaria, Sofia - Tsetska Tsacheva, Chairperson of the Bulgarian National Assembly, met President of Poland Andrzej Duda, on Monday 18 of April, during his official visit. The two countries are working on a deeper cooperation in terms of security and energy, in…

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Orbán’s Schengen 2.0 proposition

The Editorial Board April 19, 2016

Hungary, Budapest – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán presentend his package "Schengen 2.0" in response to the EU proposals about migrant crisis, on the 15 of April at a meeting of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI) in Lisbon. Schengen 2.0 …

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Chairman of the NATO Military Committee in Slovakia to discuss security and adaptation

The Editorial Board April 18, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - While in Slovakia (15 April 2016), the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Petr Pavel met with the Slovak Minister of Defense, Mr. Petr Gajdoš and Chief of Defense of the Slovak Armed Forces, General Milan Maxim. The…

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Czechia against mechanism for redistribution of migrants

The Editorial Board April 18, 2016

Czechia, Prague – The government would take the issue to court if the European Commission forced Czechia to accept the migrant relocation system, said Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on TV Prima. Sobotka hopes that a solution can be find with others EU members…

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“NATO is not looking for confrontation with Russia” said Stoltenberg

The Editorial Board April 17, 2016

Belgium, Brussels - The Secretary General of NATO has expressed deep concern about the latest moves of Russian pilots on the Baltic Sea. However, he tried to not relate the recent incidents with the Russian government. Moreover, he has not stated clearly…

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“Europe needs Serbia”

The Editorial Board April 16, 2016

Serbia, Novi Sad - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was on an official visit to Novi Sad and Subotica in Serbia, on April 13. He met his Serbian counterpart Alexsandar Vučić Serbia and prompted Serbia's Hungarians to vote next week on…

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The US condemns the Hungarian handling of the migrant crisis

The Editorial Board April 15, 2016

United-States, Washington – The United States Department of State denounced Hungary’s approach to the migrant crisis, in a report published on Thursday, April 14. The report says that the Hungarian law of 2015 – which incriminates any person who tries to cross the…

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V4 wants to help Ukraine

The Editorial Board April 14, 2016

Ukraine, Vinnytsia - Ukraine has experienced major political, social and economic upheavals in the past couple of years. But Ukraine has a long road to go, and she can count on the support of Hungary and the countries of the Visegrád…

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The V4 group supports the integration of Western Balkans

The Editorial Board April 14, 2016

Albania, Durrës – A meeting between the ministers of foreign affairs of Western Balkans took place on the 30 and 31 of March in Durrës, Albania, with Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, and Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of…