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Poland – Open warfare between president of supreme audit institution and Morawiecki government

Olivier Bault August 13, 2021

Poland – The conflict between the President of the Polish Supreme Audit Office (Najwyższa Izba Kontroli, NIK) – Poland’s highest audit institution – and the Morawiecki government continues to escalate, now with a request for a waiver of Marian Banaś’s immunity. “This…

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Salvini’s credibility at stake

Bill Ravotti August 12, 2021

Italy - Draghi just sent him a clear message with 800 fresh illegals over the weekend. After Matteo Salvini linked his continued support of the government with stopping the illegal landings, Mario Draghi seems to have send Salvini a message with 800+…

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Completion of Nord Stream 2: a geopolitical clarification?

Yann Caspar August 10, 2021

Europe - The July 15 meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden, which resulted in the signing of joint declarations on energy and human rights, is widely seen by analysts as a victory for German and Russian positions,…

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Viktor Orbán’s interview on Fox News

The Editorial Board August 8, 2021

Hungary - The television host and political commentator who has hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News since 2016 spent a week in Hungary. On 6 August, 2021, he made a 20 minutes long interview with Hungarian…

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The Three Seas Initiative shows what Europe could be without the EU

Olivier Bault July 26, 2021

Central Europe – “America is eager to expand our partnership with you. We welcome stronger ties of trade and commerce as you grow your economies and we are committed to securing your access to alternate sources of energy so Poland and its…

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The European Commission has just issued an ultimatum to Poland. Will it do the same to France?

Olivier Bault July 22, 2021

Poland – The European Commission has given Poland until 16 August to suspend its Supreme Court’s new Disciplinary Chamber, failing which it will again refer the matter to the ECJ to apply a daily fine. The financial penalty will increase with each…

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About those deportations to Afghanistan… or lack of them

Bill Ravotti July 21, 2021

European Union - Many in the EU media circles and open-border lobbies have made quite a fuss lately about deportations to Afghanistan. Finland now says they will stop the deportations while Germany and Austria claim they will continue. Quite frankly, this is a…

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PiS accused of undermining media pluralism and freedom, again

Olivier Bault July 20, 2021

Poland – Already dubbed “Lex TVN” by its critics, a law that would force the American owner of one of Poland’s two major private television groups to sell at least part of its shares is worrying the opposition and setting American diplomacy…

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Contrasting reactions reveal real stakes in conflict between ECJ and Polish Constitutional Court

Olivier Bault July 19, 2021

Poland – The major significance of the rulings delivered between 13 and 15 July by the European Court of Justice and the Polish Constitutional Court is not lost on anyone in Poland. Outside of Poland, few media outlets seem to understand what…

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Polish Constitutional Court denying ECJ right to extend its own powers

Olivier Bault July 16, 2021

Poland – Can the EU extend the scope of its competences, without member states having a say, through the decisions of the European Court of Justice? That was the question the Polish Constitutional Court had to answer when it considered, on Wednesday…

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Press statement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after a meeting between the prime ministers of the Visegrád Four and Slovenia

The Editorial Board July 15, 2021

9 July 2021, Ljubljana First of all, I’d like to thank the Prime Minister of Slovenia for inviting us. The cooperation of Central European countries is not a matter of theory, but of practical reality. As the Prime Minister himself said, during…

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Bill Ravotti: The Central European cooperation is vital to combat EU juggernaut

Bill Ravotti July 12, 2021

Central Europe - The leaders of the V4 nations and Slovenian PM Janez Janša convened in Slovenia last Friday to discuss cooperation between Central Eastern European states (CEE) regarding mass migration, integrity of the nation state and other topics. Given the outrageous,…