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Romanian border-guards shots two smugglers cars

The Editorial Board August 29, 2017

Romania, Moraviţa - Near Timișoara, on the border with Serbia and not far from the Hungarian border, the Romanian border guards opened fire on the vehicle of a passenger of Serbian citizenship conveying migrants. Romania is increasingly subject to the management of…

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Slovakia: “Natural police” to protect nature and animals

The Editorial Board August 22, 2017

Article originally published on The Slovak Spectator. Slovakia - The general prosecutor (GP) proposed the creation of a specialized police body. The “natural police” should dedicate its work to investigating environmental crimes. In 2016, 302 people were prosecuted of crimes against the environment.…

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Hungary is ready to take in an Iranian Christian refugee facing deportation from Sweden

Nicolas de Lamberterie August 9, 2017

By Nicolas de Lamberterie. Hungary - Aideen Strandsson is an Iranian actress. She secretly converted to Christianity, before publicly announcing it when she arrived in Sweden with a three-year work visa: she was publicly baptized and took a Swedish surname. Today, due…

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Are Baltic states still Baltic tigers?

Michał Kowalczyk August 4, 2017

By Michał Kowalczyk. Baltics - More than 25 years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have an indisputable reputation of being the most developed of former republics of USSR. These states have often been called…

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The V4 pressures the European Commission over low quality food

The Editorial Board July 27, 2017

Slovakia - Prime Minister Robert Fico could lead the fight of the V4 against the lower quality food products of brands in Central Europe. The V4 stands as one to pressure the European Commission to make legal changes in order to solve…

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Gheorghe Piperea: The Pepper That Could Make Multinationals in Romania Sneeze

Modeste Schwartz July 25, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Last Thursday, as reported by the Romanian news agency Agerpres , the Official Monitor of Romania published the decision by Prime Minister Mihai Tudose (seated on June 29) to appoint the lawyer Gheorghe Piperea as his honorary…

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Driverless cars in Budapest

The Editorial Board July 23, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - If you spot a car without a driver speeding through Budapest, don't be alarmed! It's the latest wave of driverless cars to hit Hungary. AImotive is the first enterprise to receive a license for testing driverless cars on public…

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Poles would rather leave the EU than take in Muslim immigrants

Olivier Bault July 12, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The question does not really arise, since the European treaties reserve the right for each country to accept immigrants of its choice on its soil, except for immigrants from other EU countries benefiting the freedom of movement. Nevertheless,…

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Czech parliament authorizes the use of firearms in case of terror attack

The Editorial Board July 4, 2017

Czechia - The Czech lower house voted the right for Czech citizens to use firearms in case of terror attack. Last year, Czech President Zeman, following a series a terrorist attacks in Western Europe, declared he was in favor to make it…

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Poland, the Land of Ukrainian Immigration

Olivier Bault June 28, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - It has become extremely common in Warsaw to meet with Ukrainians, usually easily recognizable by their accent: the young saleswoman behind the shop counter, the waiter at the restaurant, the woman in her fifties…

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Orbán rehabilitates Horthy

Ferenc Almássy June 27, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declare d that the controversial interwar Governor of Hungary, Miklós Horthy, was a national hero. The Hungarian Prime Minister made a speech d uring a ceremony for the inauguration of a newly renovated…

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The (more or less) Secret Networks of the West in Romania: Objectives, Channels and Results

Modeste Schwartz June 25, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. The opinions and interpretations expressed in this article are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect the points of view of the redaction. Romania - In Romania everyone is officially pro-Western. No established political force is challenging the country's membership to NATO,…