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Macedonia: deep crisis without issue

The Editorial Board May 23, 2016

Macedonia, Skopje - The situation is getting worst and worst. This weekend, the Minister of Justice had been attacked with paint-filled balloons by protestors. The demonstrations are continuous. The EU and the USA call to action as the early parliamentary elections -…

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Car industry in Slovakia reaches a new level

The Editorial Board May 20, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - Slovakia's car industry is strong and a growth is expected in the economy, with an increase of the production, giving a boost to the Central European country's economy. Both Kia and PSA group expects output at their Slovak factory…

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Lithuanian Liberal leader involved in corruption scandal

The Editorial Board May 20, 2016

Lithuania , Vilnius - The leader of the liberal opposition party has resigned his parliamentary seat on corruption charges. This is a blow to the Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania, 5 months ahead of the elections. …

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Romania will have her first smart city by 2018

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

Romania, Alba Iulia - Communications Minister of Romania Marius Bostan has chosen Alba Iulia to be the first Romania city where the 5G technology will be available. “Let’s built the first smart city in Romania by 2018, and let this city be Alba…

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Polish journalist and politician arrested for spying suspicion

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Wednesday morning, May 18, Mateusz Piskorski, pro-Russian leader of Zmiana (Change) party, has been arrested by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW). He is suspected of spying for Russia. Zmiana pro-Russian Polish party issued a statement on Facebook saying…

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LGBT in Kosovo organized their first Gay Pride

The Editorial Board May 18, 2016

Kosovo, Pristina - On Tuesday, May 17th, a few hundreds of people walked through the capital for the first Gay Pride organized in Kosovo. The parade was planned in the greatest secrecy. The organizers were afraid of the reactions of the population,…

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Poland wants to help refugees near their home and refuses mandatory immigration

Olivier Bault May 17, 2016

Poland - Poland wants to help refugees near their home and refuse mandatory immigration, by Olivier Bault. The Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski said that no country can be forced to welcome immigrants on its territory and the…

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Polish Prime Minister visits Pope Francis

The Editorial Board May 17, 2016

Vatican - May 13th, Pope Francis received Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo. They talked about the next visit of the pope in Poland, which will take place in July for the World Youth Day in Cracow. They also evoked the recent…

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Massive pilgrimage of Hungarians and Szeklers to Csíksomlyó

The Editorial Board May 13, 2016

Romania, Şumuleu Ciuc - Csíksomlyó in Hungarian, is an important place of annula pilgrimage for Hungarians and Szeklers (Hungarian-speaking people of Transylvania, assimilated to the Hungarians). Each year thousands of people go there to celebrate Pentecost. Wednesday, May 11,…

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Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are the worst places for an LGBT

The Editorial Board May 12, 2016

Lituanie - According to the Rainbow Europe 2016 index Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are the worst places to live as an LGBT citizen. The report made by the non-governmental organisation ILGA-Europe - the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans…

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5,000 Romanians joined the Royal Family to celebrate the King’s Day celebration

The Editorial Board May 11, 2016

Romania, Sinaia - On May the 10th, 5,000 people went to the castle of Peleș to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal House of Romania. On May 10, 1866, Prince Karl von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen arrived in Bucharest and is…

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Hungarian Parliament approves referendum on migrant quotas

The Editorial Board May 11, 2016

Hungary, Budapest – Hungarian parliament approved a referendum about migrant quotas imposed by the EU with 136 positive votes. Hungarian people will be asked : “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens to Hungary without…