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VIDEO – Violent protests in Bulgaria after the stabbing of a Bulgarian by Romas

The Editorial Board May 11, 2016

Bulgaria, Radnevo - Following a villainous assault of three Bulgarians by four Roma which resulted in the stabbing of an ethnic Bulgarian. He had been rushed to the hospital in a critical condition. More than 2,000 people demonstrated to show their anger…

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An illegal migrant has been shot in Slovakia

The Editorial Board May 10, 2016

Slovakia, Veľký Meder - At the border with Hungary, a car with illegal migrants did not stopped at a control and customs officers opened fire on the car. A 26 years old Syrian woman has been shot but her life is not…

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Czechia raises doctors’ salaries

The Editorial Board May 9, 2016

Czechia, Prague - Doctors' wages will increase by ten percent next year, to prevent them from moving to Western Europe. "It is necessary to raise salaries for nurses and doctors from January 1 next year by 10 percent," Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka…

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Mercedes invests € 500m in Poland

The Editorial Board May 9, 2016

Poland, Jawor - Mercedes-Benz wants to invest € 500 million in Poland. After announcing an investment in Hungary of € 595 million a week earlier, the German luxury car manufacturer continues to developp its Central and Eastern factories. The plant of Jawor,…

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More halal meat to be produced in Hungary soon

The Editorial Board May 6, 2016

Hungary, Szentes - The slaughterhouse Hungerit ZRT wants to hire a Muslim employee in order to produce halal meat in larger quantities due to the increase in demand among its customers in Western Europe. So far, a Muslim engineer is…

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Migrants harassing female handball team in Hungary

The Editorial Board May 5, 2016

Hungary, Körmend - Hungary opened a new migrant camp at the Austrian border, to handle the few hundreds illegals still on her territory. After three days, some migrants harassed a feminine handball team during a training and eventually broke a window after…

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Poland abolishes her anti-discrimination council

The Editorial Board May 4, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - A government decree of the 27 April abolished Poland's Council for the Prevention of Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The council was established on January 1st, 2011, under the tenure of Prime Minister Donald Tusk of the centrist…

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Poland destroys Soviet monuments

The Editorial Board May 4, 2016

Poland - After World War II, hundreds of monuments in honor of the Soviets were set up in Poland. A part have already destroyed, and a campaign should begin in June to demolish another big part. Historian Paweł Ukielski of the…

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Orbán refuses gay marriage

The Editorial Board May 3, 2016

Hungary - The portuguese newspaper Expresso published an interview of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in which he defends traditional marriage, between a man and a woman. “An apple cannot asked to be called a pear. (…) If a person lives together with…

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Hungary increases wages in health care sector

The Editorial Board May 3, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian governement will rise wages in health care sector by 85 billion forints (EUR 273.3m), in the 2017 budget, said the State Secretary responsible for health care. Dr. Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs, State Secretary responsible for health care, also said to…

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Mercedes-Benz plans to invest € 595 million in Hungary

The Editorial Board May 2, 2016

Hungary, Kecskemét - On Friday, April 29, German luxury car manufacturer Mecedes-Benz announced its will to invest HUF 185 billion (€ 595 million) to improve its Hungarian plant in Kecskemét. “The Best or Nothing – Mercedes’s slogan goes; the company opted for…

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Germans are not willing to fight for Poland or the Baltic countries

Olivier Bault April 29, 2016

Germany - Germans do not want to defend Poland and the Baltic states against Russia, by Olivier Bault. A poll conducted in early March by TNS for the Polish Instytut Spraw Publicznych (ISP) and Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation might worry allies…