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Defamation lawsuit over Polish complicity in the Holocaust reignites controversy

Olivier Bault February 19, 2021

A defamation lawsuit brought in Poland by an elderly woman has quickly gained international prominence. The reason is the subject to which it relates: the role of Poles in the genocide perpetrated against Jews on Polish territory occupied by Nazi Germany. The…

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Hungary’s “National Consultation on the reopening”

The Editorial Board February 18, 2021

Hungary - While the authorities just announced the beginning of the "third wave", the Hungarian government launched an online national consultation "on the reopening", following 11 months of restrictive measures taken in order to counter the Covid-19. Since early January, the nationalist…

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Poland’s demographic deficit is growing despite PiS’s pro-natalist policy

Olivier Bault February 8, 2021

After an increase in the number of births in 2016 and 2017, which the government attributed to the introduction of family allowances for the first time in post-communist Poland, the birth rate began to fall again in 2018. That trend was confirmed…

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East and West – Status Report

David Engels February 5, 2021

Europe – Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic that has dominated the media’s attention, recent discussions concerning the EU budget clearly highlight that the most important divide on the continent is not between the North and the South but rather between the East and…

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Outrageous record of Budapest’s mayor’s advisor sparks scandal in Hungary

The Editorial Board February 4, 2021

Hungary - Exclusive record: Expert of Gergely Karácsony is bragging about, that he desecrated the cross on the Gellért-hill with rainbow colour paint. The record in the possession of Vasárnap.hu also testifies: Gáspár Békés wants to do it again. The advisor of…

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Polish opposition wants “decriminalisation of abortion aid”

Sébastien Meuwissen February 3, 2021

MPs from the Left and the liberal Civic Coalition (KO) will meet on Friday to discuss legal solutions in connection with the judgment of the Constitutional Court on abortion. The main topic of the talks is "decriminalisation of abortion aid." “Thanks to…

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Hungarian politicians openly attack the Christian Church

The Editorial Board January 31, 2021

Recently, numerous Hungarian leftists politicians attacked the Christian Church on social media. One of them, a deputy mayor resigned from his position, after sharing a hateful comment on Facebook against Christianity. In a world, where it is unacceptable to speak against any…

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The ban on eugenic abortions becomes effective in Poland

Olivier Bault January 30, 2021

Poland - On Wednesday evening the Polish government published the 22 October ruling of the Constitutional Court which declared the clause of the Polish abortion law authorizing abortions on grounds of the disability of the unborn child to be unconstitutional. In concrete…

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Hungary helps reconstruction after earthquake in Croatia

The Editorial Board January 30, 2021

Hungary - The Hungary Helps Program and the municipality of Székesfehérvár sent donations to Croatia, to help in the rebuilding projects. The Hungary Helps Program shared on its Facebook page that Hungary provided prompt financial aid to Croatia, and contributed to the…

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Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II: Hungary was the only country that came to us directly

The Editorial Board January 29, 2021

Hungary - Every Hungarian person could be proud, when a church established 2,000 years ago sets the Hungary Helps Program (HHP) as an example – posted Tristan Azbej on his Facebook page, State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the…

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Some good figures for the Polish economy in spite of the pandemic

Olivier Bault January 28, 2021

Poland - Polish industrial production figures surprised commentators this week, with growth of 11.2% (at constant prices) compared to December 2019. Taking into account seasonal factors (such as the fact that there was one more working day in December 2020 compared to…

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Abortion: The Revolution hoped for by the Polish radical Left is a flop

Olivier Bault January 23, 2021

Poland - On Wednesday evening around 6 pm at the Charles de Gaulle roundabout in Warsaw, a small group of demonstrators, perhaps one hundred people, were standing in the middle of the road blocking traffic. The event was organized by Women’s Strike…