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Viktor Orbán’s full speech for the beginning of his fourth mandate
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s address after swearing the prime-ministerial oath of office Budapest, 10 May 2018 Honourable President of the Republic, Honourable Speaker, Fellow Members…
May 3, a national holiday in Poland
PolandThis Thursday on May 3, Poland will celebrate its first constitution. Like every year, there will be animations everywhere in Warsaw. May 3 is a…
Emmanuel Macron and Central Europe: 1/2
European UnionOn Sunday April 15th the French President Emmanuel Macron gave a TV interview of around three hours. Halfway between his comfortable election in last…
Splendours and Dangers of a Victory
HungaryAnalysis of the electoral results of April 8, which gave Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz a third consecutive mandate. Why rejoice? Let’s start with a cynical statement:…
Péter Márki-Zay: “My hope would be for a technocrat government”
Hungary, Péter Marki-Zay: “My hope would be for a technocrat government, a managing government, whose primary purpose would be to restore democracy, freedom of the…
What happened to Polish shale gas?
PolandIn 2011, the US Energy Information Administration estimated shale gas reserves in the Polish basement at 5.3 trillion cubic meters. Other less optimistic estimates then…
Orbán: “we must fight against an organized international network”
Hungary, On the occasion of the National Day and three weeks ahead of the elections, Viktor Orbán demonstrated his popularity and his determination to fight…
In Budapest, the V4 reiterated its will of a different Europe
Hungary, Budapest, Meeting at the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, the highest parliamentary representatives of the Visegrád Group, whose Presidency is held by Hungary until the…
“The West will fall, as Europe is occupied without realising it,” said Viktor Orbán. “Christianity is the last hope”: FULL SPEECH
Hungary, On Sunday, February 18, Viktor Orbán held his annual state of the nation address at the castle of Budapest. 6 weeks ahead of the…
“They are not refugees, but a Muslim invasion force” said Viktor Orbán visiting Bavaria
Germany, Bavaria, Seeon, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited the Bavarian leader Seehofer at two days of the beginning of negotiations for the formation of…
French diplomacy in Bucharest: would it be on “autopilot”?
RomaniaThe lack of talent of the French, especially their diplomats, in foreign languages is already a classic theme of jokes in Central Europe. This finding…
N. Starikov: “Western politicians should have established a belt of independent Central European states”
Romania, Timișoara, Interview with Nikolai Starikov, Russian writer, opinion journalist, social activist and a co-chairman of Great Fatherland Party: “If Western politicians were really worried about the possibility…