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Recent coverage includes a Space Force special operations plan questioned by Congress, a Tech Force initiative to hire thousands for two-year federal jobs, a Navy report on V-22 Osprey safety risks, and a new presidential jet arriving early. Paul Scharre’s views on the global AI arms race are also discussed.
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Ukrainian new educational law: towards the end of Ukraine’s European integration?
Ukraine, Early September, the Ukrainian parliament passed a reform of the education system, imposing Ukrainian as the compulsory secondary school language. Many countries oppose this…
The Four of Varna, a new V4 in the Balkans?
Bulgaria, Varna, The Prime Ministers of Greece and Romania and the Presidents of Serbia and Bulgaria, met in Varna on Tuesday, October 3. They initiated…
Hungary asks EU to pay the half of its fence’s costs
Hungary, On Thursday, August 31, Hungarian government officially asked the European Commission to show some “solidarity” and pay half of the cost Hungary has incurred…
For the Polish government, the attacks in Barcelona demonstrate once again the need for Europe to return to responsible immigration policies
PolandThere was an official condemnation of the attacks in Catalonia by Prime Minister Beata Szydło and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement…
Hungary is ready to take in an Iranian Christian refugee facing deportation from Sweden
HungaryAideen 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:…
Full speech of V. Orbán: Will Europe belong to Europeans?
Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 28th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp, 22 July 2017, Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tuşnad, Romania) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: “First…
Orbán: ‘The question of the coming decades: Will Europe belong to Europeans?’
Romania, Băile Tușnad, “Twenty-seven years ago, we believed our future is Europe,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the 28th Summer University and Student Camp…
Orbán, Soros and Bibi
Budapest, Hungary, The current visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest is no coincidence. It is occurring against the backdrop of the ongoing…
Poles would rather leave the EU than take in Mulsim immigrants
PolandThe question does not really arise, since the European treaties reserve the right for each country to accept immigrants of its choice on its soil,…
Three Seas Initiative: Trump in Warsaw supports the project
Poland, Warsaw, Poland received the US President Trump alongside with representatives of the countries of the Three Seas Initiative, a recent Central European project. An…
The V4 and Egypt strengthen their cooperation
Hungary, Budapest, The V4 leaders convened in Budapest in order to meet with the Egyptian President. A strategic move from the V4, who wants to…
Orbán: “Multiculturalism has failed in Europe”
Article originally published on Hungary Today. Hungary, BudapestThe two issues putting Europe’s unity to the test today are migration and the direction the European Union is…