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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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L. Kövér: “We would like to take the European Union in the opposite direction to the one the Commission wants for a few years now”
Hungary, Interview with the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, László Kövér: “We would like to take the European Union in the opposite direction to…
“They will be no mosques in Hungary” said a Hungarian Fidesz MP
Hungary, Hungarian Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás declared that “there will be no mosques in Hungary”, and argued that “from the perspective of our own security,…
The Eastring pipeline project is launched
Article originally published in the Budapest Business Journal. Slovakia/Hungary/Romania/BulgariaHungary and Slovakia on Monday signed a declaration of intent on the construction of the Eastring gas pipeline, a…
Viktor Orbán designates globalization and financial speculators as threats for identity
Hungary, Budapest, As every October 23, Hungary celebrates its fight against sovietism and for its freedom. A national holiday with a particularly political connotation. On…
Hungary Hosts First Ever Government Conference for Persecuted Christians
Article originally published on ncregister.com. Written by Edward Pentin. Hungary, BudapestPrime Minister Viktor Orbán opens conference by calling on nations, particularly in Europe, to cast aside political…
Historical Interview with Viktor Orbán: is a Budapest-Cluj-Bucharest axis in the making?
RomaniaLast week the Visegrád Post published the official English translation of an interview given by Viktor Orbán to a small provincial newspaper for Romania’s Hungarian minority (Bihari Napló, i.e.…
Hungarian Christian Democrats against Satan, Soros and the freemasons
Hungary, Last week, the Vice-Prime Minister of Hungary Zsolt Semjén denounced the responsability of freemasons in the current immigration crisis, while the energy undersecretary András…
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:…