Olguţa Vasilescu warns the multinationals - Genesis and prospects of a potential "social-patriot shift" in Romania

Olguţa Vasilescu warns the multinationals – Genesis and prospects of a potential “social-patriot shift” in Romania

Modeste Schwartz May 12, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Olguţa Vasilescu warns the multinationals Genesis and prospects of a potential "social-patriot shift" in Romania Romania - Currently mayor of Craiova (Oltenia) under the aegis of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and as Minister of Labor, Family and Social Protection…

Society

Hungary and Slovakia challenge migrants quotas at the European Court of Justice

The Editorial Board May 11, 2017

Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Hungary and Slovakia challenge quotas on redistribution scheme at the ECJ in Luxembourg. Solidarity, sovereignty and possible dislocation of the EU are the main topics related to this case, according to many observers and experts. On Wednesday, May 10,…

Politics

Hungary’s Foreign Minister calls on European Commission first Vice President Timmermans to resign

The Editorial Board May 10, 2017

Article originally published on Daily News Hungary. Hungary, Budapest – Hungary’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Péter Szijjártó, has called on European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans to resign in light of his accusation of anti-Semitism made against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his…

Politics

French-Polish relations undermined by Emmanuel Macron’s presidential campaign

Olivier Bault May 6, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - "You know the friends of Madame Le Pen, her allies: these are the regimes of misters Orbán, Kaczyński, Putin. These are not open and free democracies. Many freedoms are violated every day and, by this, so are our…

Politics

Czech PM Sobotka resigns over conflict with his rival Andrej Babiš

The Editorial Board May 2, 2017

Czechia, Prague - The Czech prime minister announced unexpectedly his government will resign over unexplained business dealings of his rival for the upcoming elections, Andrej Babiš, the country’s finance minister and wealthy businessman. Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Tuesday, May…

Society

Bosniaks’ use of the “Taqīya”: an Austrian example

The Editorial Board May 1, 2017

This article has been sent to us by citizens' collective called Bürgerinitiative Zivilcourage (Citizen initiative - civil courage). Austria, Vöcklabruck - How Bosniaks have used "taqīya" to illegally operate a mosque in Vöcklabruck (Upper Austria) for five years. Note of the authors: This article is…

Politics

Macedonia: fight in the Parliament and provocations of the Left

Mariann Őry April 30, 2017

Article originally published in Hungarian on Magyar Hírlap. By Mariann Őry. The left might have deliberately provoked the fights in the parliament. Macedonia, Skopje - High tensions in Macedonia as the Social-Democrats chose irregularly the Albanian chairman of the parliament. The Social-Democrats want to use…

Politics

Poland: French presidential candidate Macron wants quick sanctions

The Editorial Board April 28, 2017

France, Paris - The Liberal-Libertarian candidate for the French presidency assured that he would take, once elected, measures against Poland. According to him, Poland violated "all the principles of the European Union". "In the three months following my election, there will be…

Politics

Orbán tried to calm down Brussels

The Editorial Board April 27, 2017

Article originally published on Hungary Today. Belgium, Brussels - At the plenary session of the European Parliament on Wednesday, April 26, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed that his government’s dedication to the European Union is “unquestionable,” but in many respects the…

Society

Prices of basic foodstuffs and agricultural produce in Central and Southeast Europe

Michał Kowalczyk April 26, 2017

Article originaly published on Central European Financial Observer. By Michał Kowalczyk. Central Europe - Central and Southeast European (CSE) countries without doubt appear to be the ones with the lowest prices in the European Union. Poles, Hungarians or Romanians pay less for basic…

Interviews

Nikola Mirkovic: the interference of NATO and the West completely disrupted the Balkans which could explode soon

The Editorial Board April 25, 2017

Kosovo - Interview with Nikola Mirkovic, author and anti-NATO activist: "What is certain is that the interference of NATO and the West completely disrupted the Balkans, which have not recovered. Today it is mistakenly believed that peace has returned, but believe me,…

Politics

Will the Visegrád 4 have its own euro-group in the European Parliament?

The Editorial Board April 24, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - On April 17, Viktor Orbán's friend, the publicist Zsolt Bayer, mentioned the possibility of the creation of a V4 euro-parliamentary group. During the political debate named Saj tó klub (media club), on the government-friendly Echo TV channel, the show's…