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Czechs and Slovaks “closer than ever”

The Editorial Board September 28, 2016

The Czech and Slovak governments met for a joint working session in Bratislava on Monday to discuss the state of bilateral ties, cooperation in security and defense and their position on key European issues. Twenty-three years after the Velvet Divorce, the two…

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Roma organisations are closing because Soros does not found them anymore

The Editorial Board September 28, 2016

Hungary - Four major Roma organizations go out of business due to lack of means. The Open Society Foundations of George Soros has significantly decreased the aid given to organizations of the Roma minority. "What the government has not succeeded with all his…

Politics

Cdl. Schönborn: Europe’s Christian legacy is in danger because we have squandered it

The Editorial Board September 27, 2016

Austria - Cardinal Christoph Schönborn said a few days ago "will there be a third Islamic attempt to conquer Europe? Many Muslims think this and wish this and say that Europe is at its end." But later he issued a clarification and…

Politics

Migrants: misunderstanding between the United States and Romania

The Editorial Board September 26, 2016

Romania - Tuesday, September 20, US President Barack Obama announced that Romania and six other European countries, had agreed to host ten times more migrants than in 2015. But the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to this statement by saying that…

Society

Nail bomb in Budapest: the police was the target

The Editorial Board September 26, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - On Saturday, September 24, an explosion occurred in the center of Budapest. Two policemen have been severely injured. On Saturday evening, a young man dropped a bag at the entrance of a closed shop at Teréz körút 2-4, in…

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Scandinavia launches a legal action against Hungary

The Editorial Board September 26, 2016

Hungary - Germany and Austria have already threatened to return migrants to Hungary, a transit country, saying that it was for her to welcome them because of the Dublin agreements. Now it was the turn of four Scandinavian countries to take on…

Society

Czechia offers a solution for migrants

The Editorial Board September 25, 2016

Czech Republic - At the UN summit for refugees and migrants held Monday, September 20 in New York, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Lubomír Zaorálek said the priority for the migration crisis must be to ensure the countries in war or…

Politics

Bosnia’s candidature to integrate the EU has been accepted

The Editorial Board September 23, 2016

Bosnia - On September 20, the European Union has accepted the membership application of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Premier Denis Zvizdić hopes that his country will soon incorporate the block. The request was made several months ago already, in February. To support this…

Society

Is Poland going towards a total ban on abortion?

Olivier Bault September 23, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Update - 09/23/2016: The project of liberalization of abortion was rejected in first reading, the project of abortion ban was referred back to committee. On Friday, the Polish Parliament decided to refer in Commission of Justice and Human Rights the…

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Slovakia could help Ukraine with gas

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced Bratislava’s readiness to assist Ukraine by supplying the maximum volume of reverse-flow gas to its territory, the Cabinet of Ukraine said in a statement on September 7. The announcement was reportedly made by Fico…

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More and more migrants are trying to go from Serbia to Romania

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Romania - The number of illegal migrants trying to cross from Serbia to Romania is clearly increasing these recent weeks. The authorities manage to stop it, but the phenomenon is not declining despite the fact that in August, Romania has reinforced her border security measures…

Politics

Fico warns the UK: Visegrád countries could veto Brexit deal

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - One day after the Bratislava Summit, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told in an interview for Reuters that Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit their citizen's rights to work…