Poland’s economy kept growing in 2022

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The Editorial Board February 13, 2023

Poland – After a 2.5 percent decline in 2020 during the Covid crisis, Poland’s GDP has just experienced two years of sustained growth, confirming the vitality of the Polish economy. A strong economic rebound after the end of the Covid-related measures …

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Number of non-European migrants shooting up in Czechia

The Editorial Board February 9, 2023

Czechia – Covid-19, the Russian–Ukrainian war, and the energy crisis had pushed the issue of illegal immigration to the back burner, but Czechia’s newest statistics show that it is still present and getting worse. According to Czech police figures, the…

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Poland becoming #1 NATO country in terms of share of GDP spent on defence

The Editorial Board February 8, 2023

Poland – As a consequence of the war raging in neighbouring Ukraine for almost a year now and of sharing borders with both Russia and its Belarusian ally, Poland is set to significantly increase its defence budget this year. According…

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A privileged strategic partnership between Hungary and Azerbaijan

The Editorial Board February 6, 2023

Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at his office in the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest on 30 January. The two leaders mainly discussed energy issues, which have become more crucial than ever for Europe with Russia’s…

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Czech president-elect already at odds with Beijing

The Editorial Board February 4, 2023

Czechia – Having just been elected with 58.3% of the vote on 29 January, President-elect Petr Pavel, who will take office on 9 March, has already begun to lay the groundwork for his term of office, especially on the international stage.…

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Croatian president says Ukraine should give up Crimea

The Editorial Board February 3, 2023

Croatia – Croatia’s social democrat President Zoran Milanović, who is known for his outspokenness and disregard for political correctness, has made unusual comments about the war in Ukraine. Referring to Kyiv’s declared ambitions to reclaim all of its territory currently occupied by…

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Controversy in Poland over Ukrainian grain

The Editorial Board February 2, 2023

Poland – Bronisław Węglewski, the chairman of the Chamber of Agriculture of the Łódź voivodship, in the central part of the country, has raised the alarm about Ukrainian grain, which he says is now flooding the Polish market: “Healthy Polish grain goes…

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Anti-Orbán media in Hungary financed by European Parliament’s Socialist group

The Editorial Board February 1, 2023

Originally published in French on the website of the Observatory of Journalism on 21 January 2023. The press is so “muzzled” in Hungary that it can freely go in for the most virulent Orbanophobia with financial support from Soros, work in collaboration…

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General Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential election

The Editorial Board January 31, 2023

Czechia – As was foreseen after the main candidates eliminated in the first round of the Czech presidential election endorsed the candidacy of General Petr Pavel against former PM Andrej Babiš, the former won in the second round held last weekend, and…

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Early legislative elections to be held in Slovakia on 30 September

The Editorial Board January 27, 2023

Slovakia – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced on Sunday, 22 January, that the early parliamentary elections triggered by the motion of no confidence passed by the National Council last 15 December will be held on 30 September 2023. The National Council…

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Polish judges at the ECHR: power struggle between the Council of Europe and Poland

Partenaire January 26, 2023

Originally published on the website of the European Center for Law and Justice on 24 January 2023. In the coming days, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is due to elect the Polish judge who will sit on the European Court…

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For Rastislav Káčer, “Hungary is not a Western-style democracy”

The Editorial Board January 26, 2023

Slovakia/Hungary – In an interview with actuality.sk, Slovakia’s Foreign Minister, Rastislav Káčer renewed his attacks on his country’s southern neighbour and its Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. When asked whether Hungary is still a democracy, Káčer replied: “In light of my criteria, Hungary is…