Poland signs a space partnership agreement with China

Poland signs a space partnership agreement with China

The Editorial Board July 6, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - The Polish POLSA space agency recently signed an agreement with the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The two agencies should jointly cooperate on research, monitoring and development of new telecommunication solutions. Polish President Andrzej Duda and Chinese President Xi…

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Disturbance at the borders in Hungary and Austria due to the migrant crisis

The Editorial Board July 6, 2016

Hungary - Kilometers of traffic jam are de facto closing again the border between Austria and Hungary. 350 migrants arrived in Hungary last weekend just before a new legislative amendment took effect on Monday, ordering a complete border closing. Due to border…

Politics

Western Balkan Summit in Paris

The Editorial Board July 5, 2016

France, Paris - On July 4, Western Balkan countries leaders met in Paris with France, Germany, Italy and Austria representatives. The main topics were the cooperation between the European Union and the Balkan after the Brexit, and the terrorism risk related to…

Politics

As leader of the EU’s council, Slovakia wants to handle the migrant crisis and give back the power to member states

The Editorial Board July 5, 2016

Slovakia - Slovakia assures the rotating presidency of the EU council since the 1st July. Considering that the European Commission failed about the management of the migrant crisis, the new presidency wants to construct a "positive agenda" on migration policy and advocates…

Society

Hungary’s referendum over migrant quota will take place on October 2

The Editorial Board July 5, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Hungary's President János Áder has called the government-initiated referendum on the mandatory resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens to Hungary for October 2, according to a statement published on the website of the Office of the President of the Republic. In…

Society

Relocation program has started: migrants are resettled in Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania

The Editorial Board July 4, 2016

European Union - The relocation of migrants throughout the European Union has started. The first migrants from Greece and Italy arrived in Croatia, Lithuania and Latvia. Unlike the V4 countries which refused to be part of the relocation scheme of the European…

Society

Temporary EU border checks in Poland

The Editorial Board July 4, 2016

Poland - Temporary border checks have been established on Sunday and will last until August 2. In July, Poland will host the NATO summit in Warsaw (8-9 July) and the World Youth Days (25-31 July) in Kraków. In order to secure the…

Politics

The President of the Czech Republic calls for referendum

The Editorial Board July 4, 2016

Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, called for a referendum on the eventual release of his country in the European Union. Although in favor of its current maintaining in the EU now, he wants to give voice to his citizens on…

Society

Hungary jails 10 illegal migrants for few years

The Editorial Board July 3, 2016

Hungary - A Hungarian court has sentenced 10 illegal migrants to between one and three years in jail for illegally crossing the border during a riot in September 2015 at Röszke, after Hungary built up a fence on the border with Serbia, in order…

Politics

Brexit involves the choice between Europe and the EU

Olivier Bault July 1, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Before the meeting at 27 (without the British Prime Minister) of the European Council on Tuesday and Wednesday, the German Angela Merkel, the French François Hollande and the Italian Matteo Renzi have prepared proposals to be approved by the…

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Slovakia takes the presidency of the European Union’s Council

The Editorial Board July 1, 2016

Slovakia - On July 1, Slovakia takes the presidency of the European Union's Council for the next six months. The country of 5.5 million inhabitants, hostile to the compulsory migrant resettlement, has to put up with the post-Brexit situation and the new…

Society

Austria: the vote was invalid, the election must be repeated!

The Editorial Board July 1, 2016

Austria, Vienna - Austria's presidential election will be repeated, the country's constitutional court ruled on Friday, July 1. Austrians must now head to the polls once again in the autumn. After the narrow victory of the far-left ecologist Alexander Van der Bellen…