Polish journalist and politician arrested for spying suspicion

Polish journalist and politician arrested for spying suspicion

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Wednesday morning, May 18, Mateusz Piskorski, pro-Russian leader of Zmiana (Change) party, has been arrested by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW). He is suspected of spying for Russia. Zmiana pro-Russian Polish party issued a statement on Facebook saying…

Politics

VIDEO – Hungary and Poland are authoritarian countries, according to Bill Clinton

The Editorial Board May 18, 2016

USA, New Jersey - Former President Bill Clinton said at a campaign event to support his wife Hillary on Friday, May 13, that "Hungary and Poland have now decided Democracy is too much trouble, therefore they want Putin-like leadership". Hungarian and Polish…

Society

LGBT in Kosovo organized their first Gay Pride

The Editorial Board May 18, 2016

Kosovo, Pristina - On Tuesday, May 17th, a few hundreds of people walked through the capital for the first Gay Pride organized in Kosovo. The parade was planned in the greatest secrecy. The organizers were afraid of the reactions of the population,…

Society

Poland wants to help refugees near their home and refuses mandatory immigration

Olivier Bault May 17, 2016

Poland - Poland wants to help refugees near their home and refuse mandatory immigration, by Olivier Bault. The Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski said that no country can be forced to welcome immigrants on its territory and the…

Society

Polish Prime Minister visits Pope Francis

The Editorial Board May 17, 2016

Vatican - May 13th, Pope Francis received Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo. They talked about the next visit of the pope in Poland, which will take place in July for the World Youth Day in Cracow. They also evoked the recent…

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Slovakia wants while presiding the EU to strengthen the Union’s borders and avoid fragmentation

The Editorial Board May 17, 2016

Slovakia - Slovakia will take in July the EU Council presidency. The Slovakian government aims to avoid fragmentation and any East-West divide. Fico's government also wants to focus on strengthening the EU's external border. According to Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, a…

Society

Massive pilgrimage of Hungarians and Szeklers to Csíksomlyó

The Editorial Board May 13, 2016

Romania, Şumuleu Ciuc - Csíksomlyó in Hungarian, is an important place of annula pilgrimage for Hungarians and Szeklers (Hungarian-speaking people of Transylvania, assimilated to the Hungarians). Each year thousands of people go there to celebrate Pentecost. Wednesday, May 11,…

Politics

The revolt of the elites against the people in Poland: media’s lies about opposition’s demonstration

Olivier Bault May 13, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - The revolt of the elites against the people in Poland, by Olivier Bault. On Saturday, May 7, the great demonstration of "democracy's Defence Committee" (KOD) was held in Warsaw against the Conservative government (PiS) led by Beata…

Society

Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are the worst places for an LGBT

The Editorial Board May 12, 2016

Lituanie - According to the Rainbow Europe 2016 index Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are the worst places to live as an LGBT citizen. The report made by the non-governmental organisation ILGA-Europe - the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans…

Society

5,000 Romanians joined the Royal Family to celebrate the King’s Day celebration

The Editorial Board May 11, 2016

Romania, Sinaia - On May the 10th, 5,000 people went to the castle of Peleș to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal House of Romania. On May 10, 1866, Prince Karl von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen arrived in Bucharest and is…

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Hungarian Parliament approves referendum on migrant quotas

The Editorial Board May 11, 2016

Hungary, Budapest – Hungarian parliament approved a referendum about migrant quotas imposed by the EU with 136 positive votes. Hungarian people will be asked : “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens to Hungary without…

Society

VIDEO – Violent protests in Bulgaria after the stabbing of a Bulgarian by Romas

The Editorial Board May 11, 2016

Bulgaria, Radnevo - Following a villainous assault of three Bulgarians by four Roma which resulted in the stabbing of an ethnic Bulgarian. He had been rushed to the hospital in a critical condition. More than 2,000 people demonstrated to show their anger…