Szeged’s super-laser project well on track

Szeged’s super-laser project well on track

The Editorial Board April 12, 2016

Hungary, Szeged - Corina Crețu, EU Commissioner for Regional Coverage, visited the super laser center in Szeged, southern Hungary, on Friday, April 8. The EU-funded project, also established in Bucharest and Prague, will be the world’s largest scientific facility of its kind,…

Society

First Slovakian satellite soon in orbit

The Editorial Board April 11, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - Slovakia is one of the last European countries to still not have a satellite on its own. But soon this will change, with the launching of skCUBE, a 10cm cube, developed by the Slovak Organization for Space Activities (SOSA). The…

Society

Protests in Poland over the anti-abortion law project

The Editorial Board April 11, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Few thousand people demonstrated over the past week against the abortion-ban bill. The coat hanger in their hands is the symbol of the crude tools used for clandestine abortions. On April 3, Poland's Catholic Church announced its will to collect…

Culture

76 years later…

The Editorial Board April 10, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Early April each year are the commemorations of the soviet's crimes on Polish prisoners of war. First days of April in Poland are regarded as a significant period during which the nation commemorates its martyrs from the Second World War…

Politics

Hungary and Poland stand firm on migrants mandatory quotas

The Editorial Board April 9, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Poland's Minister of Justice said Poland supports Hungary's efforts against the mandatory migrant quotas wanted by Brussels. Poland's Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro announced after talks with Hungary's Minister of Justice László Trócsányi that Poland supports the lawsuit filed by…

Politics

Warmer relations between Austria and Russia?

The Editorial Board April 8, 2016

Russian Federation, Moscow - An important Austrian delegation, including the president Fischer, went to Moscow on April 5, for a two days visit. Several topics were discussed, such as the migrant crisis, the Minsk agreements, the upcoming Austrian presidency of the OSCE…

Interviews

Interview with Dr. Nicolae Ţăran (2/2): the Romanian society is favorable to the policy led by Orbán and Poland

Bogdan Radu Herzog April 8, 2016

Romania, Timișoara – Dr. Nicolae Ţăran: the Romanian society is favorable to the policy led by Orbán and Poland Read part 1 : Interview Part 1/2 Dr. Nicolae Ţăran: We are now confronted to a problem which Romania has never faced in its history…

Politics

Hungary repaid its debt to the European Commission

The Editorial Board April 7, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Minister of Economy Mihály Varga has announced on April 6 that the European Commission approved the payment of the last installment of the € 20 billion borrowed by Hungary in 2008. Hungary has officially finished paying the €…

Interviews

Interview with Dr. Nicolae Ţăran (1/2): present Romania looks like the interwar Romania

Bogdan Radu Herzog April 6, 2016

Romania, Timișoara - Dr. Nicolae Ţăran: present Romania looks like the interwar Romania Dr. Nicolae Ţăran is a former professor of Economics at the Western University of Timișoara. During the 1990’s he was one of the leaders of the Romanian democratic forces opposed…

Society

The Jobbik at 53% among 15-34

The Editorial Board April 6, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Generation Y in Hungary is largely disinterested in politics, but is in favor of Jobbik. 15-34 interrogated and interested in politics are favorable to 53% in the Hungarian populist party. The international study Millennial Dialogue showed that the…

Politics

Romania wants more NATO troops in the Black Sea and on its soil

The Editorial Board April 5, 2016

Romania, Bucarest - Defense Minister Mihnea Motoc said on Monday, April 4, that Romania aims to convince NATO to approve the rotational presence of a multinational brigade in Romania and a joint fleet in the Black Sea. Monday, April 4, Minister of Defense…

Society

Low milk price: dairy producers and cows in Budapest

The Editorial Board April 5, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - 500 milk producers have manifested in three different places of the Hungarian capital, on Monday, April 4, to protest against the price of milk, lower than the actual cost of production. According to the Hungarian website alfahir.hu, the Hungarian milk…