Hungary to get Israeli Iron Dome

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The Editorial Board November 29, 2022

Hungary – As the conservative Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet reported on Monday, 21 November, Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky has announced that the Hungarian army will soon be equipped with a “world-class Israeli radar system capable of detecting and tracking air and…

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Hungarian parliament publishes report on secret financing of opposition by US organisation

The Editorial Board November 29, 2022

Hungary – This news has struck Hungarian political life like a clap of thunder. As reported by Mandiner, Magyar Nemzet, and other Hungarian media on 23 November, the Hungarian parliament published a report on 17 November that had been prepared by the…

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Visegrád Group Summit in Košice

La Rédaction November 26, 2022

Slovakia – The Visegrád countries have held their planned summit despite press reports that the event would be postponed or even cancelled. Things actually seem to have gone smoothly, and there was plenty of agreement among the four Central European countries. Photo:…

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Silesia now in hands of Polish opposition

La Rédaction November 25, 2022

Poland – A major defection within Poland’s ruling party PiS at regional level has provoked a palace revolution in the Silesia voivodship, where the party had a one-seat majority of 23 seats out of 45 in the regional council (“Sejmik”). …

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Strengthening economic cooperation between Hungary and Iran

The Editorial Board November 23, 2022

Hungary/Iran – On 17 November in Budapest, Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó received Iran’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi, on the occasion of the second meeting of the Hungarian–Iranian Joint Economic Committee. The two ministers…

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Poland taking control of Gazprom’s assets

The Editorial Board November 22, 2022

Poland – The Polish daily Rzeczpospolita revealed on 14 November that Development and Technology Minister Waldemar Buda had decided to take over the shares held by PAO Gazprom (48%) in EuRoPol Gaz, the owner of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline. The other shareholders…

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Hungary, Serbia, and Austria to create joint border protection force

The Editorial Board November 21, 2022

Hungary/Serbia/Austria – Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić welcomed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Chancellor Karl Nehammer to Belgrade on Wednesday, 16 November, for a second trilateral summit involving Serbia, Hungary, and Austria. The three leaders discussed Serbia’s application for membership of the European…

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Wandering missile kills two in Poland close to the border with Ukraine

The Editorial Board November 17, 2022

Poland – On the afternoon of Tuesday, 15 November, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki decided to convene an emergency meeting of Poland’s national security and defence committee, with the heads of the ministries for defence, interior, justice and foreign affairs, as well…

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Newly created Ministry for Energy in reshuffled Hungarian government

The Editorial Board November 16, 2022

Hungary – As reported by the opposition sites Index.hu and 24.hu on 9 November, Hungary’s Technology and Industry Minister László Palkovics has handed in his resignation to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following the latter’s decision to create a Ministry of Energy as…

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Liberal Nataša Pirc Musar becomes Slovenia’s first female president

The Editorial Board November 15, 2022

Slovenia – Slovenia held the second round of its presidential election last Sunday. Voters had to decide between the top two candidates after the first round that had taken place on 23 October: Anže Logar (SDS), who had obtained 34% of the…

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Hungarian opposition furious over U.S. money for Márki-Zay’s campaign

The Editorial Board November 14, 2022

Hungary – On 16 October, Péter Márki-Zay, Viktor Orbán’s unsuccessful opponent in last April’s parliamentary elections, admitted on his Facebook account that his Hungary for All Movement (MMM) had received 1.8 billion forints (4.4 million euros) from American funds during his election…

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Photo report of the 2022 Polish Independence Day March

Ferenc Almássy November 12, 2022

Poland - For more than a decade, each year on the 11th of November, the major event happening in the Polish capital city is the Independence March (Marsz Niepodległości). For most people, 11 November 1918 means the end of the war, but…