This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 12 February 2022.
In Hungary, NGOs (non-governmental organisations) have nothing to be afraid of, there is no intention to foil their operations, and foreign investors, too, can feel safe, reveals the next…
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 7 February 2022.
“While Christianity is in decline, people still need something to give meaning to their lives. This hole is filled by the fight against climate change, the Black Lives Matter…
Hungary/Russia – As announced, to the great displeasure of the “united” opposition under Péter Márki-Zay’s guidance, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to the Kremlin on Tuesday, 1 February, to meet – for the twelfth time – Russian President Vladimir Putin. The…
Austria - On Thursday, 20 January, the Austrian National Council (parliament) passed a law introducing mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 for all citizens over the age of 18 from 1 February. During the debate preceding the vote, the President of the FPÖ, Herbert…
Hungary – Facing the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, Hungary has decided to strengthen its measures against the pandemic. The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Gergely Gulyás, announced during a press briefing on 13 January that the current health passport…
Poland – While the current anti-Covid measures being discussed in the Sejm are far from getting unanimous support in his own camp, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński said in an interview published on 27 December by Interia that…
Czechia - More than two months after the 8-9 October parliamentary elections which resulted in the victory of the SPOLU (ODS, KDU-ČSL, TOP09) and PirSTAN (Pirates and Mayors) coalitions, and with President Miloš Zeman having finally accepted the “pirate” Jan Lipavský’s appointment…
Poland – As health restrictions imposed by the authorities under pretext of the coronavirus pandemic - Poland awaits, like many other countries, a possible new wave due to the humpteenth variant -, will be further strengthened starting Wednesday, December 15 , the…
Visegrád Group – On Monday, 29 November, the presidents of Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – János Áder, Andrzej Duda and Zuzana Čaputová – met at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest for a summit of the Visegrád Group’s heads of state,…
Czechia – Seven weeks after the parliamentary elections that were held on 8 and 9 October and the victory of the SPOLU coalition (ODS, KDU-ČSL, and TOP09), which came out on top with 27.8% of the vote and 71 seats, it was…
Poland – For several months now, the Polish Minister of Health has been trying to get a law passed that would allow employers to check their employees’ Covid-19 vaccination status. The employers’ union Lewiatan requested this on the…
Central Europe – Faced with a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Central European countries are stepping up restrictions to try and contain the spread of the virus.
Hard lockdown in Austria from 22 November
As of 19 November, Austria had…