Poland/Czech Republic – The Czech-Polish negotiations over the Turów open-pit mine do not seem to be leading to an amicable solution as quickly as Poland would like. After announcing – somewhat hastily – on 25 May that he had reached an agreement…
This article was published online by the China-CEE Institute on 18 October 2021.
Czechia - A regular election for the Chamber of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Czech Parliament, was held on October 8–9. The results are interesting for several reasons. The…
Interview with Tereza Hyťhová, Czech MP from the Trikolora party: “The V4 represents the future of cooperation at all levels because we have to take into account that the EU may disappear one day.”
Tereza Hyťhová has been a member of the…
Poland/Czechia – The dispute between Czechia and Poland over the Turów mine has escalated with the decision by the Spanish ECJ Vice-President to impose a fine of €500,000 per day on Poland. Below is an op-ed written by the head of the…
Poland/Czechia – Rather than fostering an agreement between Poland and the Czech Republic, the decision by the ECJ’s Spanish vice-president to impose a daily penalty payment of €500,000 on Warsaw until it closes its lignite mine in Turów, near the Czech border,…
Italy - Mario Draghi is now criticizing European nation states which do not want any more Afghans. Has Draghi been to Austria or Greece - both which have experienced a large influx of Afghans - to discover why they do not want…
Central Europe – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš played host to Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger at Lednice Castle near Břeclav in southern Moravia on Tuesday, September 7. The risk of a new migration crisis was on…
Slovenia/European Union – The traditional annual Bled Strategic Forum, held in the Bled tourist resort in the Slovenian Alps, took place from 31 August to 2 September. It is a conference whose aim is to debate the future of Europe. This year,…
Czech Republic – While the Russian and Chinese governments keep their representatives in Afghanistan following the Taliban victory, the European and American governments are fleeing in panic, taking with them their Afghan helpers and their families. In the Czech Republic, the decision…
“In view of the increased cross-border cooperation with the Czech Republic, it seems that we are already very close to an agreement. Following this agreement, the Czech Republic has agreed to withdraw its complaint to the ECJ.” This is what Polish Prime…
This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on April 1, 2021.
Orbán-Salvini-Morawiecki meeting in Budapest.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Leader of the Italian Northern League Matteo Salvini will present the charter defining common values…
Now that Viktor Orbán and Fidesz have finally exited Donald Tusk’s EPP Group, what is the next step?
Orbán indicated that he wanted to form a party with Matteo Salvini (Italy) and the PiS of Poland. However, what was once possible in 2019 (when Orbán decided to stay with EPP), may prove more difficult today.
Salvini, whose Lega party is…