Grzegorz Kucharczyk: “The Prussian elite considered Poland as a failed state”

Grzegorz Kucharczyk is a Polish historian and Humanities professor, specialised in 19th and 20th century political thinking as well as the history of Germany. One of his latest offerings is “Five Centuries of Prussia” (Prusy, Pięc wieków), published by the Historical and…

Politics

Viktor Orbán at the Porto Social Summit

The Editorial Board May 16, 2021

Remarks of Viktor Orbán before the Summit Porto, 7 th May 2021 Thank you very much for providing us chance to talk to you anyway. I just would like to share some of my experiences. You know, I have been Prime Minister…

Society

Wokeball!

Bill Ravotti May 15, 2021

The Left’s cultural war against Mother Nature... from America to Europe, it has arrived in full force, this time in sport. A retired USA national womens’ soccer player links those who oppose biological men (transgenders) competing in female athletics to white supremacy.…

Politics

Donald Tusk’s former party sinking into crisis, caught in trap of “total opposition” strategy against PiS

Olivier Bault May 14, 2021

Poland – The abstention of the Civic Coalition (KO) in the Sejm vote on the European Recovery Plan ratification law seems to have accentuated the deepening identity crisis experienced by the main partner in this coalition of liberals and greens: the Civic…

Magyar Nemzet

Gergely Szilvay: We’re in need of an anthropological counter revolution

Partenaire May 14, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on May 13, 2021. How did the West become a breeding ground for LGBTQ movements? When did an extremist ideology emerge from feminism? Is there a proper form of gender theory? We…

Politics

Conservative journalist banned from television for criticizing Polish government’s anti-Covid policy

Olivier Bault May 13, 2021

Is it still permissible in Poland to criticize the government’s policy against the Covid-19 pandemic? One may have doubts, after public television suspended conservative journalist Jan Pospieszalski’s program Warto Rozmawiać (“It’s worth talking”) following the discussions held on April 12. The speakers,…

Magyar Nemzet

„We’re discussing flesh and blood human issues, not just ideologies”

Partenaire May 11, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on May 10, 2021. Hungary agrees with the objectives set out in the action plan discussed in Porto. Our priorities include increasing employment, effective adult education, and fighting against poverty. We can…

Interviews

András Kosztur: “It’s not in Hungary’s interest to partake in Cold War hysterics”

Yann Caspar May 10, 2021

Interview with András Kosztur, historian and lead researcher for the XXI. Század Intézet ("XXIst century institute"), on the recent debates around the Eastward opening policy of the Hungarian government: "It’s not in Hungary’s interest to partake in Cold War hysterics". András Kosztur…

Politics

Matovic, Babis, Orbán…

Partenaire May 10, 2021

This article has been published online by Moszkvatér on April 25, 2021. With the return of the United States, Central Europe is once again caught in the crossfire of Russian versus US interests. The Slovakian and subsequently the Czech examples show that…

Magyar Nemzet

Interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the Slovak Internet portal postoj.sk

Partenaire May 8, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on May 6, 2021. – Let’s begin with the hottest topic of the past few months, with vaccines. – Yes, but there is an even hotter topic. Why are we sitting here, after…

Society

Polish economy doing surprisingly well

Olivier Bault May 8, 2021

Poland - The Polish economy is faring rather well compared with other EU economies in the face of the crisis caused by health restrictions, with GDP falling by only 2.8% in 2020, and growth forecast at 3.1% this year and 5.1% in…

Magyar Nemzet

As madness reigns, common sense rebels in Europe

Partenaire May 6, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on May 3, 2021. With the invalidation of the old rules, we have entered a new age: the key to Viktor Orbán’s politics is his ability to stay alongside the people, gaining…