Auschwitz commemorations in Jerusalem without the President of Poland

Auschwitz commemorations in Jerusalem without the President of Poland

The Editorial Board January 25, 2020

By Rafał Ziemkiewicz. Polish President Andrzej Duda announced at the beginning of January that he would not take part in the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Army. The organizers of the commemorations, held on 23…

Interviews

François-Xavier Bellamy: “Other political groups are exploiting the rule of law for their own ends”

The Editorial Board January 22, 2020

Interview with François-Xavier Bellamy, French MEP belonging to “Les Républicains” (LR) and member of the EPP: “This situation highlights the fact that other parties are exploiting the rule of law in order to generate political dissent.” On Thursday January 16th, a resolution…

Politics

Poland: review of the year 2019

Olivier Bault January 21, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Two elections won by PiS, a thriving economy, a general offensive by the LGBT lobby, and an endless conflict with Brussels. After the partial victory of PiS and its allies in the municipal and regional elections in…

Interviews

Vojtěch Filip: “The ones in favor of privatisation and Soros’ NGOs are the ones demonstrating against the government”

Alimuddin Usmani January 14, 2020

Interview with Vojtěch Filip, the President of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia: "Those who had an interest in looting the State's remaining assets objected and are now helping the so-called citizens’ initiatives – which are effectively linked to George Soros'…

Politics

“PM Orbán: 2019 was about elections; the next two years will be about governing”

The Editorial Board January 10, 2020

By Zoltán Kovács. Article originally published on About Hungary, the blog of the International Communications Office of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary. Hungary - It was a no-holds barred, nearly three-hour-long, press conference with more than one…

Interviews

Tomasz Przesławski (Polish Supreme Court judge): “Many of the current actions of representatives of the legal professions can be seen as a threat to basic legal values”

Olivier Bault January 8, 2020

Interview with Tomasz Przesławski, Polish Supreme Court judge defending the judicial reforms carried out by PiS: "Many of the current actions of representatives of the legal professions can be seen as a threat to basic legal values, causing chaos in the legal…

Politics

Polish democracy defends itself against EU-supported judges

Olivier Bault January 3, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Parliamentary democracy in Poland defends itself against EU-supported judicial activism. As was to be expected, only two months after Poland’s parliamentary elections, which gave the United Right coalition led by the Law and Justice (PiS) social-conservative party…

Society

Abortion Support Network’s new focus on Poland advertised by leading left-wing newspaper

Olivier Bault December 28, 2019

Abortion Support Network’s new focus on Poland advertised by leading left-wing newspaper, prompting reactions from lawyers’ organization and children’s ombudsman By Olivier Bault. Poland - Poland’s leading left-wing pro-abortion newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, devoted its front page on Thursday, December 12, to…

Politics

A Soros-funded NGO calls for the Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš, to stand down

Alimuddin Usmani December 27, 2019

By Alimuddin Usmani. Czechia – The European Commission (EC) has recently filed an audit report regarding Andrej Babiš, the Czech prime minister, who is accused by his opponents of being entangled in a conflict of interest. He strongly denies the accusations. The…

Interviews

Tristan Azbej: “Christianity is the most persecuted faith in the world”

Ferenc Almássy December 21, 2019

Interview with Tristan Azbej, Hungary's State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and for the Hungary Helps Program: "We are confronted bythe fact that Christianity is the world's most persecuted faith." Hungary - In 2016, the Hungarian government created a Secretary…

Interviews

Eric Zemmour : “We have to ally ourselves with the Visegrád Group in order to protect our identity”

Ferenc Almássy December 16, 2019

Interview with Eric Zemmour, French writer, journalist and polemist: “I believe that we French should ally ourselves (with the Visegrád Group) in order to keep alive a certain idea of Europe and of European identity, which is first and foremost Christian and…

Politics

The United States’ love affair with Poland and Hungary

Olivier Bault December 10, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus by the Felczak Institute of Polish–Hungarian Cooperation. It was updated and completed for the Visegrád Post on December 10, 2019. When Donald Trump won the American presidential election in November 2016,…