AKK-Orbán : Make Poker Great Again!

Modeste Schwartz April 9, 2019

By Raoul Weiss. Europe - The answer given by Annegrete Kramp-Karrenbauer (the now famous AKK, announced successor of Angela Merkel at the head of the CDU) to Emmanuel Macron has already attracted many French comments (including an excellent analysis byMichel Drac). Nevertheless,…

Politics

Viktor Orbán Introduces his Programme for the EU Elections – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board April 7, 2019

Speech by Viktor Orbán at the launch event for the Fidesz – KDNP European Parliament election programme 5 April 2019, Budapest Good afternoon,Ladies and Gentlemen, As I see it I’m the odd one out, because the people who’ve spoken before me are experts…

Interviews

László Bogár: “Our region is once again becoming a buffer zone whose geopolitical value is growing steadily” – 2/2

Modeste Schwartz April 5, 2019

Interview with László Bogár, economist and university professor, former MP and former State Secretary of Hungary, publicist: “Our region is once again becoming a buffer zone whose geopolitical value is growing steadily”. Part 1/2 can be read by clicking here. You…

Culture

Ukrainian Nationalism and its Demons from the Past

Sébastien Meuwissen April 1, 2019

By Sébastien Meuwissen. Poland/Ukraine - On January 1st, 2019, several thousands of Ukrainians marched in the streets of Kiev, Lviv and Khmelnytskyï (Western Ukraine) to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of Stepan Bandera. These past years, there were plenty of…

Miscellaneous

The Visegrád Post turns 3!

The Editorial Board March 31, 2019

Dear readers, On this very day of 2019, March 31, the Visegrád Post celebrates its third birthday! Three years ago, Ferenc Almássy launched the Visegrád Post. Started in 2016 while the Visegrád Group was awakening from its torpor due to the massive…

Society

The Beginning of a Diplomatic Crisis Between Poland and Norway?

Olivier Bault March 29, 2019

By Olivier Bault. Poland/Norway - Case of the Barnevernet (Norwegian Child Welfare Services) - A Polish consul has disrupted the Norwegian establishment Is it a retaliatory measure after the asylum granted to a Norwegian mother and her 2-year-old daughter? In reality Sławomir Kowalski…

Politics

Fidesz vs. the EPP: The Saga Goes On

The Editorial Board March 22, 2019

By the editorial board. Hungary - The saga of the conflict between the European People’s Party (EPP) and one of its members, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, is not yet over. The Hungarian government's latest propaganda campaign, which linked the current President of…

Politics

The new Franco-German Treaty: Should the rest of the EU be Concerned?

Olivier Bault March 21, 2019

By Olivier Bault. Originally published on kurier.plus. Europe - The new Franco-German treaty “of cooperation and integration” signed on January 22 in Aachen, the former capital of Charlemagne’s Frankish empire from which both nations trace their origins, does not represent a breakthrough…

Politics

The Slovak Presidential Elections Viewed from Budapest and Bucharest

Modeste Schwartz March 19, 2019

By Raoul Weiss. Slovakia - The Slovak presidential elections held on Saturday 16 March – a first round so heavily dominated by Euro-globalist candidate Zuzana Čaputová (a "Slovak Macron" in favour of the LGBT agenda) that the second round could become a…

Interviews

Evtis: “One can love their nation and respect the other nations”

Sébastien Meuwissen March 18, 2019

Interview with the Polish rapper Evtis, "One can love their nation and be proud of it, and respect the other nations, their traditions and their culture". Poland - On the 11th of November, the Independance March in Warsow gathered near to 300.000 people.…

Politics

Speeches of the Hungarian and Polish Prime Ministers on the Occasion of the Hungarian Holiday of March 15 – FULL SPEECHES

The Editorial Board March 16, 2019

By the editorial board. Hungary, Budapest - Each March 15, Hungary celebrates her struggle for freedom conducted in 1848-1849. A fight against the Habsbourg empire led among others by Hungarian republicans and which got support from Poland, notably the general Bem, the last…

Politics

Viktor Orbán Evokes a Possible Future for Fidesz Outside the EPP

The Editorial Board March 11, 2019

By the editors of the Visegrád Post. For the first time, Viktor Orbán evokes a possible future for Fidesz outside the EPP. Is the Fidesz-EPP split still preventable? The Visegrád Post has already reported on the Hungarian government's campaign against Jean-Claude Juncker…