Kövér in Cluj: Hungary sets the record straight

Kövér in Cluj: Hungary sets the record straight

Modeste Schwartz August 18, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Hungary/Romania - Viktor Orbán's annual speech in Tusnádfürdő, now widely followed and eagerly anticipated, even by members of the international press, generally contains political professions of faith and strategic road-maps which extend far beyond Magyar-Romanian relations, or those of…

Society

Hungary is ready to take in an Iranian Christian refugee facing deportation from Sweden

Nicolas de Lamberterie August 9, 2017

By Nicolas de Lamberterie. Hungary - Aideen Strandsson is an Iranian actress. She secretly converted to Christianity, before publicly announcing it when she arrived in Sweden with a three-year work visa: she was publicly baptized and took a Swedish surname. Today, due…

Politics

Poland – Harsh blow for the liberal opposition and the European Commission

Olivier Bault August 7, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The liberal opposition and the European Commission, which speak of the rule of law being violated in Poland, have lost their main argument. This argument consisted of claiming that the Polish Constitutional Court had lost…

Society

Are Baltic states still Baltic tigers?

Michał Kowalczyk August 4, 2017

By Michał Kowalczyk. Baltics - More than 25 years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have an indisputable reputation of being the most developed of former republics of USSR. These states have often been called…

Politics

The European Commission wants to assume new powers

Olivier Bault August 2, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - After Frans Timmermans, the first Vice-President of the Commission, on July 19, threatened Poland with a recourse to Article 7 of the EU Treaty on bills reforming justice which have been under discussion in the Parliament of…

Society

The V4 pressures the European Commission over low quality food

The Editorial Board July 27, 2017

Slovakia - Prime Minister Robert Fico could lead the fight of the V4 against the lower quality food products of brands in Central Europe. The V4 stands as one to pressure the European Commission to make legal changes in order to solve…

Society

Gheorghe Piperea: The Pepper That Could Make Multinationals in Romania Sneeze

Modeste Schwartz July 25, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Last Thursday, as reported by the Romanian news agency Agerpres , the Official Monitor of Romania published the decision by Prime Minister Mihai Tudose (seated on June 29) to appoint the lawyer Gheorghe Piperea as his honorary…

Interviews

Amer Albayati: “The Socialists and the Greens support the Islamists in order to get more votes.”

Ferenc Almássy July 24, 2017

Austria - Interview with Amer Albayati, liberal Austrian Muslim living in Vienna: "The Socialists and the Greens even support the Islamists in order to get more votes." Ferenc Almássy met Dr. Amer Albayati in Vienna in May, and got the last…

Politics

Full speech of V. Orbán : Will Europe belong to Europeans?

The Editorial Board July 24, 2017

Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 28th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp, 22 July 2017, Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tuşnad, Romania) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: "First of all, I’d like to remind everyone that we started a process of collective thinking 27…

Society

Driverless cars in Budapest

The Editorial Board July 23, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - If you spot a car without a driver speeding through Budapest, don't be alarmed! It's the latest wave of driverless cars to hit Hungary. AImotive is the first enterprise to receive a license for testing driverless cars on public…

Politics

Orbán: ‘The question of the coming decades: Will Europe belong to Europeans?’

The Editorial Board July 22, 2017

Romania, Băile Tușnad - “Twenty-seven years ago, we believed our future is Europe,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the 28th Summer University and Student Camp in Băile Tușnad this morning. “Right now, we are Europe’s future.” In a speech that has become…

Politics

Polish Conservatives push for reform of justice

Olivier Bault July 21, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - It was a promise and the project had been announced more than a year ago: the PiS is trying to quickly impose three major reforms of the Polish judicial system. The first concerns the appointment of presidents of…