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Higher than average inflation in V4 countries

The Editorial Board February 23, 2023

Central Europe – The latest published economic figures indicate the persistence of high inflation in Central Europe, particularly in the four countries of the Visegrád Group, with the situation being particularly serious in Hungary. Hungary’s annual inflation at 25.7 percent in January…

News

Andrzej Duda and his Baltic counterparts on a visit to Kyiv

The Editorial Board April 19, 2022

Poland/Baltic countries/Ukraine – Since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on 24 February, Polish leaders have been at the centre of several actions organised to show Central Europe’s solidarity with Kyiv. After a first visit to Kyiv by Prime Minister…

News

Baltic Way 2021: a human chain against “health dictatorship”

The Editorial Board August 25, 2021

Baltic States – On 23 August, starting at 7 p.m., tens of thousands of people took part in the Baltic Way 2021, a human chain linking Tallinn (Estonia) to Vilnius (Lithuania) via Riga (Latvia). The transnational demonstration is largely inspired by the…

Interviews

Ruuben Kaalep: “The Intermarium has to be a voluntary alliance, not like the EU”

Ferenc Almássy November 16, 2020

Interview with Ruuben Kaalep, member of the Estonian Parliament and member of EKRE, the Conservative People's Party of Estonia: "We need to be able to play on the global stage, and for that we need to put our forces together and support…

Politics

The Visegrád Group intensifies its European-wide political actions

The Editorial Board October 13, 2017

Central Europe - The Visegrád Group met three times in less than a week. On Monday, October 9, in Warsaw, along with the Baltic countries, Romania and Bulgaria, on Wednesday, October 11, in Budapest, with representatives of the Western Balkans, where the…

Society

Prices of basic foodstuffs and agricultural produce in Central and Southeast Europe

Michał Kowalczyk April 26, 2017

Article originaly published on Central European Financial Observer. By Michał Kowalczyk. Central Europe - Central and Southeast European (CSE) countries without doubt appear to be the ones with the lowest prices in the European Union. Poles, Hungarians or Romanians pay less for basic…

Culture

Russia and Europe – a political relationship that has never been solved

Friedrich Romig April 6, 2017

By Friedrich Romig, Austrian economist and publicist. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarly represent those of the Visegrád Post. Thick books with a lot of footnotes aren’t always of particular weight. Sometimes it is…

Society

New US Armored Brigade in Poland

Olivier Bault January 21, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The promise was made on March 30, 2016 and confirmed at the NATO summit held in Warsaw last July. To reassure the countries on the eastern flank of NATO against Russian military power, the United States began the deployment of…

Politics

Belarus And Latvia Signed A Agreement On Cooperation In The Defense Sector

The Editorial Board December 13, 2016

Latvia, Rīga - Belarus and Latvia have signed an agreement on cooperation in the defense sector. Belarus Defense Minister Lieutnant General Andrei Ravkov made a three-day visit in Latvia from December 5 to December 8, where he met with his Latvian counterpart Raimonds…

Culture

“The Baltic Way”

The Editorial Board August 27, 2016

By Dace Kalniņa. Every year in August, the Baltic people are remembering the so called “Baltic way”. Almost every family has some memories of this moving event, which took place on 23rd of August 1989. This year on a 23rd of August in…

Politics

Estonia wants to host permanent NATO troops on her soil

The Editorial Board June 13, 2016

Estonia - On Sunday, June 12, Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, from the liberal-conservative Estonian Reform Party, told his party members that NATO troops' permanent presence on Estonian territory should become a new reality for this country. As tension is rising between NATO and…

Politics

“Kaliningrad : keep this name in mind. There is a danger of war in Europe”

The Editorial Board May 30, 2016

This article has been suggested for a publication by several of our readers. The following article does not necessarily represent the views of the staff of the Visegrád Post. We are publishing it because we believe it offers an interesting perspective, but…