Hungary - October 23, 1956, is a date that will forever be engraved in the history of Hungary and of the world. On this day, communism faltered in the Eastern Bloc: the Hungarians took to the streets for their freedom. Some have paid it…
By Olivier Bault.
Poland - The theme of Polish anti-Semitism is back. With the new Polish memorial law, Poland is under attack from all sides, especially from Israel and the United States. After a little calming down, the attacks started again when…
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France, Strasbourg - Hungarian Minister of Justice László Trócsányi had to postpone a conference scheduled to take place at the IEP in Strasbourg, as the Union of Communist Students opposed his visit.
Former Ambassador of Hungary in France and current Minister of…
France - Interview with Karim Ouchikh, president of SIEL, a French sovereignist party: "The renewal of identity that will allow us to embrace the European ideal again will not come from Paris, Berlin or London, but from Budapest, Prague or Warsaw."
Karim…
By Olivier Bault.
Poland - In February 2016, documents recovered from the widow of General Kiszczak, former Minister of Interior of General Jaruzelski, confirmed what many Poles had been convinced of for a long time: before becoming the charismatic leader of Solidarity (Solidarność),…
By Olivier Bault.
Poland - On January 24, the Institute of National Memory (IPN), the repository of the archives of the former security services of the communist dictatorship, has released 6500 files so far classified as defence secret. All the remaining confidential part…
Slovakia - The small Carpathian country's population is more and more inclined to support nationalist parties, and even 25% of the Slovaks would support a dictatorship.
Prime Minister Robert Fico, even though he is member of Smer, a centrist left-wing party, is…
By Olivier Bault.
Not satisfied with having plunged Poland into a constitutional crisis by wanting to appoint 5 judges of the Constitutional Court in advance to elections that they knew lost, not satisfied to blame the conservative winners of the October elections…
Hungary, Budapest - Complaints were filed against Szófia Havas, a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party. She is suspected of having denied the crimes perpetrated under communism.
The Jobbik and the Association of Young Christian Democrats have filed a complaint with the…
Hungary, Budapest - On Sunday, October 23, Hungary celebrated the start of the '56 uprising. In front of the Hungarian parliament, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish President Andrzej Duda gave a strong speech against the current policy of the European…
By Miklós Dorsch.
October 23, 1956, is a date that will forever be engraved in the history of Hungary and of the world. Exactly 60 years ago, communism faltered in the Eastern Bloc: the Hungarians took to the streets for their freedom. Some have paid…