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Václav Klaus (2/2): the EU is a threat to Europe

The Editorial Board September 5, 2016

This interview was published in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Hírlap the 22nd of July, 2016. The interview was made by István Lovas and published originally in Hungarian. The part 1 of the interview is available here. István Lovas: Your book, Europe: The Shattering of Illusions, originally released in…

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Václav Klaus (1/2): the EU is a threat to Europe

The Editorial Board September 2, 2016

This interview was published in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Hírlap the 22nd of July, 2016. The interview was made by István Lovas and published originally in Hungarian. The EU is a threat to Europe Brexit is the victory of every European freethinkers Today's…

Interviews

Gyula Thürmer: “I support Orbán’s migration policy”

Nicolas de Lamberterie August 30, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Watch our interview - in English, with French subtitles - with Gyula Thürmer, president of the Hungarian Workers' Party (Communist Party). An interview made by Nicolas de Lamberterie.

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Latvia might remove one of the main soviet monument

The Editorial Board June 10, 2016

Latvia, Rīga – The monument of the victory commemorating the Soviet soldiers who died during the World War II and situated in the eponymous park in Rīga , is at present the object of disagreement of historical visions between Latvia and Russia.…

Society

The Hasanbegović case: a “cultural war” against post-communist elites?

The Editorial Board May 26, 2016

Croatia, Zagreb - Croatian Culture Minister Zlatko Hasanbegović is attacked by the establishment over his position as a historian. His views on the WW2 are severely criticized and some personalities wrote an open letter asking for his dismissal. Hasanbegović defends his positions…

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Kateřina Konečná: the Czech worker is closer to us than a stranger

Alimuddin Usmani April 21, 2016

Czechia, Prague - Interview with a Czech communist MEP, Kateřina Konečná: the Czech worker is closer to us than a stranger". This interview had been suggested to our page by the author, the Swiss journalist Alimuddin Usmani, and had been originaly posted…

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A step forward in the de-communisation process

The Editorial Board April 13, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Poland must change the names of the public spaces within a year, which bind to, or are related to the communist era - the bill has been voted on Friday, April 1, and unanimously adopted by the Polish parliament's…

Society

A compensation for the Czechoslovakia expellees in 1945 on the Hungarian agenda

The Editorial Board April 12, 2016

Hungary, Budapest – the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice Pál Völner declared that the government is committed to take compensatory measures for Hungarians expelled from Czechoslovakia from May to June 1945, because of the principle of “collective guilt” after…

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Biszku, former communist responsible for 56′ retaliation, died

The Editorial Board April 2, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Béla Biszku, former Interior minister of Hungary, and one of the responsible for the repression of 56, died at 94, in the Charity Jewish Hospital. Biszku was a hard-line communist, minister of Interior between 1957 to 1961, vice-prime minister in…

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Lech Wałęsa, national hero and communist informant?

The Editorial Board February 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Former Polish President and founder of the "Solidarność " organization Lech Wałęsa said today that he might sue the National Remembrance Institute (IPN), regarding its accusations of being a paid informant during the communist-era. Wałęsa denies the allegations and…

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