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Polish secretary of state allegedly ran illegal immigrant smuggling channel

The Editorial Board September 20, 2023

Poland – With the campaign for the Polish parliamentary elections on October 15 in full swing, a new scandal involving the Morawiecki government has just broken out. In a dramatic development, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Piotr…

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Hungary: real estate scandal at Budapest city hall?

The Editorial Board January 6, 2022

Hungary – For several weeks, Gergely Karácsony, mayor of Budapest, one of the leading figures of the opposition to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has been the subject of successive revelations accusing him of wanting to sell real estate belonging to the…

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Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said to retire from politics

The Editorial Board December 3, 2021

Austria – Forced to resign from the Chancellery on 11 October because of an investigation into allegations of corruption and misappropriation of public funds carried out by the financial prosecutor’s office, the former chancellor and young leader of Austrian politics, Sebastian Kurz,…

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Austrian chancellery searched on suspicion of corruption

The Editorial Board October 9, 2021

Austria – For the first time in the history of the Republic of Austria, the federal chancellery was searched on 6 October by the public prosecutor’s office. At the same time, similar operations were taking place in Vienna, both at the Finance…

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Poland – Open warfare between president of supreme audit institution and Morawiecki government

Olivier Bault August 13, 2021

Poland – The conflict between the President of the Polish Supreme Audit Office (Najwyższa Izba Kontroli, NIK) – Poland’s highest audit institution – and the Morawiecki government continues to escalate, now with a request for a waiver of Marian Banaś’s immunity. “This…

Magyar Nemzet

Fidesz-critic Luxembourgish politician Frank Engel involved in corruption

Partenaire March 24, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on March 24, 2021. Frank Engel, president of the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) of Luxembourg, has resigned after being involved in a corruption scandal – according to the party’s brief statement.…

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A Soros-funded NGO calls for the Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš, to stand down

Alimuddin Usmani December 27, 2019

By Alimuddin Usmani. Czechia – The European Commission (EC) has recently filed an audit report regarding Andrej Babiš, the Czech prime minister, who is accused by his opponents of being entangled in a conflict of interest. He strongly denies the accusations. The…

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Hungary’s Local Elections: a Sour Victory for Orbán

The Editorial Board October 14, 2019

Hungary - Sunday, October 13, residents of Hungary voted to elect their mayors and municipal or county councilors. If Viktor Orbán's Fidesz won the vote on the national scale, it lost the capital city, Budapest. A turning point in the reign of…

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Poland – PiS leading in opinion polls despite “scandals”

Olivier Bault September 30, 2019

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Although opposition media have been trying very hard to expose scandals linked to the current ruling party in Poland, the electorate is unimpressed. Jarosław Kaczyński’s social-conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) seems to be on track to…

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Romania: Rudy “Rule of Law” Giuliani Stabs Klaus “Anti-corruption” Johannis in the Back.

Modeste Schwartz August 28, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - The means to know the future in advance are the subject of an old and repetitive debate, concerning the comparative advantages of the crystal ball, necromancy and Jacques Attali's table talk. Regarding the political situation in Central…

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Romania: Who is Trying to Shut whose Mouth and with What?

Modeste Schwartz August 11, 2018

Von Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Pro-migration, globalist and with a full of understanding of the LGBT agenda, the Romanian "Right", to reinvent itself after its historic defeat in December 2016, would have a hard time resorting to this "leap forward in identity…

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White March in Bucharest: Romanian Awakening, or Beginning of the End of the PSD?

Modeste Schwartz June 19, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - After months of hesitation, during which it seemed that it would never be able to react, the ruling Social Democrat Party in Bucharest finally decided on Saturday, June 9, to take to the streets (a small) part…