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Covid now on par with flu in Czechia

The Editorial Board September 13, 2023

Czechia – The collective hysteria caused by the Covid pandemic during the years 2020–2022 may not yet be entirely consigned to history. This is especially the case given that some countries still have large stocks of vaccines, which were purchased at great…

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Austrian government showing signs of repentance for past Covid-related assault on citizens’ rights

The Editorial Board February 20, 2023

Austria – A year ago, the Austrian government was still enforcing some of Europe’s most extreme measures against the Covid pandemic, causing an unprecedented uproar in a traditionally peaceful society. In January this year, however, the coalition government in Vienna, made up…

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Austria to repeal all Covid laws and restrictions

The Editorial Board January 23, 2023

Austria – Almost a year after Austria’s parliament passed a law introducing a general requirement to get anti-Covid vaccinations, despite massive public opposition, the Austrian health minister, Johannes Rauch (Greens), announced on Saturday, 14 January, his intention to have all laws and…

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Czechia: mobilisation against the pandemic law

The Editorial Board February 14, 2022

Czechia – As Czech senators were preparing last week to vote an extension until November 2022 of the pandemic law, opponents of anti-Covid health measures led by the collective Chcípl pes (The dog is dead) were mobilising for a day of action…

Interviews

Jan Pospieszalski: “PiS’ behaviour in the face of the pandemic weakens the government’s electoral base”

Olivier Bault February 9, 2022

Poland – Interview with Polish conservative journalist Jan Pospieszalski: “There is a healthy minority in the Polish parliament that has been able to effectively block segregationist laws while mocking them and showing the absurdity of the proposed solutions.” Jan Pospieszalski is a…

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No more Covid passports in Czechia after 9 February

The Editorial Board February 4, 2022

Czechia – On Wednesday, 2 February, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic struck down the regulation restricting access to hotels and restaurants to vaccinated persons. Later in the evening, Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced that health restrictions would be lifted for…

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There will be no compulsory vaccination in Czechia

The Editorial Board January 22, 2022

Czechia – On the eve of the Austrian parliament’s approval of their government’s plan to introduce mandatory vaccination of all adults as of February 1, despite opposition from a large part of the population, Czechia chose to head the opposite way. On…

Politics

Polish Medical Council resigns over government’s “laxity” in response to pandemic

Olivier Bault January 20, 2022

Poland – Last Friday, part of the Polish right, including some in PiS’ ranks, applauded the resignation of 13 of the Medical Council’s 17 members who had been advising Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic since November…

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Mi Hazánk demonstrates against “Covid dictatorship” in Hungary

The Editorial Board January 20, 2022

Hungary – While in neighbouring Austria the protest movement remains strong against government plans for compulsory Covid vaccination, last Sunday the Hungarian nationalist opposition movement Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) gathered protesters in Budapest against health restrictions and the vaccination pass which is…

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Austrian-style mandatory vaccination starting 1 February

The Editorial Board January 19, 2022

Austria – Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) presented the final version of the government’s draft law on mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 on Sunday, 16 January, which must now be submitted to the National Council (the Austrian parliament) for approval. To a large…

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Health passport to become vaccination passport in Hungary by mid-February

The Editorial Board January 18, 2022

Hungary – Facing the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, Hungary has decided to strengthen its measures against the pandemic. The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Gergely Gulyás, announced during a press briefing on 13 January that the current health passport…

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Austria: 600 police officers demand withdrawal of compulsory vaccination law

The Editorial Board January 13, 2022

Austria - The announcement and preparations of compulsory vaccination against Covid-19 by the Austrian authorities starting in February, despite the majority of the population’s hostility to this measure, pushes more and more Austrians to protest against this project. 177,000 citizens have already…