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Covid kills the elderly wherever it finds them

Modeste Schwartz May 23, 2020

Covid kills the elderly wherever it finds them or: why the relatively low mortality rate in Eastern Europe does not prove any success of the anti-epidemic policies adopted MAIN THESIS If we focus on male longevity (the Covid-19 virus being selective – including sexual…

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Romania on the brink of political violence

Modeste Schwartz May 12, 2020

Romania – Since Klaus Iohannis’s surprisingly fast rise to power in 2014, his detractors have regularly used the “Nazi” card against him. In most cases, this has been done in a stupid way: ignoring the word’s actual definition, and instead simply making…

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Colonization of Croatia and new EU-member states?

Dr Tado Jurić May 11, 2020

European Union / Croatia - In this article, Dr Tado Jurić presents his critics on the EU, as a structure built for colonization of post-Socialist countries. Reviewing the topics of sovereignty, demographics or European funds, Dr Tado Jurić explains why the CEE…

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With a pandemic raging, Europe closes its borders to illegal immigration, at last!

Olivier Bault May 4, 2020

European Union - At the beginning of March Hungary de facto suspended the possibility of filing for asylum by forbidding asylum seekers access to border transit zones. The decision was officially linked to the propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was explained…

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Having shown its irrelevance against the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU gets a second chance on the economic side of the crisis

Olivier Bault May 2, 2020

European Union - The European Union has had to face harsh criticism for its belated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for its early open hostility towards member states closing their borders to protect their own populations. In the first weeks of…

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Can the Polish presidential election take place on May 10?

Olivier Bault April 29, 2020

Poland - “If someone from the opposition was now leading in the opinion polls, what would happen if the executive power declared a state of emergency in order to postpone the election?”, Krzysztof Szczerski, head of the Chancellery of the President of…

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Polish government seeks to limit economic damage from the pandemic

Olivier Bault April 20, 2020

Poland - The Polish government announced on Thursday evening a first series of measures designed to ease the lockdown and revive the economy, as this year seems set to bring the country’s first recession since 1992. The S&P rating agency expects a…

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Viktor Orbán’s economic plan to counter the consequences of the epidemic

The Editorial Board April 6, 2020

On Monday, April 6, Hungarian conservative Prime minister Viktor Orbán announced the goals of his economic plan aimed at helping people and the economy to kick start following its downturn during the confinement period : Extraordinary announcement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán 6…

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No, Viktor Orbán didn’t bring about a dictatorship in Hungary

Nicolas de Lamberterie April 3, 2020

Hungary - No, Viktor Orbán didn’t bring about a dictatorship in Hungary. What is more, he has managed this crisis remarkably well. Professional liars Even a global pandemic and the risk of a major economic crisis cannot stop Western professional liars from…

Society

COVID-19 epidemic spreading slower in the V4 than in Western Europe thanks to measures taken earlier

Olivier Bault April 2, 2020

Visegrád Group - The first country of the Visegrád group to confirm cases of COVID-19 on its territory was Czechia on March 3. The remaining three countries quickly followed suit, as many people were returning from their winter holidays in such places…

Society

Poland against the coronavirus: the right measures at the right time?

Olivier Bault March 31, 2020

Poland - Almost four weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Poland (a Polish national returning from Germany who was tested positive on March 4), the measures taken by the government seem to have had a positive impact, like…

Society

Coronavirus –the V4 react at an earlier stage than Western Europe

Olivier Bault March 19, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Visegrád Group – With the Chinese 2019 coronavirus having arrived on their territory in early March, we will have to wait at least a few weeks before we can assess the effectiveness of measures taken at an early…