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Macron and the Polish illusions

The Editorial Board January 29, 2022

The French president’s speech to the European Parliament does not bode well. An editorial by Paweł Lisicki, editor-in-chief of the influential Polish conservative weekly Do Rzeczy, published in the 24 January 2022 issue under the title “‘Wszystko to wróży jak najgorzej’. Macron…

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Speech by Herbert Kickl against compulsory vaccination on 20 January, 2022

The Editorial Board January 26, 2022

Austria - On Thursday, 20 January, the Austrian National Council (parliament) passed a law introducing mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 for all citizens over the age of 18 from 1 February. During the debate preceding the vote, the President of the FPÖ, Herbert…

Magyar Nemzet

Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin to meet again

Partenaire January 8, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 8 January 2022. Hungarian-Russian cooperation in various fields may be expanded in the coming year. “This year has been the most successful ever for Hungarian-Russian cooperation” wrote Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in a…

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Czechia: compulsory vaccination challenged by senators from the STAN group

The Editorial Board January 2, 2022

Czechia – While Ladislav Dušek, director of the Czech Institute for Health Information and Statistics (ÚZIS), predicts that the Omicron variant could become dominant in the Czech Republic over the coming month, and as the new minister of Health, Vlastimil Válek (TOP09,…

Interviews

Father L’ubomír Urbančok: “Here too a powerful influence pushes us towards secularization and liberalization”

Ferenc Almássy December 21, 2021

Interview with Father L'ubomír Urbančok, Slovak traditionalist Catholic priest: “Like everywhere else, here too we are subject to a powerful influence which pushes us towards secularization and liberalization. " Ferenc Almássy met with Father L'ubomír Urbančok in the city of Trnava, Slovakia,…

Society

Árpád Szakács: Rejecting compulsory vaccination is more important than any ideological conflict today

The Editorial Board December 20, 2021

Hungary - A figurehead in the cultural war led by Viktor Orbán against progressive domination, journalist and editor Árpád Szakács has for several years received honours from institutions close to the-powers-that-be, from the media to foundations. But the rising star of the…

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Health passport checks: the great divide between Ziobro and Morawiecki

The Editorial Board December 18, 2021

Poland - According to information reported this Thursday, December 16 by the conservative magazine Do Rzeczy, another serious conflict has arisen within the Polish government. The Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro (Solidarna Polska) apparently disagrees with a proposed law on verification of…

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Covidian restrictions in Poland: Konfederacja raises its voice

The Editorial Board December 18, 2021

Poland – As health restrictions imposed by the authorities under pretext of the coronavirus pandemic - Poland awaits, like many other countries, a possible new wave due to the humpteenth variant -, will be further strengthened starting Wednesday, December 15 , the…

Politics

Francis Fukuyama attacks Orbán and supports Karácsony

Yann Caspar October 12, 2021

Hungary – After having taken part in a Forum on Sustainable Democracy co-organized by the municipality of Budapest and the Central European University of the American-Hungarian financier-philanthropist George Soros, the mayor of the Hungarian capital, Gergely Karácsony, accepted an invitation from American…

Interviews

Tereza Hyťhová: “The V4 is the future of cooperation, as the EU could very well disappear”

Alimuddin Usmani October 8, 2021

Interview with Tereza Hyťhová, Czech MP from the Trikolora party: “The V4 represents the future of cooperation at all levels because we have to take into account that the EU may disappear one day.” Tereza Hyťhová has been a member of the…

Interviews

George Simion: “Germany now controls a big part of our internal and external affairs”

Ferenc Almássy September 19, 2021

George Simion, President of the Romanian patriotic party AUR: "Regarding the Visegrád Group, we have the same history, we have the same interests, and we will have the same future. We cannot rely on Germany, which now controls a big part of…

Politics

A politically decisive time for the Hungarian government

Yann Caspar September 4, 2021

Hungary – After many months of media hype on public health issues, “restrictive measures”, and compulsory mask-wearing indoors and outdoors, Hungarians have been living since the beginning of July in relative normality. One might call it a parallel reality, given that most…