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EU investments in the V4 and CEE nations benefit all

Bill Ravotti April 9, 2017

Article originally published on Rav'sReport, with the title : "EU Investments in the V4 and CEE Nations Benefit All; Western Europe and the Marshall Plan" It’s like a stuck, worn-out record repeating the same line over and over again: Those hypocritical rebels from…

Politics

Central Europe and the European Army

The Editorial Board March 10, 2017

Central Europe - The idea of a European army is not new, and at a time when Donald Trump is seen by some as a potential gravedigger for NATO, the idea of a European army is back on the scene. A year…

Politics

Visegrád Group Wants “a Better Europe”

The Editorial Board March 4, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - The leaders of the Visegrád Group adopted on Thursday, March 2, a joint statement on their input to the Rome Declaration, which will be adopted at the summit in the Italian capital on March 25. They reject the idea…

Society

The V4 Countries Develop their Cooperation in New Fields

The Editorial Board March 2, 2017

Visegrád Group - In February, the V4 countries had two meeting in order to strengthen their cooperation in tourism and on constitutional law. On February 14-15, the V4 countries held a meeting in Warsaw. A common marketing plan has been set up.…

Society

Extraordinary V4 Summit over “Garbage Can” Food Quality in Central and Eastern Europe

The Editorial Board February 28, 2017

Central Europe - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called his counterparts of the Visegrád Group to hold a meeting over the bad quality of products in Central and Eastern European supermarkets. Recent studies showed that many multinational food companies put inferior ingredients…

Society

Slovakia and Czechia could have the first international hyperloop railroad

The Editorial Board January 23, 2017

Slovakia - By the end of 2017, Slovakia might have the first hyperloop prototype system under construction in the world. Also, the Czech city of Brno agreed with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies on an "exploratory agreement" for a hyperloop connection with Bratislava. One…

Society

China Sold High-Speed Trains to Czechia

Ferenc Almássy January 9, 2017

Czech Republic - China has signed a contract to sell three high-speed train trains to Czechia. This is the first Chinese contract for high-speed trains with a country of the European Union. On December 21, the CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive group signed a…

Politics

Czechia’s President Zeman Links Migration And Terrorism

The Editorial Board December 27, 2016

Czechia, Prague - President Milos Zeman told Czechs that the attacks in Europe are linked to the massive influx of migrants and said Muslim immigration is a "breeding ground for potential terrorist attacks". The President of Czechia, Milos Zeman, made his Christmas…

Politics

Mr Trump invites Czech President to the White House

The Editorial Board December 7, 2016

Czech Republic / United States - On Monday, 5 December, Czech President Milos Zeman had a telephone conversation with the new US President Donald Trump, during which he invited his Czech counterpart to visit him in the United States. Mr. Zeman's spokesman said…

Society

Visegrád Countries To Launch Radio Station Early 2017

The Editorial Board November 17, 2016

Visegrád countries - The four Visegrád Group countries are planning to launch a radio station at the start of next year, the head of Radio Poland told Hungarian public television M1 on Tuesday. Barbara Stanislawczyk said the programmes to be broadcast in Polish,…

Politics

The end of the “migrant quotas”?

The Editorial Board November 2, 2016

Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared on October 31, that the system of the migrant quotas is "dead". A little bit than a year ago, the Visegrád group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) stood up against Brussels' and Berlin's scheme of…

Society

Geothermal Energy: Massive Potential Under Exploited in the V4

The Editorial Board October 19, 2016

By Damien Linhart. Construction of the first geothermal power plant in Višegrad countries started in Tura in Hungary last June. Geothermal consists in using the underground energy. Techniques and fields of application depend on the temperature. High geothermal energy uses very high…