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The Czech populist party wins regional elections

The Editorial Board October 9, 2016

Czechia - Official results announced this Saturday, October 8, that ANO, the Czech populist party founded by Andrej Babiš in 2011, won the majority of votes in the regional elections. Andrej Babiš, currently finance minister, could then consider becoming Prime Minister. The…

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Anti-terrorist drill of the V4 in Budapest

The Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Under Hungarian commandment, police special forces of the four countries of the Visegrád group took part in a terrorist attack's simulation. The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was present. Thursday, October 6, 2016, at dawn and before the metro started…

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Hungarian referendum: Central Europe says Brussels should listen to Hungary

The Editorial Board October 4, 2016

Central Europe - After the Hungarian referendum on Sunday about the migrant quotas bringing a victory to Orbán - though a low turnout - several politicians from Austria, Poland, Serbia, Czechia and Croatia expressed their appreciation of the results - all saying…

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Czechs and Slovaks “closer than ever”

The Editorial Board September 28, 2016

The Czech and Slovak governments met for a joint working session in Bratislava on Monday to discuss the state of bilateral ties, cooperation in security and defense and their position on key European issues. Twenty-three years after the Velvet Divorce, the two…

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Czechia offers a solution for migrants

The Editorial Board September 25, 2016

Czech Republic - At the UN summit for refugees and migrants held Monday, September 20 in New York, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Lubomír Zaorálek said the priority for the migration crisis must be to ensure the countries in war or…

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Fico warns the UK: Visegrád countries could veto Brexit deal

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - One day after the Bratislava Summit, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told in an interview for Reuters that Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit their citizen's rights to work…

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Bratislava Summit: a divided Union

The Editorial Board September 18, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - The EU member states' leaders met on Friday, September 16, to discuss the future of the EU without the United Kingdom. But as the existence of EU is at stake, European leaders failed to show unity. Disagreements on migration…

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Czechia’s population increases due to migration

The Editorial Board September 16, 2016

Czech Republic - Monday, September 12, the National Statistics Institute noted that the population had increased. Indeed, at the end of June, Czechia had 10,564,900 inhabitants, 11,000 people more than in the beginning of the year. But the natural growth is very…

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Norbert Hofer in Prague: Austria should join the V4

The Editorial Board September 13, 2016

Czechia, Prague - President Miloš Zeman received the Austrian FPÖ candidate Norbert Hofer on Monday, September 12. The "friendly visit" was concluded by the wish to strengthen Central Europe and enlarge the Visegrád group by including Austria, and President Zeman gave his…

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The unstoppable ascension of the V4

The Editorial Board August 30, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the V4 (Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia) met in Budapest on August 29. According to the Hungarian host, Péter Szijjártó, the V4 is strong enough to tell out loud the truth not caring about political…

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Hungary and Czechia want a “European army”

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Central Europe - Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and Czech PM Bohuslav Sobotka are united concerning the idea of a European army. This joint army would be a protection for Europe after Brexit and so the weakened armed forces in Europe, and a…

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The V4 leaders and Merkel met to talk about the EU

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday 26 of August German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the representatives of Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia in Warsaw to prepare the informal summit of 27 EU members in Bratislava set up by Slovakia on September 16, set…