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The Carnegie Foundation attacks Warsaw and Budapest

Mihály Kecskeméthy September 11, 2017

By Mihály Kecskeméthy. Poland and Hungary - On September 4, 2017, the Carnegie Foundation published an article entitled "Defending EU Values in Poland an Hungary", in which the editors accuse Warsaw and Budapest of posing a threat to the future of the European…

Politics

Poland – Harsh blow for the liberal opposition and the European Commission

Olivier Bault August 7, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The liberal opposition and the European Commission, which speak of the rule of law being violated in Poland, have lost their main argument. This argument consisted of claiming that the Polish Constitutional Court had lost…

Politics

The European Commission wants to assume new powers

Olivier Bault August 2, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - After Frans Timmermans, the first Vice-President of the Commission, on July 19, threatened Poland with a recourse to Article 7 of the EU Treaty on bills reforming justice which have been under discussion in the Parliament of…

Politics

On the separation of powers – Hungarian Ambassador’s opinion

The Editorial Board July 19, 2017

By Georges Károlyi, Ambassador of Hungary to the French Republic. Le Monde dated July 19 devotes its editorial to Poland. I obviously have no standing to express myself on this country, but I cannot help feeling real embarrassment toward s the…

Politics

Trump Wrote a Letter to Orbán: “We Have Huge Opportunities to Move Forward Towards the Achievement of Our Common Goals”

The Editorial Board March 1, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - According to a press release from the Hungarian government, on Friday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Press Chief announced that the “President of the United States Donald Trump has written a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thanking him for his…

Society

Olympic Games 2024 – a Battle, but Not the War

Alexandre Árpád Szigethy February 19, 2017

By Alexandre Árpád Szigethy. Update of February 22, 2017: Budapest officially renounced to its candidacy for the Olympic Games of 2024, following the action described in the article and some elements indicating that it would have rerached the third place, behind Los Angeles and…

Politics

After One Month Of Occupation Of The Polish Diet By A Part Of The Opposition, The Parliamentary Crisis Draws To An End

Olivier Bault January 12, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - During the Christmas break between the sessions of the Polish Parliament, from December 17 to January 10, MPs from the two liberal parties (the PO, of which Donald Tusk was the leader before his departure for Brussels…

Interviews

Wojciech Murdzek: The EU Should Stop Wasting Its Time Talking About Democracy And Rule Of Law In Poland

Olivier Bault January 9, 2017

Poland - Interview with Wojciech Murdzek, MP of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) and former mayor of the city of Świdnica: "The EU should stop wasting its time discussing democracy and the rule of law In Poland!", by Olivier Bault (interview…

Society

Slovakia’s Nationalist Temptation

The Editorial Board December 20, 2016

Slovakia - The small Carpathian country's population is more and more inclined to support nationalist parties, and even 25% of the Slovaks would support a dictatorship. Prime Minister Robert Fico, even though he is member of Smer, a centrist left-wing party, is…

Politics

“Polish liberal-libertarian opposition tackles democracy”

Olivier Bault December 19, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Not satisfied with having plunged Poland into a constitutional crisis by wanting to appoint 5 judges of the Constitutional Court in advance to elections that they knew lost, not satisfied to blame the conservative winners of the October elections…

Politics

“In Poland And Elsewhere, The Elites Against the People”

Olivier Bault December 18, 2016

By Olivier Bault. It was the fourth debate of the European Parliament on Wednesday on the situation of democracy and the rule of law in Poland, but this time in front of a largely empty assembly without the vote of resolution. One must…

Politics

Sarkozy and Hollande disagree on Central Europe

The Editorial Board May 19, 2016

France - After Clinton's words about Poland and Hungary, an other former President talked about the two Central European countries. Nicolas Sarkozy defended the Polish and Hungarian democracies and French President François Hollande reacted to this declaration. In an interview given to…