By Alimuddin Usmani.
Czechia – The country saw three notable incidences in 2019: The European elections of 24-25 May, followed by a huge anti-government protest on 23 June and then a second protest that took place on 16 November. This last protest…
Interview with Vojtěch Filip, the President of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia: "Those who had an interest in looting the State's remaining assets objected and are now helping the so-called citizens’ initiatives – which are effectively linked to George Soros'…
By Alimuddin Usmani.
Czechia – The European Commission (EC) has recently filed an audit report regarding Andrej Babiš, the Czech prime minister, who is accused by his opponents of being entangled in a conflict of interest. He strongly denies the accusations. The…
By the Visegrád Post Editorial Staff
Hungary - Long considered the most radical parliamentary party in Europe, over the course of only a few years, Jobbik has morphed into a centrist and pro-European Union party, completely abandoning its former radical rhetoric opposing…
By Ferenc Almássy.
Hungary - A series of demonstrations have taken place in Hungary opposing its conservative Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Its trigger was a vote in Parliament approving changes to the labor laws. Both the Hungarian and the foreign media who…
Hungary - The Hungarian parliament adopted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, an amendment to the labor law, including the increase of the number of legal overtime hours per year from 250 to 400 maximum (a misleading broad range used by the opposition,…
Slovakia - A murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancé Martina Kušnírová this February mobilised a group of young students around Slovakia. In many cities were organised protests against Fico’s and now Pellegrini’s way of governing. All the communication and…
Hungary - While the opposition calls it a scandal and a freedom-destroying disposition, the new law on the right of assembly is in fact only a measure to fill the gaps in the legal arsenal in force since 1989 in this area.
The…
By Modeste Schwartz.
Romania - After months of hesitation, during which it seemed that it would never be able to react, the ruling Social Democrat Party in Bucharest finally decided on Saturday, June 9, to take to the streets (a small) part…
Hungary, Budapest - It is now with regular frequency that new episodes of the “Orbán vs NGOs” series are coming out. The subject of my previous article was the Olympic games and the artificial way that their organization has been placed into…
By Dr. Harald W. Kotschy, former Austrian ambassador to Macedonia.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarly represent those of the Visegrád Post.
Macedonia - The 15% Albanian minority holds the Republic of Macedonia…
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…