Czechia – In a video posted on his Facebook account on November 5, which the German and Czech press have both commented on, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala offered concrete examples of food products that cost more in Czechia than in neighbouring…
Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen.
It has been a long time since we last saw each other, and it is a good feeling to finally be together again. This time last year our usual meeting was cancelled due to the…
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 11 November 2021.
The time has come to say it out loud: it is necessary to change the spatial structure of the Hungarian economy. The predominantly Budapest-centered policy of the past 150…
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 6 October 2021.
At the time of the regime changes in 1990, Hungary and Poland were at two significantly different levels in terms of development. The development per capita of Poles was 39.6…
Visegrád – The foreign ministers of the Visegrád Group met on Monday 19 July in the town of Komárom to discuss economic and migration issues, the stated aim of the V4 being to revive the economy and overcome the new migration crisis.…
Some malicious voices say that this is already an election program, just in case early elections have to be called. The new government program presented last weekend at the national convention of the Law and Justice party (PiS) was, however, also signed…
Poland - The Polish economy is faring rather well compared with other EU economies in the face of the crisis caused by health restrictions, with GDP falling by only 2.8% in 2020, and growth forecast at 3.1% this year and 5.1% in…
On Monday, April 6, Hungarian conservative Prime minister Viktor Orbán announced the goals of his economic plan aimed at helping people and the economy to kick start following its downturn during the confinement period :
Extraordinary announcement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
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By Thibaud Cassel.
European Union – On Sunday April 15th the French President Emmanuel Macron gave a TV interview of around three hours. Halfway between his comfortable election in last May and the European elections of 2019, the event had the form…
By Olivier Bault.
One of the reforms promised by the PiS to its constituents was to better tax large-scale distribution, which is predominantly in the hands of foreign groups and which has been accused for years of transferring its profits abroad to…
Hungary - Viktor Orbán's center-right government continues its economic reforms and has announced corporate income tax rates to be reduced to 9% in 2017. Hungary will therefore be the country with the lowest corporate tax in Europe. Wages will also be increased…
"In opposition to the EU, Poland is betting on demographics and lowering of the retirement age", by Olivier Bault.
Poland - This was one of the campaign promises of the PiS and of President Andrzej Duda: reducing the retirement age from 67…