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Migrants: misunderstanding between the United States and Romania

The Editorial Board September 26, 2016

Romania - Tuesday, September 20, US President Barack Obama announced that Romania and six other European countries, had agreed to host ten times more migrants than in 2015. But the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to this statement by saying that…

Politics

Bosnia’s candidature to integrate the EU has been accepted

The Editorial Board September 23, 2016

Bosnia - On September 20, the European Union has accepted the membership application of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Premier Denis Zvizdić hopes that his country will soon incorporate the block. The request was made several months ago already, in February. To support this…

Politics

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…

Society

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…

Politics

Asselborn’s remarks dismissed by Hungary and Austria

The Editorial Board September 15, 2016

Hungary - After Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Asselborn asked for Hungary's expulsion of the European Union, the Hungarian Foreign Minister dismissed his remarks by saying that his counterpart Jean Asselborn is a "lightweight" politician "bent to destroy Europe's security and culture". And the…

Politics

Viktor Orbán: it is at the Bulgarian-Turkish border that the future of Europe will be decided

The Editorial Board September 14, 2016

Bulgaria, Lesovo - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited this Wednesday, 13 the Bulgarian-Turkish border, where he was awaited by his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov to join together the barbed wire fence that will soon cover the 259 kilometers of border with…

Politics

François Hollande was on a state visit to Bucharest

The Editorial Board September 14, 2016

Romania, Bucharest - President Francois Hollande spent the day on Tuesday, 13 of September in Bucharest for a "state visit" to prepare the summit of the 27 whose main axis is the Brexit and is to be held on Friday in Bratislava.…

Politics

Economic patriotism was honored at the Forum in Krynica

Olivier Bault September 13, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - At the 26th Economic Forum in Krynica, where Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Viktor Orbán called for counter-cultural revolution in Europe, the close links between the PiS and Fidesz party currently in power in Poland and Hungary were particularly emphasized,…

Politics

Orbán and Kaczyński Want a Cultural Counter-Revolution in Europe

Olivier Bault September 9, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland, Krynica - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, head of the Conservative party Fidesz, and Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Conservative Law and Justice party in power in Poland, participating in a debate of the Economic Forum in Krynica,…

Interviews

Václav Klaus (2/2): the EU is a threat to Europe

The Editorial Board September 5, 2016

This interview was published in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Hírlap the 22nd of July, 2016. The interview was made by István Lovas and published originally in Hungarian. The part 1 of the interview is available here. István Lovas: Your book, Europe: The Shattering of Illusions, originally released in…

Interviews

Václav Klaus (1/2): the EU is a threat to Europe

The Editorial Board September 2, 2016

This interview was published in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Hírlap the 22nd of July, 2016. The interview was made by István Lovas and published originally in Hungarian. The EU is a threat to Europe Brexit is the victory of every European freethinkers Today's…

Interviews

Hungarian police : the Visegrád Group protects the South border

The Editorial Board September 2, 2016

The website Custodela interviewed the Hungarian police about their work at the border. We publish this interview with their authorisation: Custodela: On the construction and guarding of the fence, what sorts of changes has the fence brought? Hungarian police: The construction of the temporary…