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According to Polish FM, the EU Commission is harassing Poland for France’s interests

The Editorial Board August 23, 2017

Article originally published on The News.pl. Poland - The European Commission is waging a "policy of harassment" and is "discriminating against Poland", Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski has said, referring to a string of complaints in Brussels against Warsaw. The Polish foreign…

Society

The V4 pressures the European Commission over low quality food

The Editorial Board July 27, 2017

Slovakia - Prime Minister Robert Fico could lead the fight of the V4 against the lower quality food products of brands in Central Europe. The V4 stands as one to pressure the European Commission to make legal changes in order to solve…

Politics

Full speech of V. Orbán : Will Europe belong to Europeans?

The Editorial Board July 24, 2017

Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 28th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp, 22 July 2017, Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tuşnad, Romania) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: "First of all, I’d like to remind everyone that we started a process of collective thinking 27…

Politics

Orbán: ‘The question of the coming decades: Will Europe belong to Europeans?’

The Editorial Board July 22, 2017

Romania, Băile Tușnad - “Twenty-seven years ago, we believed our future is Europe,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the 28th Summer University and Student Camp in Băile Tușnad this morning. “Right now, we are Europe’s future.” In a speech that has become…

Politics

The Visegrád group supports Italy in light of growing migrant crisis

The Editorial Board July 21, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - The V4 are ready to contribute to Italian and European efforts aimed at halting the illegal flow of migrants from Libya and other parts of North Africa towards Europe – and especially towards Italy. Prime Ministers of the Visegrád…

Politics

Israel counts on the V4

The Editorial Board July 20, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - The heads of government of the Visegrád group met in Budapest with the Israeli Prime Minister. For Benjamin Netanyahu, the V4 is now an important interlocutor. Enhanced cooperation The V4+Israel meeting resulted in a number of cooperation projects. Student…

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…

Society

Poles would rather leave the EU than take in Muslim immigrants

Olivier Bault July 12, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The question does not really arise, since the European treaties reserve the right for each country to accept immigrants of its choice on its soil, except for immigrants from other EU countries benefiting the freedom of movement. Nevertheless,…

Politics

Macron versus Visegrád

Ferenc Almássy June 26, 2017

Belgium, Brussels - Leaders of the V4 met with the new French President Emmanuel Macron. The meeting ended on a mixed note. Tensions between Macron and the V4 are not new. During his presidential campaign and as soon as elected President of…

Politics

Poland’s Premier openly challenges the “Brussels’ elites”, responsible for the deads of the terrorist attacks

The Editorial Board June 2, 2017

Poland - After the islamist attacks of Manchester, in which 22 people died, including two Polish citizens, the Polish Prime Minister, Beata Szydło, made strong statement regarding political elites and Western Europeans. “We are not going to take part in the madness of the Brussels…

Politics

Relocation of “migrants” and solidarity: when the elites of Western Europe take the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Europe for fools

The Editorial Board May 31, 2017

Editorial by Paweł Lisicki, editor of the influential Polish conservative weekly Do Rzeczy, published -in Polish- in the 2017, May 22 issue under the title "Kto tu jest solidarny" (Who's solidary here). Translated by the Visegrád Post, thanks to Olivier Bault. One would…

Interviews

Norbert van Handel: We have to create a Union of Central Europe in order to save our identities

Ferenc Almássy May 25, 2017

Austria - Interview with Norbert van Handel, jurist and man of influence in Austria: "We have to create a Union of Central Europe in order to save our identities", by Ferenc Almássy. Interview conducted early May 2017, in Vienna. Ferenc Almássy: Thank…