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Czechia, Prague – Interview with Václav Klaus: “the EU is a dead end, and the Brexit could open the eyes of the people in Europe”, by Alimuddin Usmani and Joseph Navratil, for LaPravda.ch. This interview was filmed in mid June by Alimuddin Usmani and Joseph…

Politics

Orbán against the Brexit

The Editorial Board June 20, 2016

Hungary - The Hungarian government does not support Brexit. And it is through an advertisement in the British press that it let it be known. British referendum on the Brexit - UK leaving the European Union - will be…

Politics

Hungary refuses treaties such as TAFTA to be decided by the European Union

The Editorial Board June 17, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian Parliament voted a motion to counter the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP ), also called Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but also the Trade in Services Agreement…

Politics

The European Commission against Polish democracy

Olivier Bault June 7, 2016

The European Commission against Polish democracy, by Olivier Bault. It was planned for the 23th of May, but it is finally on the 1st of June that the European Commission adopted a negative Opinion about the rule of law in Poland. An…

Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Budapest: the relation between Hungary and Russia is good and pragmatical

The Editorial Board May 27, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Budapest on May 25. He met with the Hungarian Premier Viktor Orbán and the Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó. The talks were about partnership, Minsk agreements, European sanctions, energy, migration…

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Slovakia will lead the EU for six months – although migrants, Islam and Soros’ civil society are not welcomed there

The Editorial Board May 27, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - Five weeks before the start of the Slovakian presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months, Prime Minister Robert Fico met with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and spoke again on migrants, Islam…

Politics

Vučić’s ten points: economical reforms and EU integration

The Editorial Board May 25, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - On Monday, May 23, Aleksandar Vučić, current Prime Minister reelected last month had been given the mandate for the country's new cabinet, and introduced his ten points program. Most of the points concern economical reforms and EU integration. After…

Society

Poland wants to help refugees near their home and refuses mandatory immigration

Olivier Bault May 17, 2016

Poland - Poland wants to help refugees near their home and refuse mandatory immigration, by Olivier Bault. The Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski said that no country can be forced to welcome immigrants on its territory and the…

Politics

Slovakia wants while presiding the EU to strengthen the Union’s borders and avoid fragmentation

The Editorial Board May 17, 2016

Slovakia - Slovakia will take in July the EU Council presidency. The Slovakian government aims to avoid fragmentation and any East-West divide. Fico's government also wants to focus on strengthening the EU's external border. According to Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, a…

Interviews

Václav Klaus: the German chancellor would like an united Europe so Germany could govern her

Alimuddin Usmani May 7, 2016

Czechia, Prague - Interview with Václav Klaus: "the German chancellor would like an united Europe so Germany could govern her", by Alimuddin Usmani. This interview was realised for La Pravda.ch and published the 25 April, 2016. The author sent us the interview.…

Politics

Polish Foreign Minister Waszczykowski visits Turkey

The Editorial Board April 23, 2016

Turkey, Ankara - “We want to see Turkey in the European Union in the near future,” said Minister Witold Waszczykowski during his visit to Ankara. On Wednesday, the MFA chief met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and…

Society

Slovakia “in the middle”: nor pro-Russia, nor pro-West

The Editorial Board April 21, 2016

Slovakia - According to a poll carried out on 1000 respondents between January 31 and February 7 by the Slovak Atlantic Commission (SAC) and the Central European Policy Institute (CEPI), Slovakia does not claim to be either pro-West, or pro-Russia. The poll, supported by the…