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Europe under an influx of migrants: Will the EU defend its borders?

Partenaire August 6, 2023

“A great many people who try to reach Europe illegally, when they are detected, immediately file an application to avoid immediate deportation and drag out the situation over time” – says Jan Wójcik, a migration researcher at The Opportunity Foundation, regular columnist…

Politics

Bill Ravotti: The Central European cooperation is vital to combat EU juggernaut

Bill Ravotti July 12, 2021

Central Europe - The leaders of the V4 nations and Slovenian PM Janez Janša convened in Slovenia last Friday to discuss cooperation between Central Eastern European states (CEE) regarding mass migration, integrity of the nation state and other topics. Given the outrageous,…

Politics

About the EU’s New Pact On Migration

Bill Ravotti February 16, 2021

European Union - It’s like a stuck old record (remember those) playing the same tune over and over again: The headlines are full of more illegal migrants arriving in Italy, Greece, Spain, etc on their ‘journey’ to the rich EU. In Bosnia,…

Politics

Should Really Hungary Be Sorry for Its Stance on Migration?

Bill Ravotti February 12, 2021

Hungary - To the dismay of the open-border NGO activists at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, it has been reported that Hungary has “pushed-back” 4,903 illegal aliens to Serbia since an EU Court ruling in December that found Hungary in violation of EU…

Magyar Nemzet

Promigration parties seek to weaken the V4 negotiating position

Partenaire October 4, 2020

Visegrád Group - XXI. Század Intézet (XXI. Century Institute): Promigration politicians are attempting to impair the V4 negotiating position Intense debates are anticipated; the so-called “rule of law” attacks against our country serve to weaken Hungary and the V4’s negotiating position in…

Politics

Immigration to the EU on the rise, but relocation is dead – despite Italy having (temporarily) changed sides

Olivier Bault October 25, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus by the Felczak Institute of Polish–Hungarian Cooperation European Union - Salvini has – at least for now – failed in his attempt to trigger new elections in Italy, which would almost certainly…

Politics

Illegal Immigration to the EU: the V4 Proven Right Again in 2018 – but not all will Admit it

Olivier Bault March 1, 2019

By Olivier Bault. Article originally published on Kurier.plus. Central Europe, Visegrad Group - Although the number of illegal immigrants flooding to Europe has been significantly reduced since the crisis of 2015, when about one million migrants made their way north through the Balkans…

Politics

European Summit: small victory for the V4

The Editorial Board June 30, 2018

On Thursday 28 and Friday 29 of June the leaders of the 28 Member States of the European Union met in Brussels for a summit to discuss in particular migration policy at a European scale. A summit that has brought some progress…

Politics

Visegrád – Austria Summit: Confirmed Entente

The Editorial Board June 22, 2018

The Visegrád Group and Austria met in Budapest for a summit on immigration therefore bypassing and declaring their boycott of the planned "mini-summit" on the subject. Hungary - On Thursday, 21 June, Budapest hosted a summit of the Visegrád Group (Poland, Czechia,…

Politics

Hungary: the border fence is two years old

The Editorial Board September 18, 2017

Hungary - On Friday, September 15, the temporary closure of the Hungarian-Serbian border by a monitored barrier was two years old. Following the great migratory wave of summer 2015, the Conservative government of Viktor Orbán decided to erect a barrier along its…