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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…

Interviews

Alexander Gauland: “We refuse to continue the federalisation of Europe”

Ferenc Almássy July 7, 2017

Germany - Interview with Alexander Gauland, AfD President: "We refuse to continue the federalisation of Europe". Written interview conducted by Ferenc Almássy and realized by mail at the beginning of July 2017. Ferenc Almássy: You are leading the AfD for…

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…

Society

Repolishification of Poland’s written press

The Editorial Board April 12, 2017

Article originally published in French on OJIM, with the title : "Pologne : déconcentration-repolonisation de la presse écrite". Poland’s biggest national newspaper (Fakt), its third-largest news weekly (Newsweek Polska), the biggest Polish Website (onet.pl), and a prestigious business monthly (Forbes Polska) are…

Politics

EU investments in the V4 and CEE nations benefit all

Bill Ravotti April 9, 2017

Article originally published on Rav'sReport, with the title : "EU Investments in the V4 and CEE Nations Benefit All; Western Europe and the Marshall Plan" It’s like a stuck, worn-out record repeating the same line over and over again: Those hypocritical rebels from…

Politics

The Self-Destruction of the European Union

Ferenc Almássy April 7, 2017

By Ferenc Almássy. European Union - There are indications that there is a new continental divide. Criminal charges have been filed, and this time they may bring an end to the European Union. The accused: Poland and Hungary. But what is really…

Politics

Why Poland was Right Not to Want Donald Tusk as President of the European Council and Why it’s Wrong to Make a Huge Deal Out of it

Olivier Bault March 21, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Alone against all, or against Tusk -- that is how one could describe the situation of Poland in the European Council of Brussels on Thursday, March 9. Even if the Polish Government did not believe in having Polish…

Politics

Central Europe and the European Army

The Editorial Board March 10, 2017

Central Europe - The idea of a European army is not new, and at a time when Donald Trump is seen by some as a potential gravedigger for NATO, the idea of a European army is back on the scene. A year…

Politics

Romania, Hungary: Ideological Confusion, National Realities

Modeste Schwartz February 24, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - My recent articles on the political situation in Romania, published on this site, have triggered a rather large counter-offensive of misinformation, aimed at both my person and the broader ideological movement which is presently opposing the attempted…

Society

“Romania: from a “Two-Tiered Europe” to a Europe of the Double Bind”

Modeste Schwartz February 16, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Not only does Brussels act as a colonial despot toward all second-tier EU countries (or, even worse, considering that France, to take but one example, at least endowed its African colonies with infrastructure, whereas in Romania passenger trains currently…

Politics

Angela Merkel’s Visit to Poland Marks a Turning-Point in Bilateral Relations

Olivier Bault February 15, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - For the German newspaper Die Welt, this was the most important visit of a German Chancellor since 1989. While a year ago the leader of the Liberal opposition called for a fight against the Conservative government of…

Politics

Romania: Revolt, indeed. But whose revolt and against who?

Modeste Schwartz February 2, 2017

Romania - A series of relatively important demonstrations took place in the Romanian capital and some other provincial cities. About 50,000 people (according to the authorities) protested on February 1, 2017, against the new government appointed following the December elections. It is the…