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2019 European Parliament Elections: Chess Game in Central Europe

The Editorial Board January 16, 2019

By the editorial board. What will the European Parliament look like after the elections of May 26? Chess game in Central Europe, Salvini's activism, repositioning of Western European populists, consequences of Brexit and questions about Fidesz and ANO. The meeting between…

Society

The Comeback of Administrative Courts in Hungary

Tamás Leskó January 9, 2019

By Tamás Leskó, Hungarian jurist. Hungary - On the day when the act on the increase of the number of legal overtime hours was adopted, another significant legal act was adopted by the Hungarian parliament, namely the one on the new Administrative…

Politics

Is Hungary in a Crisis?

Ferenc Almássy January 6, 2019

By Ferenc Almássy. Hungary - A series of demonstrations have taken place in Hungary opposing its conservative Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Its trigger was a vote in Parliament approving changes to the labor laws. Both the Hungarian and the foreign media who…

Politics

The “Western League”: One Last Stand-up Comedy Routine of the Romanian Deep State?

Modeste Schwartz January 4, 2019

By Raoul Weiss. Romania - While Paris burns, the news of recent weeks in Romania has been dominated by a theme that, viewed from abroad, looks a bit exotic: the mayors of the four largest cities in the west of the country…

Society

Poland, Hungary and France: A Common Cause

The Editorial Board January 2, 2019

By Antoni Trzmiel. Poland - We publish here the translation of Antoni Trzmiel's editorial about the partnership we started with them. The dorzeczy.pl website, belonging to the Polish weekly Do Rzeczy, has begun cooperation with the Visegr á d Post…

Society

The Problems Surrounding Hungary’s “Slavery Law”: Fake News?

Modeste Schwartz December 14, 2018

Hungary - The Hungarian parliament adopted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, an amendment to the labor law, including the increase of the number of legal overtime hours per year from 250 to 400 maximum (a misleading broad range used by the opposition,…

Politics

Orbán forces George Soros’ CEU to stop issuing US diplomas in Hungary

The Editorial Board December 4, 2018

Hungary - The Central European University, founded on the initiative of George Soros, will no longer be permitted to issue American diplomas in Hungary. A new victory for the illiberal Viktor Orbán, while the liberal opposition is anxious. In a frontal opposition…

Society

Building Eurasia

Gábor Tóth November 30, 2018

By Gábor Tóth, President of the Gateway to Europe V4-China Association. Article originally published in English on GLOBS. Central Europe, Hungary, China - Shanghai became the center of attention for a week in November where the first China International Import Expo took place with…

Politics

PiS and Fidesz youths meet at Krasiczyn Castle, Poland

Olivier Bault November 29, 2018

Poland - The Polish-Hungarian Cooperation Institute Wacław Felczak organized a "Polish-Hungarian School of Leaders" from 22 to 25 November at Krasiczyn Castle in south-eastern Poland. These leaders are young people linked to the ruling PiS (Poland) and ruling Fidesz (Hungary) who are…

Politics

Romania: December 1st of All Dangers

Modeste Schwartz November 20, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - In all the post-communist countries integrated in the EU and showing signs of rebellion, the Euro-Globalist forces (which now also oversee the Atlanticist-Globalist structures left behind by the Obama administration, and which the Trump administration has not…

Interviews

Modeste Schwartz: “Banning Me, One Further Step Towards Romania’s Re-Morphing into a Police State”

Ferenc Almássy November 4, 2018

Hungary - Phone interview with Modeste Schwartz, graduate of the French elite school ENS-Ulm, linguist, translator, author, publicist and author for the Visegrád Post and other websites: "Banning me, one further step towards Romania’s re-morphing into a police state". At the end…

Politics

Hungary’s “Opening to the East” Policy

Gábor Tóth November 4, 2018

By Gábor Tóth, President of the Gateway to Europe V4-China Association. Hungary - It has been 7 years, since the second Orbán government announced its ambitious foreign policy direction called “Opening to the East”. Just like most of other “unorthodox” policies of the reigning administration,…