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Romania-Visegrád Reconciliation: Dragnea joins Tăriceanu

Nicolas de Lamberterie September 26, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - On Saturday afternoon, September 23, Liviu Dragnea, chairman of the Romanian PSD (Social-Democratic Party), and therefore the majority controlling the government in Bucharest, reported on his official Facebook page that he had a telephone conversation with his…

Politics

Poland and Hungary reiterate their unity against Brussels

The Editorial Board September 25, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday, September 22, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Warsaw to meet his Polish counterpart Beata Szydło. The two heads of governments were keen to recall their understanding to face the EU's federalist and pro-immigration project. On…

Politics

Viktor Orbán: Christianity and identity versus western liberalism

The Editorial Board September 20, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reiterated strong remarks for the start of the parliamentary year and nailed his strategy for the final months of his current mandate. Mid-September, Viktor Orbán held two keynote speeches for parliamentary opening after the summer…

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…

Politics

The future of the European Union discussed at the 27th Krynica Economic Forum

Olivier Bault September 15, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland, Krynica - The 26th Krynica Economic Forum became quite famous last year when Viktor Orbán and Jarosław Kaczyński called out for a cultural counter-revolution in Europe. At this forum often referred to as the "Davos forum of Central…

Society

“Eastern Europeans Begin to Grow Tired of Western Colonialism”

The Editorial Board September 14, 2017

Romania - Author of four books (the latest in 2016, entitled “Romania: a colony in the confines of Europe”) and hundreds of highly-read articles in the Romanian press over the last twenty years,…

Interviews

Zoltán Kovács: “the decision of the European Court is rather a political decision than a legal decision”

Nicolas de Lamberterie September 7, 2017

Following the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the migrants quotas, the Visegrád Post called the spokesperson of the Hungarian government, Zoltán Kovács, to ask how the governement of Prime Minister Orbán is facing the current situation…

Society

The European Court ruled against Hungary and Slovakia on the migrant quotas case

The Editorial Board September 6, 2017

European Union - The Court of Justice of the European Union rejected the legal challenge by Hungary and Slovakia of mandatory relocation migrants quotas that Brussels wants to impose to all member states. The ultimate judicial authority of the European Union, the Court of…

Politics

The Visegrád Group opens to the East

Ferenc Almássy September 3, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - Expanding the European Union’s list of Eastern partner countries is of strategic importance to the Visegrád Group, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of V4 leaders, European Commission and Estonian…

Politics

Hungary asks EU to pay the half of its fence’s costs

The Editorial Board September 1, 2017

Hungary - On Thursday, August 31, Hungarian government officially asked the European Commission to show some "solidarity" and pay half of the cost Hungary has incurred for border management. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission,…

Politics

Frictions on the issue of posted workers

Mihály Kecskeméthy August 31, 2017

By Mihály Kecskeméthy. European Union - Suffering an unprecedented decline of popularity in the history of the Fifth Republic, President Macron seems to choose an attack-based strategy, putting an end to his will to sit on the sidelines. For several days now, he has…

Society

Romanian border-guards shots two smugglers cars

The Editorial Board August 29, 2017

Romania, Moraviţa - Near Timișoara, on the border with Serbia and not far from the Hungarian border, the Romanian border guards opened fire on the vehicle of a passenger of Serbian citizenship conveying migrants. Romania is increasingly subject to the management of…