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Hungary And Russia Could Abandon Euro And Dollar To Trade With National Currencies

The Editorial Board November 16, 2016

Hungary - Russia’s Trade Representative to Hungary Nikolay Livencev said to the Hungarian magazine Figyelő that Hungary and Russia might use their own national currencies to trade. Also, a Russian-Hungarian airline could be created. Nikolay Livencev, Russia’s Trade Representative to Hungary, told the Hungarian…

Politics

The Constitutional Bill Against Migrant Quotas Rejected By the Hungarian Parliament

The Editorial Board November 8, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - On Tuesday, November 8, the Hungarian parliament rejected the constitutional bill of the ruling Fidesz party seeking to ban the settlement of "foreign populations" in Hungary without the consent of the Hungarian parliament. The populist Jobbik party did not…

Politics

The end of the “migrant quotas”?

The Editorial Board November 2, 2016

Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared on October 31, that the system of the migrant quotas is "dead". A little bit than a year ago, the Visegrád group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) stood up against Brussels' and Berlin's scheme of…

Interviews

András Schiffer: the admission of Central Europe into the EU was a market acquisition

Ferenc Almássy October 26, 2016

Hungary - Interview with András Schiffer: "the admission into the EU of Central Europe was a market acquisition by Western Europe", by Ferenc Almássy. Ferenc Almássy made an interview for the Visegrád Post with András Schiffer, lawyer and Hungarian politician, former MP…

Politics

Duda and Orbán against Brussels’ sovietisation

The Editorial Board October 24, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - On Sunday, October 23, Hungary celebrated the start of the '56 uprising. In front of the Hungarian parliament, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish President Andrzej Duda gave a strong speech against the current policy of the European…

Culture

1956: 60 Years Ago, Hungary Rose Against Communism

Miklós Dorsch October 22, 2016

By Miklós Dorsch. October 23, 1956, is a date that will forever be engraved in the history of Hungary and of the world. Exactly 60 years ago, communism faltered in the Eastern Bloc: the Hungarians took to the streets for their freedom. Some have paid…

Society

Geothermal Energy: Massive Potential Under Exploited in the V4

The Editorial Board October 19, 2016

By Damien Linhart. Construction of the first geothermal power plant in Višegrad countries started in Tura in Hungary last June. Geothermal consists in using the underground energy. Techniques and fields of application depend on the temperature. High geothermal energy uses very high…

Society

Orbán plans to double the Hungarian army and rise patriotism among children

The Editorial Board October 19, 2016

Hungary - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he had taken the necessary steps in order to double the Hungarian army's personnel from 2017. Orbán also wishes the military instruction of children to develop, especially using sport. The Hungarian PM wants it to serve as a counter-culture to reinforce social…

Society

Anti-terrorist drill of the V4 in Budapest

The Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Under Hungarian commandment, police special forces of the four countries of the Visegrád group took part in a terrorist attack's simulation. The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was present. Thursday, October 6, 2016, at dawn and before the metro started…

Politics

Hungarian referendum: Central Europe says Brussels should listen to Hungary

The Editorial Board October 4, 2016

Central Europe - After the Hungarian referendum on Sunday about the migrant quotas bringing a victory to Orbán - though a low turnout - several politicians from Austria, Poland, Serbia, Czechia and Croatia expressed their appreciation of the results - all saying…

Politics

Quota Referendum: Half-victory for Viktor Orbán

Ferenc Almássy October 2, 2016

By Ferenc Almássy. Hungary - The referendum called by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has mobilized 44.35% of Hungarian voters. This theoretically invalidates the vote, since the constitutional quorum of 50% was not not reached. That means the national Parliament does not have…

Politics

Vienna Summit: a meeting between Merkel and Balkans’ leaders

The Editorial Board September 28, 2016

Austria, Vienna - On Saturday, September 24, several European leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and representatives of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and the President of the…