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“They will be no mosques in Hungary” said a Hungarian Fidesz MP

The Editorial Board November 6, 2017

Hungary - Hungarian Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás declared that "there will be no mosques in Hungary", and argued that "from the perspective of our own security, mosques would have a negative impact." Bayer Zsolt, the sulphurous political TV show host and well-known…

Politics

After the conservative Kurz’ victory, could Austria get closer to the Visegrád Group?

The Editorial Board October 16, 2017

Austria - On Sunday, October 15, early elections were held in Austria. The conservatives of the ÖVP, headed by the young Sebastian Kurz, won the poll. The future Austrian chancellor could bring Austria closer to the Visegrád Group. At 31, Sebastian Kurz…

Society

1 million Poles prayed against Europe’s islamization and for European nations to get back to their Christian roots

The Editorial Board October 11, 2017

Poland - On 7 October, more than a million Poles prayed for peace, against the "Islamization of Europe", and so that other European nations understand the need to get back to their Christian roots. The initiative of this spiritual event belongs to…

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

PM Sobotka: “We don’t want more Muslims in Czechia”

The Editorial Board August 26, 2017

Article originally published on LaPravda.ch. Czechia - Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka was in Salzburg, Austria last Wednesday, to meet Emmanuel Macron and the heads of governments of Slovakia and Austria to discuss the reform of the posted workers directive. The Czech…

Politics

For the Polish government, the attacks in Barcelona demonstrate once again the need for Europe to return to responsible immigration policies

Olivier Bault August 18, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - There was an official condemnation of the attacks in Catalonia by Prime Minister Beata Szydło and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement in which Poland, like other countries, naturally expresses its solidarity with Spain and…

Society

Hungary is ready to take in an Iranian Christian refugee facing deportation from Sweden

Nicolas de Lamberterie August 9, 2017

By Nicolas de Lamberterie. Hungary - Aideen Strandsson is an Iranian actress. She secretly converted to Christianity, before publicly announcing it when she arrived in Sweden with a three-year work visa: she was publicly baptized and took a Swedish surname. Today, due…

Interviews

Amer Albayati: “The Socialists and the Greens support the Islamists in order to get more votes.”

Ferenc Almássy July 24, 2017

Austria - Interview with Amer Albayati, liberal Austrian Muslim living in Vienna: "The Socialists and the Greens even support the Islamists in order to get more votes." Ferenc Almássy met Dr. Amer Albayati in Vienna in May, and got the last…

Politics

Full speech of V. Orbán : Will Europe belong to Europeans?

The Editorial Board July 24, 2017

Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 28th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp, 22 July 2017, Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tuşnad, Romania) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: "First of all, I’d like to remind everyone that we started a process of collective thinking 27…

Politics

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…

Society

Will Poland reject any new Muslim immigrant?

The Editorial Board June 23, 2017

Poland - The only way to protect Poland from terrorist attacks is by not allowing Islamic migrants into the country, Polish European Parliament deputy Ryszard Czarnecki has said. Ryszard Czarnecki, member of the ruling conservative party PiS (Law and Order), made this…

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…