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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…

Politics

Viktor Orbán Says 2017 Will Be A Year Of Rebellion

The Editorial Board January 2, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview given to 888.hu that 2017 would be "the year of revolt for democracy". As for the integration of non-European migrants, he said he failed. "It is unprecedented that at the…

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…

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Robert Fico wants to put an end to sanctions against Russia

The Editorial Board September 20, 2016

Slovakia - According to Prime Minister Robert Fico, Ukraine is doing less that Russia to implement the Minsk Protocol. Also, Fico insisted for the EU to put an end to sanctions against Moscow. Slovak Prime Minister added that these sanctions are ineffective…

Society

Iraqi migrants are fleeing from Germany to Hungary

Alimuddin Usmani September 18, 2016

Hungary - The Czech press reports that a 20 persons family of Iraqi Christians, fled from Germany ... to Hungary. The story may sound incredible if we think about the difference of migration policy between Hungary of Viktor Orbán and Germany of…

Politics

Hungary and Czechia want a “European army”

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Central Europe - Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and Czech PM Bohuslav Sobotka are united concerning the idea of a European army. This joint army would be a protection for Europe after Brexit and so the weakened armed forces in Europe, and a…

Politics

The V4 leaders and Merkel met to talk about the EU

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday 26 of August German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the representatives of Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia in Warsaw to prepare the informal summit of 27 EU members in Bratislava set up by Slovakia on September 16, set…

Politics

Czech President subtly ridicules Angela Merkel

Alimuddin Usmani August 25, 2016

Czechia, Prague - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on an official visit in Prague on Thursday 25 August. On the agenda: the future of the EU following the "Brexit" and the migration crisis. After meeting Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, the Chancellor…

Politics

Slovak PM Fico visits Putin in Russia

The Editorial Board August 25, 2016

Russia - Today on the 25 of August Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is meeting President Vladimir Putin to discuss some important topics like the G20 summit in China on 4-5 September, as Slovakia is at the presidency of the European Council.…