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More and more migrants are trying to go from Serbia to Romania

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Romania - The number of illegal migrants trying to cross from Serbia to Romania is clearly increasing these recent weeks. The authorities manage to stop it, but the phenomenon is not declining despite the fact that in August, Romania has reinforced her border security measures…

Society

Attacks against Muslim women are increasing in Slovakia

Alimuddin Usmani September 11, 2016

Slovakia - In Slovakia, attacks against Muslim women are increasing. This fact was revealed Wednesday in a statement of the Slovak Ministry of Interior. In this context, it condemned the repeated attacks against a Somali woman who has been living in the…

Society

Austria is trying to get rid of migrants

The Editorial Board September 8, 2016

Austria - Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka from the SPÖ-ÖVP coalition, the Social democratic Party of Austria and the Austrian People's party, said on Wednesday, 7, that Hungary had to take back the migrants she sent to Austria after they crossed her border.…

Politics

Orbán visited Serbia and warned for a difficult autumn

The Editorial Board September 6, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Serbia and met with Serbian Prime Minister Vučić. Orbán recalled his full support for Serbia's candidacy to the EU, and expressed his will to help Serbia in all ways, particularly to handle the…

Interviews

Václav Klaus (2/2): the EU is a threat to Europe

The Editorial Board September 5, 2016

This interview was published in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Hírlap the 22nd of July, 2016. The interview was made by István Lovas and published originally in Hungarian. The part 1 of the interview is available here. István Lovas: Your book, Europe: The Shattering of Illusions, originally released in…

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…

Society

Orbán announces strongest fence at the border

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Hungary - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on the radio on Friday the 26 that Hungary was planning to strengthen the current fence at the Serbian and Croatian borders. He said that there may be soon a "greater need for security". The…

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

The AfD supports the Visegrád group

The Editorial Board August 23, 2016

Germany - The AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) expressed its support to Czechia for not accepting migrant quotas. German Chancellor Angel Merkel will visit Prague on August 25 in order to make the country accept to take in migrants. Petr Bystron from the Bavarian…

Politics

An “absolute link between migration and terrorism” according to Fico

The Editorial Board August 1, 2016

Slovakia - Unchecked migration has made it easier for terrorists and weapons to illegally slip through EU borders, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday, 29. On a conference Fico said there was "an absolute link between migration and terrorism", as…

Society

Austria will finally build a fence too

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

Austria - Austria has unveiled plans to build a massive 100km fence along its border to stop migrants and refugees crossing into the country. Engineers in the central European state have finalised plans for the vast barrier, which would stretch along its…