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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

Hungarian deputies are not Politically Correct

The Editorial Board August 25, 2016

Hungary - A member of ruling center-right party Fidesz expressed to be in favor of "Europe for the Europeans" and welcomes the work of the alternative media. Meanwhile, a MEP of the same party made jokes about the defense of the barrier not caring about…

Society

Hungary doesn’t want migrants that Sweden accepted to welcome

The Editorial Board August 14, 2016

Hungary – Last year Hungary registered migrants who have been sent to Sweden. Now that Sweden can’t deal with the migrants that are too numerous, she would like to send them back to their first country of arrival, Hungary. Hungary don’t want…

Society

“The Islamic State stands behind the massive immigration”

The Editorial Board August 10, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - According to Homeland Security's chief advisor of Viktor Orbán, György Bakondi, Brussels shows weakness while people are scared by terrorist attacks, so resolute action must be taken toward migration. György Bakondi said that complex political and security threats developed…

Politics

Austria threatened Merkel

The Editorial Board August 8, 2016

By István Lovas. "Austria threatened Merkel : the refugees will be sent to Germany" titled the Deutsch Wirtschafts Nachrichten German news portal, quoting the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz, who declared necessary to strengthen the protection of the external borders of the European…

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Serbia wants to help control the Bulgaria-Turkey border

The Editorial Board August 8, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - On Sunday the 8 during a meeting with Bulgarian counterpart Rumyana Bachvarova, Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović proposed to help patrol border between Bulgaria and Turkey. Balkan nations closed their borders to migrants in March but they keep going through…

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Austria against Turkey in the EU

The Editorial Board August 8, 2016

Austria - Austrian Chancellor Kern wants to put an end to the negotiations over the accession to the EU of Turkey. Relations between the two countries have seriously deteriorated. Many changes have taken place in relations between Austria and…

Society

Czechia does not want to end up like France or Germany

Olivier Bault August 5, 2016

By Olivier Bault. In answer to the German European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Günther Oettinger, who reproached to Czechia her refusal of the compulsory quotas of migrant relocation (we are talking about people who entered illegally in Europe and we know…

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…

Politics

Czech Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babiš opposes taking 81 migrants

The Editorial Board July 28, 2016

Czechia - Under a European Union agreement, Czechia is to take in 81 migrants from Turkish migrant camps. After the terrorist attacks and in particular in neighbouring Germany, some express opposition to the EU agreement Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babiš - the…

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…

Society

Austria: Cardinal Schönborn’s turnabout on migrants

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

The Archbishop of Vienna made his criticism on the reception of Muslim refugees. While Germany is in turn targeted by the Islamic state since the train axe attack in Bavaria, Cardinal and Archbishop of Vienna spoke about the problems of policies integration…