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Influx of migrants at the Belarusian border: a crisis orchestrated by Minsk?

The Editorial Board August 31, 2021

Poland/Lithuania/Belarus – For several weeks, thousands of illegal migrants from the Middle East, mainly from Iraq, have been appearing on the Belarusian borders of Lithuania, Poland, and Latvia. Belarusian journalist Tadeusz Giczan (Тадеуш Гичан), editor-in-chief of the opposition media Nexta, published on…

News

Immigration: Janez Janša calls for the mistake of 2015 not to be repeated

The Editorial Board August 25, 2021

European Union – At a time when the EU “elites”, led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, are preparing to serve Europeans a reheated version of Merkel’s Wir schaffen das (We can do it) and once again open the borders…

Politics

Afghans imported by Czech government: few critics speak out

Alimuddin Usmani August 25, 2021

Czech Republic – While the Russian and Chinese governments keep their representatives in Afghanistan following the Taliban victory, the European and American governments are fleeing in panic, taking with them their Afghan helpers and their families. In the Czech Republic, the decision…

Politics

Influx of illegal immigrants at the Polish border

Agnieszka Golańska-Bault August 24, 2021

Poland/Belarus – The Polish border services, reinforced by a thousand soldiers, are currently trying to prevent an unprecedented wave of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Afghanistan from entering Poland through Belarus. The total length of the Polish–Belarusian border is 418…

Society

Lithuania challenges at border

Bill Ravotti August 20, 2021

Lithuania - After realizing its initial mistake of granting entry to 4,000 illegals crossing from Belarus, the government of Lithuania is finally grasping reality. So far, so good: Lithuania has turned down all (100%) illegal migrants’ asylum applications. However, two huge challenges…

Politics

About those deportations to Afghanistan… or lack of them

Bill Ravotti July 21, 2021

European Union - Many in the EU media circles and open-border lobbies have made quite a fuss lately about deportations to Afghanistan. Finland now says they will stop the deportations while Germany and Austria claim they will continue. Quite frankly, this is a…

Politics

Hungary stands alone again to block EU’s Africa-Pacific Trade and Development Deal

Bill Ravotti May 25, 2021

In the agreement, the EU was once again using the bait of ‘future returns’ - before proving that the bloc can actually deport first - while trying to establish legal pathways for increased migration from Africa to Europe. How many times has…

Magyar Nemzet

Interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the Slovak Internet portal postoj.sk

Partenaire May 8, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on May 6, 2021. – Let’s begin with the hottest topic of the past few months, with vaccines. – Yes, but there is an even hotter topic. Why are we sitting here, after…

Politics

About the EU’s New Pact On Migration

Bill Ravotti February 16, 2021

European Union - It’s like a stuck old record (remember those) playing the same tune over and over again: The headlines are full of more illegal migrants arriving in Italy, Greece, Spain, etc on their ‘journey’ to the rich EU. In Bosnia,…

Politics

Should Really Hungary Be Sorry for Its Stance on Migration?

Bill Ravotti February 12, 2021

Hungary - To the dismay of the open-border NGO activists at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, it has been reported that Hungary has “pushed-back” 4,903 illegal aliens to Serbia since an EU Court ruling in December that found Hungary in violation of EU…

Politics

The third week of September was Poland’s week in the European Parliament

Olivier Bault October 14, 2020

Poland - Monday, September 14, was the day of the final ‘debate’ in plenary session on the López Aguilar report on Poland (see: A tale of two very biased reports in the European Parliament: the López Aguilar report on Poland and the…

Magyar Nemzet

Promigration parties seek to weaken the V4 negotiating position

Partenaire October 4, 2020

Visegrád Group - XXI. Század Intézet (XXI. Century Institute): Promigration politicians are attempting to impair the V4 negotiating position Intense debates are anticipated; the so-called “rule of law” attacks against our country serve to weaken Hungary and the V4’s negotiating position in…