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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…

Politics

The Central European Defence Cooperation commited against mass migration

Ferenc Almássy June 23, 2017

Czechia, Prague - Central European nations representatives met again to enforce their plan against mass migration coming to Europe. On Monday, June 19, representatives from the countries of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) - Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria Slovenia and Croatia…

Politics

Hungary, Poland and Czechia sanctionned

Ferenc Almássy June 14, 2017

European Union - The European Commission has initiated on Monday, June 12, an infringement procedures against Hungary, Poland and Czechia for those countries’ failing to implement the community’s earlier decision on refugee quotas. EU migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told on Tuesday to…

Politics

Czechia is now also targeted by the European Commission

The Editorial Board June 12, 2017

Czechia - As Czechia announced early June to withdraw from the legally binding relocation scheme of the EU, the European Commission threatens to take the Czech government to court. Despite the threats of the EU migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, Czechia's government announced…

Politics

Poland’s Premier openly challenges the “Brussels’ elites”, responsible for the deads of the terrorist attacks

The Editorial Board June 2, 2017

Poland - After the islamist attacks of Manchester, in which 22 people died, including two Polish citizens, the Polish Prime Minister, Beata Szydło, made strong statement regarding political elites and Western Europeans. “We are not going to take part in the madness of the Brussels…

Politics

Relocation of “migrants” and solidarity: when the elites of Western Europe take the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Europe for fools

The Editorial Board May 31, 2017

Editorial by Paweł Lisicki, editor of the influential Polish conservative weekly Do Rzeczy, published -in Polish- in the 2017, May 22 issue under the title "Kto tu jest solidarny" (Who's solidary here). Translated by the Visegrád Post, thanks to Olivier Bault. One would…

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…

Politics

The Fight of the two Europes

Ferenc Almássy May 21, 2017

European Union - It has not gone unnoticed that the European Union is considering using the so-called "Article 7" of the Treaty of Lisbon towards Hungary, suspending its right to vote. At the same time, Poland and Austria have also received serious…

Society

The indisputable success of the Hungarian border fence

The Editorial Board May 15, 2017

Hungary - The second fence on the southern border of Hungary is complete. Hungary is now endowed with the most monitored border in Europe, whose effectiveness is indisputable. Along the 155 km of the border with Serbia, the anti-migrant barrier has been…

Society

Hungary and Slovakia challenge migrants quotas at the European Court of Justice

The Editorial Board May 11, 2017

Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Hungary and Slovakia challenge quotas on redistribution scheme at the ECJ in Luxembourg. Solidarity, sovereignty and possible dislocation of the EU are the main topics related to this case, according to many observers and experts. On Wednesday, May 10,…

Politics

Will the Visegrád 4 have its own euro-group in the European Parliament?

The Editorial Board April 24, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - On April 17, Viktor Orbán's friend, the publicist Zsolt Bayer, mentioned the possibility of the creation of a V4 euro-parliamentary group. During the political debate named Saj tó klub (media club), on the government-friendly Echo TV channel, the show's…

Society

No more than 12 migrants for Czechia

The Editorial Board April 21, 2017

Czechia, Prague - According to the redistribution scheme of migrants, Czechia should have taken in 1,600 migrants. But Czechia just said it will not take in more than the 12 migrants it has welcomed. Czechia is not prepared to accept more than…