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“Stop Soros”: hard blow for pro migrants NGOs in Hungary

The Editorial Board June 2, 2018

Hungary – On May 29, the Hungarian government presented its earlier already announced bill “Stop Soros” aiming to prevent immigrationist NGOs from pursuing their anti-national activities with complete impunity. Following the results of the elections held in April, Viktor Orbán has…

Society

Migrants spotted in Bosnia: a new migratory route?

The Editorial Board May 14, 2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Since the beginning of the migratory crisis in the Western Balkans in 2014 (when in the autumn of 2014 a first massive wave of migrants coming from Kosovo arrived at the Serbian-Hungarian border), the routes used by the…

Politics

Viktor Orbán’s ceremonial speech on the 170th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board March 19, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - On March 15, 2018, Hungary celebrated the 170th anniversary of the Revolution of 1848. But three weeks ahead of the elections, it was also an eminently political day. Hundreds of thousands of people marched to show their support to…

Politics

Orbán: “we must fight against an organized international network”

The Editorial Board March 16, 2018

Hungary - On the occasion of the National Day and three weeks ahead of the elections, Viktor Orbán demonstrated his popularity and his determination to fight against "an organized international network". On March 15, Hungary celebrates the Revolution for Independence of 1848-1849.…

Politics

V4 strengthens its defense cooperation

The Editorial Board February 23, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - Thursday, February 22, representatives of the Visegrád 4 have met in the Hungarian Parliament to speak about defense and migration. According to Szilárd Németh, the president of the Hungarian parliamentarian committee for defense, the purpose of the V4 is…

Society

Slovaks do not want a multi-speed European Union

The Editorial Board October 12, 2017

Slovakia - According to a recent poll by Polis Slovakia, Slovak citizens reject the idea of joining the Core Europe - in other terms, the stronger part of a multi-speed Union - wanted by Merkel and Macron, especially if it goes with…

Politics

Hungary: the border fence is two years old

The Editorial Board September 18, 2017

Hungary - On Friday, September 15, the temporary closure of the Hungarian-Serbian border by a monitored barrier was two years old. Following the great migratory wave of summer 2015, the Conservative government of Viktor Orbán decided to erect a barrier along its…

Politics

Hungary asks EU to pay the half of its fence’s costs

The Editorial Board September 1, 2017

Hungary - On Thursday, August 31, Hungarian government officially asked the European Commission to show some "solidarity" and pay half of the cost Hungary has incurred for border management. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission,…

Politics

Bratislava Summit: a divided Union

The Editorial Board September 18, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - The EU member states' leaders met on Friday, September 16, to discuss the future of the EU without the United Kingdom. But as the existence of EU is at stake, European leaders failed to show unity. Disagreements on migration…

Society

Czechia’s population increases due to migration

The Editorial Board September 16, 2016

Czech Republic - Monday, September 12, the National Statistics Institute noted that the population had increased. Indeed, at the end of June, Czechia had 10,564,900 inhabitants, 11,000 people more than in the beginning of the year. But the natural growth is very…

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

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…