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Islamic State military camps are established in Kosovo

The Editorial Board September 7, 2016

Kosovo - Several training camps of the Islamic State were "discovered" in Kosovo. Hundreds of men, most of them Albanian people, learn Arabic, study some version of the Koran, and follow a military training under the orders of men from the Caliphate and…

Society

US nukes in Romania ?

The Editorial Board August 18, 2016

US moves nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania, an article published on Euractiv.com on August 18. Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington…

Politics

President Putin visits Slovenia

The Editorial Board July 30, 2016

Slovenia - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Slovenia on July 30 is officially a memorial visit, but one can assumes this is also politically motivated. On July 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to arrive in Slovenia for a high-profile…

Politics

Viktor Orbán on Trump, V4, EU, Brexit and NATO

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Romania, Băile Tușnad - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made his annual speech at the summer Open University of Bálványos and youth camp in Băile Tușnad, in Transylvania (former Hungarian part of Romania). He spoke about the EU, the terrorism, the Visegrád group,…

Politics

Slovakia will direct NATO efforts in demining in Ukraine

The Editorial Board July 14, 2016

The summit held in Warsaw early July brings the first results: Slovakia will be in charge of a NATO trust fund to be used for the removal of explosives, ammunition and for demining. According to the Slovak President, over 600 people were…

Politics

For Poland, the NATO summit of July 8 and 9 has been highly positive

Olivier Bault July 13, 2016

By Olivier Bault. The following article does not necessarily represent the views of the staff of the Visegrád Post. We are publishing it because we believe it offers an interesting perspective, but we do not endorse the author’s conclusions. For Poland,…

Society

Temporary EU border checks in Poland

The Editorial Board July 4, 2016

Poland - Temporary border checks have been established on Sunday and will last until August 2. In July, Poland will host the NATO summit in Warsaw (8-9 July) and the World Youth Days (25-31 July) in Kraków. In order to secure the…

Interviews

Václav Klaus: the EU is a dead end, and the Brexit could open the eyes of the people in Europe

Alimuddin Usmani June 21, 2016

Czechia, Prague – Interview with Václav Klaus: “the EU is a dead end, and the Brexit could open the eyes of the people in Europe”, by Alimuddin Usmani and Joseph Navratil, for LaPravda.ch. This interview was filmed in mid June by Alimuddin Usmani and Joseph…

Politics

Bulgaria does not want NATO fleet in the Black Sea

The Editorial Board June 21, 2016

Bulgaria - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said his country would not take part in the joint NATO fleet deployed in the Black Sea to fight against the presence of Russia in the region. "The Western military bloc should have no problem…

Politics

Estonia wants to host permanent NATO troops on her soil

The Editorial Board June 13, 2016

Estonia - On Sunday, June 12, Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, from the liberal-conservative Estonian Reform Party, told his party members that NATO troops' permanent presence on Estonian territory should become a new reality for this country. As tension is rising between NATO and…

Society

Anti-Terror laws tightened in Poland

The Editorial Board June 13, 2016

Poland - The Polish Parliament recently approved a bill to make it easier for authorities to monitor foreigners on their territory without passing through a court decision and hold suspects without charge for two weeks. Under this bill, the Polish security service…

Society

Operation Anaconda 2016: the biggest NATO exercise in Central Europe

The Editorial Board June 9, 2016

Poland – 24 countries sent troops for this huge 10-day long NATO exercise taking place in Poland and Lithuania. While tension rises more and more between the West and Russia, this massive exercise of 31,000 troops, one month before the NATO summit…