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The new Polish Prime Minister went to Budapest for his first bilateral visit

The Editorial Board January 3, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - For his first bilateral visit, the new Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki traveled to Budapest to discuss with Viktor Orbán. A visit that, despite the Polish cabinet reshuffle, confirms the line common to both countries. Especially in their vision that…

Culture

Christmas in Poland

Marlena Prochownik December 24, 2017

By Marlena Prochownik. Poland - Christmas (“Boże Narodzenie” - literally “God’s Birth”) is considered the most important holiday in Poland. Its traditions have evolved over the centuries, during which pagan, folk and Christian customs intertwined with each other. Let’s have a look at…

Politics

Hungary to veto EC’s “unprecedented and astounding” article 7 procedure against Poland

The Editorial Board December 23, 2017

Article originally published on Hungary Today. Hungary - The European Commission’s decision to launch Article 7.1 procedure against Poland over its judicial reforms is “unprecedented and astounding”, Zsolt Semjén, Hungary’s deputy prime minister said, adding that Hungary may veto it. The decision seriously…

Interviews

M. Szymanowski: “The Visegrád Group is the symbol of a successful transition following the fall of communism”

The Editorial Board December 21, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - Interview with Maciej Szymanowski, Polish historian and diplomat, adviser for International Affairs to the Marshal of the Polish Sejm, V4 specialist: "The Visegrád Group is the symbol of a successful transition following the fall of communism". In mid-November, Ferenc…

Politics

How the European spruce bark beetle destroys the the Białowieża forest in Poland with the support of environmentalists and of the European Commission

Olivier Bault December 12, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Article originally published in French on Réinformation TV. The European spruce bark beetle is a beetle that colonizes the spruce forests, a very common tree in the beautiful forest of Białowieża, North-East Poland. Ecologists consider it a primeval forest…

Interviews

N. Starikov: “Western politicians should have established a belt of independent Central European states”

Ferenc Almássy December 9, 2017

Romania, Timișoara - Interview with Nikolai Starikov, Russian writer, opinion journalist, social activist and a co-chairman of Great Fatherland Party: "If Western politicians were really worried about the possibility of war breakout and would want to avoid it, they would have established a belt of…

Interviews

L. Kövér: “We would like to take the European Union in the opposite direction to the one the Commission wants for a few years now”

Ferenc Almássy December 3, 2017

Hungary - Interview with the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, László Kövér: "We would like to take the European Union in the opposite direction to the one the Commission wants for few years now." On the occasion of an informal summit…

Interviews

M. Kuchciński, Marshal of the Polish Diet: “We did not waste our time during these two years”

Olivier Bault November 21, 2017

Poland – Exclusive interview of Marek Kuchciński, Marshal of the Sejm (President of the Diet of Poland) for Do Rzeczy, Die Welt and the Visegrád Post. "We did not waste our time during these two years," told Marek Kuchciński, Marshal (President)…

Politics

Sanction procedure initiated against Poland: the EU in crisis

The Editorial Board November 17, 2017

European Union - On Wednesday, November 15, the European Parliament adopted a resolution which is the first stage of a sanction procedure against Poland. But there are many voices against this vote, which diverts the powers of the EU institutions for political…

Politics

Open letter from Marek Jurek to Frans Timmermans: Anticipating the European Council’s actions and taking over its powers is abuse and a usurpation of power

The Editorial Board November 14, 2017

European Union - On Wednesday 15 morning, there will be a debate about Poland at the European Parliament. Marek Jurek, a Polish MEP and former speaker of the Sejm, has sent the letter below, before the debate, to Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President…

Politics

Poland: Fake News, massive patriotism and a new dawn

Ferenc Almássy November 13, 2017

By Ferenc Almássy. Poland, Warsaw - On November 11, 2017, tens of thousands of people marched in Warsaw during the Independence march, organized annually by a nationalist association, and which had as slogan for this year "We want God". The liberal left-wing…

Interviews

L. Toroczkai: “If the Four of Visegrád manage to stay strong and united, then there is hope that the European Union will survive”

Ferenc Almássy November 9, 2017

Hungary, Ásotthalom - László Toroczkai, Hungarian mayor of the Ásotthalom municipality on the border with Serbia and Vice President of Jobbik: "If the Four of Visegrád manage to stay strong and united, then there is hope that the European Union will survive"…