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Serbia wants more agreements with Poland

The Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Serbia - A week ago, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić received the Polish Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, in Belgrade. The PM of Serbia "expressed the hope bilateral economic cooperation would be stepped up." Poland is actively supporting Serbia's European path and wants…

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Anti-terrorist drill of the V4 in Budapest

The Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Under Hungarian commandment, police special forces of the four countries of the Visegrád group took part in a terrorist attack's simulation. The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was present. Thursday, October 6, 2016, at dawn and before the metro started…

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Demonstrations on Monday in Poland against the anti-abortion law

Olivier Bault October 5, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The liberal-libertarian newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza called in its edition of the weekend, dedicating all of its headlines there, to women's strike and a great day of protests on Monday. Other media on the same side joined the…

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Hungarian referendum: Central Europe says Brussels should listen to Hungary

The Editorial Board October 4, 2016

Central Europe - After the Hungarian referendum on Sunday about the migrant quotas bringing a victory to Orbán - though a low turnout - several politicians from Austria, Poland, Serbia, Czechia and Croatia expressed their appreciation of the results - all saying…

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Smolensk, April 10, 2010: Did Polish President Lech Kaczyński die in an accident or an attack?

Olivier Bault October 1, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The investigation was reopened in Poland with a new commission of inquiry set up in March by the government of the conservative party (PiS), specifically by the Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz as part of the Commission investigation…

Society

Is Poland going towards a total ban on abortion?

Olivier Bault September 23, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Update - 09/23/2016: The project of liberalization of abortion was rejected in first reading, the project of abortion ban was referred back to committee. On Friday, the Polish Parliament decided to refer in Commission of Justice and Human Rights the…

Politics

Fico warns the UK: Visegrád countries could veto Brexit deal

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - One day after the Bratislava Summit, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told in an interview for Reuters that Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit their citizen's rights to work…

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The European absurd theatre

Olivier Bault September 19, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - "Absurd theatre" is the term used by the Polish Ryszard Legutko (PiS) speaking on behalf of the European Conservative Group and rare reformist MPs present during Tuesday's debate on the draft resolution of theEuropean Parliament "on recent…

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…

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Economic patriotism was honored at the Forum in Krynica

Olivier Bault September 13, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - At the 26th Economic Forum in Krynica, where Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Viktor Orbán called for counter-cultural revolution in Europe, the close links between the PiS and Fidesz party currently in power in Poland and Hungary were particularly emphasized,…

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Orbán and Kaczyński Want a Cultural Counter-Revolution in Europe

Olivier Bault September 9, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland, Krynica - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, head of the Conservative party Fidesz, and Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Conservative Law and Justice party in power in Poland, participating in a debate of the Economic Forum in Krynica,…

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In Poland, the PiS party is in disagreement about media reforms

The Editorial Board September 8, 2016

Poland - On October 25, the euroskeptic party Law and Justice (PiS) won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections. The party wants to increase his power over the state apparatus, through many reforms. But PiS politicians PiS were delayed on the reforms…