PSD | Visegrád Post

27 years old and stronger than ever

Ferenc Almássy February 15, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. Central Europe - The Visegrád Group is 27 years old on February 15, 2018. Never has its influence been so important. Created on 15 February 1991 by Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia (which split into two states, the Czech Republic…

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For corruption money, would you rather have 1200 Romanian lei or 18b. $?

Modeste Schwartz February 4, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - On the 22th of January, Mrs. Cecilia Chirvăsuţă, a cardiologist working at the state hospital in the town of Tulcea (Eastern Romania) was sentenced to 4 years in jail for “accepting” from a patient an illegal extra…

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When the V4 Frightens, Tudose Crosses the Szekler Rubicon

Modeste Schwartz January 13, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Let’s set the scene first: Apart from speculations (some more or less scientific, others frankly zany) surrounding their distant origin, the Szeklers have for centuries been a small Hungarian-speaking mountain-dwelling population, nestled in the centre of the…

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“A betrayal? Why not, but let us know!”

Modeste Schwartz December 13, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - If I borrow the title of this article – adapting it slightly – from one of the more famous quotes of the brilliant Wallachian playwright Ion Luca Caragiale, it is because, lately, even for the most informed observer…

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Will Johannis ride the “fight against corruption” to its death?

Modeste Schwartz November 8, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Henceforth sheltered – thanks to the cold – from the competition of country picnics and outdoor barbecues, the Soros galaxy of Romania and other “civil societies” duly infiltrated by the “secret” services can now resume their revolutionary…

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Historical Interview with Viktor Orbán: is a Budapest-Cluj-Bucharest axis in the making?

Modeste Schwartz October 19, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Last week the Visegrád Post published the official English translation of an interview given by Viktor Orbán to a small provincial newspaper for Romania’s Hungarian minority (Bihari Napló, i.e. “Bihar Daily”). Those readers less familiar with…

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Interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the newspaper Bihari Napló

The Editorial Board October 13, 2017

Romania - Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán visited Oradea (Nagyvárad in Hungarian) on 2 October. At the Partium Christian University he attended a ceremony marking the beginning of the academic year and inauguration of a new building for the University. Following the…

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Romania-Visegrád Reconciliation: Dragnea joins Tăriceanu

Nicolas de Lamberterie September 26, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - On Saturday afternoon, September 23, Liviu Dragnea, chairman of the Romanian PSD (Social-Democratic Party), and therefore the majority controlling the government in Bucharest, reported on his official Facebook page that he had a telephone conversation with his…

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Harassed by Western Influence Agents, Bucharest Eyes Visegrád

Modeste Schwartz September 4, 2017

Romania - In his opening speech at the Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy (held on August 29) Călin P. Tăriceanu, President of the Romanian Senate, politically perceived as the second ranking member of the ruling coalition (after L. Dragnea,…

Society

Gheorghe Piperea: The Pepper That Could Make Multinationals in Romania Sneeze

Modeste Schwartz July 25, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Last Thursday, as reported by the Romanian news agency Agerpres , the Official Monitor of Romania published the decision by Prime Minister Mihai Tudose (seated on June 29) to appoint the lawyer Gheorghe Piperea as his honorary…

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The (more or less) Secret Networks of the West in Romania: Objectives, Channels and Results

Modeste Schwartz June 25, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. The opinions and interpretations expressed in this article are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect the points of view of the redaction. Romania - In Romania everyone is officially pro-Western. No established political force is challenging the country's membership to NATO,…

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“Grindeanu: Out of the Closet”

Modeste Schwartz June 21, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. The opinions and interpretations expressed in this article are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect the points of view of the redaction. Romania - After being thoroughly snubbed by the new American administration throughout the festivities of the election and…