Czechia – At a press conference held on Saturday, 17 December, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his government taking office , Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala warned that the time of crises (Covid, war in Ukraine,…
Poland - When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, it became apparent that Europe would see a refugee crisis of the magnitude it hasn’t seen since the Second World War. Poland, being Ukraine’s largest neighbouring country and housing already…
This editorial was published on April 28, 2022, in Czech language in the daily newspaper “Lidovénoviny”.
By Václav Klaus and Jiří Weigl.
Czechia - Ukrainians in their hundreds of thousands, or rather millions, are seeking refuge from war abroad, in huge numbers…
Poland/EU – Since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on 24 February, Poland has been on the front line of taking care of Ukrainian refugees. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees figures as of 11 April, by…
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 3 April 2022.
“We Hungarians are on the side of peace; we must stay out of this war”
“What the Russian-Ukrainian war refugees are asking for, we can provide: security, organized accommodations…
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 1 April 2022.
“We have always been good, reliable neighbors to Ukraine”
“Hungary is putting aside disputes with Ukraine during this war and understands the Ukrainian statements critical of Hungary, because as long…
This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 27 March 2022.
“Not only did the Hungarian people work hard for this money, but they are also setting an example for all of Europe by helping those in need. I believe…
Hungary/Poland/EU – The European Parliament voted on 10 March, by 478 votes to 155, in favour of enforcing financial sanctions against Hungary and Poland after the ECJ’s rejection of the two countries’ objections to the “rule of law” conditionality mechanism. However, in…
European Union – With the war in Ukraine resulting from the Russian invasion now in its second week, and as Ukrainian refugees keep pouring into neighbouring countries (already well over 700,000 in Poland, 150,000 in Hungary, but also many in Moldova, Romania,…
Lithuania - After realizing its initial mistake of granting entry to 4,000 illegals crossing from Belarus, the government of Lithuania is finally grasping reality.
So far, so good: Lithuania has turned down all (100%) illegal migrants’ asylum applications.
However, two huge challenges…
Hungary - To the dismay of the open-border NGO activists at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, it has been reported that Hungary has “pushed-back” 4,903 illegal aliens to Serbia since an EU Court ruling in December that found Hungary in violation of EU…
By Olivier Bault.
Article originally published on Kurier.plus.
Central Europe, Visegrad Group - Although the number of illegal immigrants flooding to Europe has been significantly reduced since the crisis of 2015, when about one million migrants made their way north through the Balkans…