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Polish Prime Minister on strategic partnership with the United States, membership of the European Union and adoption of the euro

Olivier Bault February 18, 2018

By Olivier Bault. Poland - An interview with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki conducted by the newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (available here in Polish) after the last World Economic Forum in Davos provides interesting insights into Polish positions on the European scene.…

Politics

Zeman reelected as President: Czechia toward a political stabilization?

The Editorial Board January 28, 2018

Czechia - Outgoing President Miloš Zeman won the Czech presidential election and starts a new five-year term. The 73-year-old Czech politician and economist, strongly anti-immigration, could initiate with the new Prime Minister Babiš a new period of political stability in the country,…

Society

About post-communist economies, by Levan Vasadze, Georgian entrepreneur

The Editorial Board January 7, 2018

This article was sent to us by our readers and represents a particular political and economic vision that does not necessarily represent the views of our staff. However, we thought worthy of interest the analysis of the author, which encourage reflection on the economic…

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…

Interviews

G. Tóth: “We will see a strong Europe, with the help of Chinese investments”

Ferenc Almássy December 15, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - Interview with Gábor Tóth, President of the world's first V4 - China association, Gateway to Europe : "We will see a strong Europe, with the help of Chinese investments. " Early December, Ferenc Almássy met with Gábor Tóth, the President of the…

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…

Politics

Hungary vetoed the NATO-Ukraine council due to the discriminatory Ukrainian educational law

The Editorial Board October 29, 2017

Hungary / Ukraine - Hungary vetoed the convening of the next NATO-Ukraine summit. This follows a disagreement between Hungary and Ukraine over the recent education reform that, according to Budapest, threatens the Hungarian community in Ukraine. In early September, Ukraine voted a reform…

Politics

Polish minister of foreign affairs, Witold Waszczykowski: “we see Russia in a diffrent way than Hungary”

The Editorial Board October 28, 2017

Interview conducted by Szabolcs Vörös for the Hungarian newspaper Heti Válasz (valasz.hu). Originally published in English on October 19, 2017. Poland - When it comes to Hungary, its relationship with Russia and its support of Donald Tusk still offend the government in Warsaw.…

Politics

Ukrainian new educational law: towards the end of Ukraine’s European integration?

The Editorial Board October 11, 2017

Ukraine - Early September, the Ukrainian parliament passed a reform of the education system, imposing Ukrainian as the compulsory secondary school language. Many countries oppose this reform, while Hungary appeals to the European Union and threatens to block Ukraine's rapprochement with the…

Politics

Three Seas Initiative: Trump in Warsaw supports the project

Ferenc Almássy July 8, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - Poland received the US President Trump alongside with representatives of the countries of the Three Seas Initiative, a recent Central European project. An "incredibly successful" meeting, according to Donald Trump. For his first press conference abroad, US President Donald…

Interviews

Alexander Gauland: “We refuse to continue the federalisation of Europe”

Ferenc Almássy July 7, 2017

Germany - Interview with Alexander Gauland, AfD President: "We refuse to continue the federalisation of Europe". Written interview conducted by Ferenc Almássy and realized by mail at the beginning of July 2017. Ferenc Almássy: You are leading the AfD for…

Society

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,…