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Poland counts on Turkey to secure the NATO’s East side against Russia

Olivier Bault May 2, 2016

Poland - Poland counts on Turkey to secure the NATO's East side against Russia, by Olivier Bault. I made a phone interview with Artur Dmochowski, the spokesman for the Ministry, after the declarations of Witold Waszczykowski, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Poland,…

Society

Germans are not willing to fight for Poland or the Baltic countries

Olivier Bault April 29, 2016

Germany - Germans do not want to defend Poland and the Baltic states against Russia, by Olivier Bault. A poll conducted in early March by TNS for the Polish Instytut Spraw Publicznych (ISP) and Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation might worry allies…

Politics

Poland and Slovenia against isolating Russia

The Editorial Board April 28, 2016

Poland, Warsaw – On Friday, April 22, after their meeting, the Polish President Andrzej Duda and the Slovenian president Borut Pahor stated that they are against isolating Russian Federation and the dialog between NATO and Russia should be based on partnership. President…

Politics

Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria want to set up a joint brigade

The Editorial Board April 26, 2016

Romania, Bucharest - Ukrainian President Petro Porochenko met his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis on Thursday, April 21. They discussed about regional cooperation and security. Ukrainian President Petro Porochenko went on last Thursday to Bucharest. He met with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, and…

Society

Vietnamese migrants caught at the Russian-latvian border

The Editorial Board April 22, 2016

Latvia, Rīga - On April 21, the Latvian authorities caught again Vietnamese migrants - a group of nine, and two smugglers. They caught them on the Russian border, told to the press the Latvian border police. Since the beginning of the…

Society

Slovakia “in the middle”: nor pro-Russia, nor pro-West

The Editorial Board April 21, 2016

Slovakia - According to a poll carried out on 1000 respondents between January 31 and February 7 by the Slovak Atlantic Commission (SAC) and the Central European Policy Institute (CEPI), Slovakia does not claim to be either pro-West, or pro-Russia. The poll, supported by the…

Politics

Poland and Bulgaria get closer and agree on energetic independence

The Editorial Board April 20, 2016

Bulgaria, Sofia - Tsetska Tsacheva, Chairperson of the Bulgarian National Assembly, met President of Poland Andrzej Duda, on Monday 18 of April, during his official visit. The two countries are working on a deeper cooperation in terms of security and energy, in…

Politics

“NATO is not looking for confrontation with Russia” said Stoltenberg

The Editorial Board April 17, 2016

Belgium, Brussels - The Secretary General of NATO has expressed deep concern about the latest moves of Russian pilots on the Baltic Sea. However, he tried to not relate the recent incidents with the Russian government. Moreover, he has not stated clearly…

Politics

Warmer relations between Austria and Russia?

The Editorial Board April 8, 2016

Russian Federation, Moscow - An important Austrian delegation, including the president Fischer, went to Moscow on April 5, for a two days visit. Several topics were discussed, such as the migrant crisis, the Minsk agreements, the upcoming Austrian presidency of the OSCE…

Interviews

Interview with Dr. Nicolae Ţăran (2/2): the Romanian society is favorable to the policy led by Orbán and Poland

Bogdan Radu Herzog April 8, 2016

Romania, Timișoara – Dr. Nicolae Ţăran: the Romanian society is favorable to the policy led by Orbán and Poland Read part 1 : Interview Part 1/2 Dr. Nicolae Ţăran: We are now confronted to a problem which Romania has never faced in its history…

Politics

Romania wants more NATO troops in the Black Sea and on its soil

The Editorial Board April 5, 2016

Romania, Bucarest - Defense Minister Mihnea Motoc said on Monday, April 4, that Romania aims to convince NATO to approve the rotational presence of a multinational brigade in Romania and a joint fleet in the Black Sea. Monday, April 4, Minister of Defense…

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