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The Visegrád group is a key player in the cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries

The Editorial Board April 13, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - On April 12, Foreign Ministers of the V4, alongside with Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, met with their counterparts of the Eastern Partnership. The talks was about the Chinese new Silk Road project, ways…

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EU investments in the V4 and CEE nations benefit all

Bill Ravotti April 9, 2017

Article originally published on Rav'sReport, with the title : "EU Investments in the V4 and CEE Nations Benefit All; Western Europe and the Marshall Plan" It’s like a stuck, worn-out record repeating the same line over and over again: Those hypocritical rebels from…

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European Citizens’ Initiative: Central and Eastern Europe Want a Harmonization of Wages in Europe

The Editorial Board March 16, 2017

Hungary, Budapest - Representatives from eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia and Estonia) launched a European citizens' initiative for a "wage union", aiming to harmonize wages at a European level. The meeting of representatives…

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Central Europe and the European Army

The Editorial Board March 10, 2017

Central Europe - The idea of a European army is not new, and at a time when Donald Trump is seen by some as a potential gravedigger for NATO, the idea of a European army is back on the scene. A year…

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Visegrád Group Wants “a Better Europe”

The Editorial Board March 4, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - The leaders of the Visegrád Group adopted on Thursday, March 2, a joint statement on their input to the Rome Declaration, which will be adopted at the summit in the Italian capital on March 25. They reject the idea…

Society

The V4 Countries Develop their Cooperation in New Fields

The Editorial Board March 2, 2017

Visegrád Group - In February, the V4 countries had two meeting in order to strengthen their cooperation in tourism and on constitutional law. On February 14-15, the V4 countries held a meeting in Warsaw. A common marketing plan has been set up.…

Society

Extraordinary V4 Summit over “Garbage Can” Food Quality in Central and Eastern Europe

The Editorial Board February 28, 2017

Central Europe - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called his counterparts of the Visegrád Group to hold a meeting over the bad quality of products in Central and Eastern European supermarkets. Recent studies showed that many multinational food companies put inferior ingredients…

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Austria tightens border control with Slovakia

The Editorial Board January 25, 2017

Austria / Slovakia / Hungary - Two weeks ahead of a meeting of interior and defense ministers from Central European countries and Germany in Austria, on February 8, Austria announced her will to tighten border controls with Slovakia. "I am noticing a…

Society

Slovakia and Czechia could have the first international hyperloop railroad

The Editorial Board January 23, 2017

Slovakia - By the end of 2017, Slovakia might have the first hyperloop prototype system under construction in the world. Also, the Czech city of Brno agreed with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies on an "exploratory agreement" for a hyperloop connection with Bratislava. One…

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Fico Against Populism?

The Editorial Board January 3, 2017

Slovakia - The Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is often seen as populist, asked his European counterparts to avoid referendums. Meantime, Slovakia banned vigilante patrols. Robert Fico, the social-democrat Prime Minister of Slovakia, is seen as one of the main populist leaders…

Society

Slovakia’s Nationalist Temptation

The Editorial Board December 20, 2016

Slovakia - The small Carpathian country's population is more and more inclined to support nationalist parties, and even 25% of the Slovaks would support a dictatorship. Prime Minister Robert Fico, even though he is member of Smer, a centrist left-wing party, is…

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Slovakia: “Enough Of The Tolerance!”

The Editorial Board December 14, 2016

Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he wants to bring law and order in the Gypsy towns, and is ready to fight with any person opposing this plan, including international institutions if necessary. The Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico. On the weekend…