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Poland: the right wing coalition lead by the PiS is looking for a second wind

Olivier Bault April 19, 2018

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Poland will soon enter a new cycle of elections that will be inaugurated in October-November with the municipal and voivodeship councils elections. There will be then the European Parliament election in 2019 followed by the elections to…

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Triggering Article 7 against Poland: nuclear bomb or wet firecracker?

Sébastien Meuwissen February 5, 2018

By Sébastien Meuwissen. Pologne - Forty years ago, Poland lit the spark that would put an end to Communist totalitarianism in Central and Eastern Europe. Today, the European Commission has launched the first phase of Article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty against…

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How the European spruce bark beetle destroys the the Białowieża forest in Poland with the support of environmentalists and of the European Commission

Olivier Bault December 12, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Article originally published in French on Réinformation TV. The European spruce bark beetle is a beetle that colonizes the spruce forests, a very common tree in the beautiful forest of Białowieża, North-East Poland. Ecologists consider it a primeval forest…

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Poland Will End Coal Investments, Move Toward Nuclear

The Editorial Board November 3, 2017

Article originally published in PowerMag. Written by Darrell Proctor. Poland - Poland’s energy minister in September said the country was ready to shift away from coal-fired power, which provides about 90% of its electricity. Krzysztof Tchorzewski, speaking at the Krynica-Zdroj Economic Forum in…

Society

Poland and Hungary get involved to save an endangered statue of John Paul II in France

The Editorial Board November 3, 2017

Hungary / Poland / France - While in France, the statue of St. John Paul II in Ploërmel got controversial again, Poland and Hungary involved themselves in the case. In Poland, 45,000 people have already signed a petition against the removal of…

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Juncker negociates with the V4

The Editorial Board October 21, 2017

European Union - Visegrád Group leaders met for a working dinner hosted by Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, to discuss future of the EU and avoid an EU split. The meeting was the first time Juncker had hosted altogether the…

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The Visegrád Group intensifies its European-wide political actions

The Editorial Board October 13, 2017

Central Europe - The Visegrád Group met three times in less than a week. On Monday, October 9, in Warsaw, along with the Baltic countries, Romania and Bulgaria, on Wednesday, October 11, in Budapest, with representatives of the Western Balkans, where the…

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Poland and Hungary reiterate their unity against Brussels

The Editorial Board September 25, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday, September 22, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Warsaw to meet his Polish counterpart Beata Szydło. The two heads of governments were keen to recall their understanding to face the EU's federalist and pro-immigration project. On…

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How Macron failed in Central Europe

Ferenc Almássy August 29, 2017

By Ferenc Almássy. Central Europe - One of French President Emmanuel Macron's campaign promises was to take action against the "social dumping" caused by workers from "Eastern Europe." In the view of the pro-European candidate, this situation has arisen primarily due to…

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The European Commission wants to assume new powers

Olivier Bault August 2, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - After Frans Timmermans, the first Vice-President of the Commission, on July 19, threatened Poland with a recourse to Article 7 of the EU Treaty on bills reforming justice which have been under discussion in the Parliament of…

Society

Poles would rather leave the EU than take in Muslim immigrants

Olivier Bault July 12, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The question does not really arise, since the European treaties reserve the right for each country to accept immigrants of its choice on its soil, except for immigrants from other EU countries benefiting the freedom of movement. Nevertheless,…

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Hungary begins year-long presidency of the Visegrad Group

The Editorial Board July 3, 2017

On July 1, Hungary officially started its presidency of the Visegrá group for one year. Hungary - Hungary has taken over its year-long presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4) from Poland during a handing over ceremony in Warsaw on Monday, June 19.…