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Geothermal Energy: Massive Potential Under Exploited in the V4

The Editorial Board October 19, 2016

By Damien Linhart. Construction of the first geothermal power plant in Višegrad countries started in Tura in Hungary last June. Geothermal consists in using the underground energy. Techniques and fields of application depend on the temperature. High geothermal energy uses very high…

Society

Anti-terrorist drill of the V4 in Budapest

The Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Under Hungarian commandment, police special forces of the four countries of the Visegrád group took part in a terrorist attack's simulation. The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was present. Thursday, October 6, 2016, at dawn and before the metro started…

Politics

Fico warns the UK: Visegrád countries could veto Brexit deal

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - One day after the Bratislava Summit, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told in an interview for Reuters that Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit their citizen's rights to work…

Politics

Orbán: a call to help Christians first, sink illegal boats and fight nihilism

The Editorial Board September 19, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Viktor Orbán made strong declarations for the start of the new parliamentarian year. He denounced nihilism as the enemy, wished to control the Mediterranean Sea by sinking the illegal boats and wants to help Christians before Muslims. Viktor Orbán…

Politics

Orbán and Kaczyński Want a Cultural Counter-Revolution in Europe

Olivier Bault September 9, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland, Krynica - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, head of the Conservative party Fidesz, and Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Conservative Law and Justice party in power in Poland, participating in a debate of the Economic Forum in Krynica,…

Politics

The unstoppable ascension of the V4

The Editorial Board August 30, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the V4 (Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia) met in Budapest on August 29. According to the Hungarian host, Péter Szijjártó, the V4 is strong enough to tell out loud the truth not caring about political…

Politics

Hungary and Czechia want a “European army”

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Central Europe - Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and Czech PM Bohuslav Sobotka are united concerning the idea of a European army. This joint army would be a protection for Europe after Brexit and so the weakened armed forces in Europe, and a…

Politics

The V4 leaders and Merkel met to talk about the EU

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday 26 of August German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the representatives of Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia in Warsaw to prepare the informal summit of 27 EU members in Bratislava set up by Slovakia on September 16, set…

Society

The Visegrád Four unite on forest management and ecology

The Editorial Board August 3, 2016

Slovakia - The Visegrád Group's countries signed a memorandum of collaboration for forest management. The ministers and secretaries of state responsible for Agriculture and Forestry met in Slovakia on July 8 to sign a memorandum of collaboration across the Visegrád Group (V4).…

Politics

Viktor Orbán on Trump, V4, EU, Brexit and NATO

The Editorial Board July 26, 2016

Romania, Băile Tușnad - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made his annual speech at the summer Open University of Bálványos and youth camp in Băile Tușnad, in Transylvania (former Hungarian part of Romania). He spoke about the EU, the terrorism, the Visegrád group,…

Politics

Poland sends new contingent to protect Hungary’s border

The Editorial Board July 14, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - “Poland will be sending another contingent to support Hungary’s border protection system”, Polish Minister of Interior Mariusz Błaszczak announced following a meeting of Visegrád Group (V4) Interior Ministers in Warsaw. In addition to the hosting Polish Minister, the meeting…

Politics

Slovakia takes the presidency of the European Union’s Council

The Editorial Board July 1, 2016

Slovakia - On July 1, Slovakia takes the presidency of the European Union's Council for the next six months. The country of 5.5 million inhabitants, hostile to the compulsory migrant resettlement, has to put up with the post-Brexit situation and the new…