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Czech President Proposes Austria To Join The V4

The Editorial Board February 10, 2019

By the editorial board. Czechia - Miloš Zeman wants to strengthen cooperation between the countries of the Visegrád Group (V4) and Austria. The tenant of the Hradchin spoke on Czech TV channel TV Barrandov on January 24 about the Franco-German couple that is…

Politics

Immigration: Merkel Finally Agrees With The Visegrad Group

The Editorial Board February 8, 2019

Slovakia, Bratislava - On this Thursday, February 7, 2019, leaders of the Visegrád Group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) gathered in Bratislava for a summit, along with a special guest: German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And on the issue of immigration, the V4 seems…

Politics

Brexit Seen from Central Europe: Worst Possible Outcome Now More Likely

Olivier Bault February 6, 2019

Article originally published on Kurier.plus Central Europe - With a little over two months left before the deadline for Brexit, Britons and their fellow Europeans still do not know on what conditions the UK will leave the EU, and even whether it will…

Politics

2019 European Parliament Elections: Chess Game in Central Europe

The Editorial Board January 16, 2019

By the editorial board. What will the European Parliament look like after the elections of May 26? Chess game in Central Europe, Salvini's activism, repositioning of Western European populists, consequences of Brexit and questions about Fidesz and ANO. The meeting between…

Society

Building Eurasia

Gábor Tóth November 30, 2018

By Gábor Tóth, President of the Gateway to Europe V4-China Association. Article originally published in English on GLOBS. Central Europe, Hungary, China - Shanghai became the center of attention for a week in November where the first China International Import Expo took place with…

Interviews

Max Ferrari: “The League wants to cooperate with Fidesz and Law and Justice”

Ferenc Almássy November 3, 2018

Interview conducted by Olivier Bault for the magazine Do Rzeczy : “Italy closer to the V4?” An interview with Max Ferrari, journalist, international affairs expert for the Italian party Lega, and advisor to the President of the Region of Lombardy,…

Politics

Macron’s clumsy offensive on Central Europe

Ferenc Almássy October 31, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. European Union - On 26 and 27 October 2018, the President of the French Republic visited Slovakia and Czechia. Once again, the French President tried to divide central Europe. In a context of electoral campaign on a continental scale,…

Politics

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš supports Orbán and severely disavowed his MEPs

Nicolas de Lamberterie September 18, 2018

By Nicolas de Lamberterie. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš supports Orbán and severely disavowed his MEPs - an illustration of the youth of the Visegrád Group 2.0 Czechia - The adoption of the Sargentini report against Hungary (challenged by the Hungarian government because…

Politics

European Summit: small victory for the V4

The Editorial Board June 30, 2018

On Thursday 28 and Friday 29 of June the leaders of the 28 Member States of the European Union met in Brussels for a summit to discuss in particular migration policy at a European scale. A summit that has brought some progress…

Politics

The Visegrád Group and Austria Interior Ministers met in Budapest – strengthening of the regional cooperation on migration

The Editorial Board June 28, 2018

Article originally published on The Hungary Journal. Hungary - Interior ministers of the four Visegrad countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – and their Austrian counterpart met for talks in Budapest on Tuesday. After the talks, Hungary’s Sandor Pinter called…

Politics

“The liberal order is collapsing”: the harsh statement of Viktor Orbán; FULL SPEECH at a conference held in memory of Helmut Kohl

The Editorial Board June 25, 2018

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at a conference held in memory of Helmut Kohl 16 June 2018, Budapest Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen, President Spengler, President Zoltán Balog, I…

Politics

Visegrád – Austria Summit: Confirmed Entente

The Editorial Board June 22, 2018

The Visegrád Group and Austria met in Budapest for a summit on immigration therefore bypassing and declaring their boycott of the planned "mini-summit" on the subject. Hungary - On Thursday, 21 June, Budapest hosted a summit of the Visegrád Group (Poland, Czechia,…