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Central Europe and the European economy

Thibaud Gibelin March 13, 2018

By Thibaud Cassel. Central Europe - Economic competition confronts Europe with the rest of the world, but first of all European countries with each other. The political dispute over migration quotas has recently crystallized one of the economical tensions that runs across…

Politics

In Budapest, the V4 reiterated its will of a different Europe

The Editorial Board March 5, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - Meeting at the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, the highest parliamentary representatives of the Visegrád Group, whose Presidency is held by Hungary until the end of June, have reiterated their desire for a Europe of Nations, without external immigration, and…

Politics

The false powder keg of Subcarpathia: beware of manipulations

Ferenc Almássy February 28, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. Ukraine, Transcarpathia / Subcarpathia - Recently, many articles have been published, all more alarmists than the others, on the situation of Hungarians in Ukraine. Everything is definitely not fine, but a warm down and a clarification are needed as…

Politics

V4 strengthens its defense cooperation

The Editorial Board February 23, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - Thursday, February 22, representatives of the Visegrád 4 have met in the Hungarian Parliament to speak about defense and migration. According to Szilárd Németh, the president of the Hungarian parliamentarian committee for defense, the purpose of the V4 is…

Politics

“The West will fall, as Europe is occupied without realising it,” said Viktor Orbán. “Christianity is the last hope” – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board February 20, 2018

Hungary - On Sunday, February 18, Viktor Orbán held his annual state of the nation address at the castle of Budapest. 6 weeks ahead of the elections that, according to the polls, he will probably win again, for a third time in…

Society

27 years old and stronger than ever

Ferenc Almássy February 15, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. Central Europe - The Visegrád Group is 27 years old on February 15, 2018. Never has its influence been so important. Created on 15 February 1991 by Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia (which split into two states, the Czech Republic…

Politics

Why so much fuss about the Visegrad Group?

Gábor Tóth February 8, 2018

By Gabor Toth, President of the V4-China association. Visegrad Group - In the recent years, the international media has helped make the profile of the V4 rise significantly. It is fair to say that the V4 have never been so important and…

Politics

N. Farage: “The EU’s goal is assimilation”

Mariann Őry February 1, 2018

By Mariann Őry. Interview conducted for the Hungarian conservative daily newspaper Magyar Hírlap and published on 2018, January 29. The former chairman of UKIP, Nigel Farage spoke in the European Parliament against George Soros’s allies, and always defends Viktor Orban in the regular…

Politics

Andrej Babiš welcomed in Bratislava and accused in Prague

The Editorial Board January 10, 2018

Slovakia, Bratislava - For his first official visit abroad, new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia. Together with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico, they reaffirmed their desire, within the Visegrád Group, to oppose immigration. But meantime, the situation becomes…

Politics

The new Polish Prime Minister went to Budapest for his first bilateral visit

The Editorial Board January 3, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - For his first bilateral visit, the new Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki traveled to Budapest to discuss with Viktor Orbán. A visit that, despite the Polish cabinet reshuffle, confirms the line common to both countries. Especially in their vision that…

Interviews

M. Szymanowski: “The Visegrád Group is the symbol of a successful transition following the fall of communism”

The Editorial Board December 21, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - Interview with Maciej Szymanowski, Polish historian and diplomat, adviser for International Affairs to the Marshal of the Polish Sejm, V4 specialist: "The Visegrád Group is the symbol of a successful transition following the fall of communism". In mid-November, Ferenc…

Politics

How the new Austrian government might change Europe

Ferenc Almássy December 17, 2017

By Ferenc Almássy. Austria - Two months after the parliamentary elections, the negotiations are successful and a government has been formed. The coalition government between the ÖVP conservatives and the FPÖ national-liberals could have far-reaching consequences for politics in Europe. It took…