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Hungary, Budapest - Interview with Gábor Tóth, President of the world's first V4 - China association, Gateway to Europe : "We will see a strong Europe, with the help of Chinese investments. " Early December, Ferenc Almássy met with Gábor Tóth, the President of the…

Interviews

L. Kövér: “We would like to take the European Union in the opposite direction to the one the Commission wants for a few years now”

Ferenc Almássy December 3, 2017

Hungary - Interview with the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, László Kövér: "We would like to take the European Union in the opposite direction to the one the Commission wants for few years now." On the occasion of an informal summit…

Politics

China and Central Europe: Solving the 16+1 puzzle

Gábor Tóth December 1, 2017

By Gábor Tóth, President of Gateway to Europe V4 - China Association. Hungary, Budapest - For two days, Budapest became the center of attention in Europe, as the prime minister of China visited the Hungarian capital for the 16+1 summit. Numerous articles…

Interviews

M. Kuchciński, Marshal of the Polish Diet: “We did not waste our time during these two years”

Olivier Bault November 21, 2017

Poland – Exclusive interview of Marek Kuchciński, Marshal of the Sejm (President of the Diet of Poland) for Do Rzeczy, Die Welt and the Visegrád Post. "We did not waste our time during these two years," told Marek Kuchciński, Marshal (President)…

Interviews

L. Toroczkai: “If the Four of Visegrád manage to stay strong and united, then there is hope that the European Union will survive”

Ferenc Almássy November 9, 2017

Hungary, Ásotthalom - László Toroczkai, Hungarian mayor of the Ásotthalom municipality on the border with Serbia and Vice President of Jobbik: "If the Four of Visegrád manage to stay strong and united, then there is hope that the European Union will survive"…

Politics

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…

Politics

Historical Interview with Viktor Orbán: is a Budapest-Cluj-Bucharest axis in the making?

Modeste Schwartz October 19, 2017

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Last week the Visegrád Post published the official English translation of an interview given by Viktor Orbán to a small provincial newspaper for Romania’s Hungarian minority (Bihari Napló, i.e. “Bihar Daily”). Those readers less familiar with…

Politics

After the conservative Kurz’ victory, could Austria get closer to the Visegrád Group?

The Editorial Board October 16, 2017

Austria - On Sunday, October 15, early elections were held in Austria. The conservatives of the ÖVP, headed by the young Sebastian Kurz, won the poll. The future Austrian chancellor could bring Austria closer to the Visegrád Group. At 31, Sebastian Kurz…

Politics

Interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the newspaper Bihari Napló

The Editorial Board October 13, 2017

Romania - Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán visited Oradea (Nagyvárad in Hungarian) on 2 October. At the Partium Christian University he attended a ceremony marking the beginning of the academic year and inauguration of a new building for the University. Following the…

Politics

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…

Society

Slovaks do not want a multi-speed European Union

The Editorial Board October 12, 2017

Slovakia - According to a recent poll by Polis Slovakia, Slovak citizens reject the idea of joining the Core Europe - in other terms, the stronger part of a multi-speed Union - wanted by Merkel and Macron, especially if it goes with…

Politics

Visegrád Group: national parliaments shall have more weight in the EU’s political decision-making process

The Editorial Board September 27, 2017

The Visegrád Post offers you the translation of an article published on September 25, 2017, on Mandiner, a centrist and conservative media of Hungary. Visegrád Group - The place of national parliaments should be strengthened in the European decision-making process, says the…