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Next Generation EU – The EU’s dangerous game with Poland

Olivier Bault June 12, 2023

Could Poland lose access not only to the Next Generation EU “Recovery and Resilience Facility” funds, which are still being withheld by the European Commission over a long-standing dispute concerning the Polish judiciary, but also to the much-needed cohesion funds promised with…

News

Conference on sustainable democracy in Budapest

The Editorial Board September 22, 2021

Hungary – Parallel to the opposition’s primary for the spring 2022 parliamentary elections, a “Forum for Building Sustainable Democracies” organised by the city of Budapest and Central European University (CEU) took place in Hungary’s capital on 16-17 September. This conference brought together…

Politics

The European Commission has just issued an ultimatum to Poland. Will it do the same to France?

Olivier Bault July 22, 2021

Poland – The European Commission has given Poland until 16 August to suspend its Supreme Court’s new Disciplinary Chamber, failing which it will again refer the matter to the ECJ to apply a daily fine. The financial penalty will increase with each…

Magyar Nemzet

“This is all just a political game, which has nothing to do with the law”

Partenaire June 5, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on June 4, 2021. „They want an expedited decision on one of the most complicated legal questions in EU history, but in a simple procedural issue we had to wait three years…

Politics

Who is Věra Jourová, vice-president of the European Commission? Profile of a Czech like no other

Alimuddin Usmani September 15, 2020

Czechia - She is the most well-known Czech female politician on the EU-level and has been involved in politics, both in the EU and in the Czech Republic, for many years. During this time, she has led a campaign of censorship and…

Politics

Eurocrats’ obsession with Poland and Hungary remains strong even in a time of unprecedented pan-European crisis

Olivier Bault May 21, 2020

European Union - Even in a time of unprecedented crisis, with a pandemic raging and economic depression looming, some in Brussels will not take a pause in their attacks against Hungary’s and Poland’s conservative governments. The unnecessary “concerns” expressed by members of…

Politics

Polish democracy defends itself against EU-supported judges

Olivier Bault January 3, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Parliamentary democracy in Poland defends itself against EU-supported judicial activism. As was to be expected, only two months after Poland’s parliamentary elections, which gave the United Right coalition led by the Law and Justice (PiS) social-conservative party…

Politics

Linking EU funds to rule of law and “European values”: a move against Poland and Hungary?

Olivier Bault April 18, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus. European Union - “The more I listen to Timmermans talk on rule of law and respond to questions, the more obvious it seems that spitzenkandidaten should temporarily leave their EU paid roles during…

Society

Victory for the V4: the European Union bans double quality of brand products

The Editorial Board April 16, 2018

European Union – The European Commission has announced on April 11th its will to ban difference of quality level for brand products depending on their destination market. A lot of brands sold products in Central and Eastern Europe that were presented as…

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…