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“PM Orbán: 2019 was about elections; the next two years will be about governing”

The Editorial Board January 10, 2020

By Zoltán Kovács. Article originally published on About Hungary, the blog of the International Communications Office of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary. Hungary - It was a no-holds barred, nearly three-hour-long, press conference with more than one…

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Immigration to the EU on the rise, but relocation is dead – despite Italy having (temporarily) changed sides

Olivier Bault October 25, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus by the Felczak Institute of Polish–Hungarian Cooperation European Union - Salvini has – at least for now – failed in his attempt to trigger new elections in Italy, which would almost certainly…

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Engaged in a bitter dispute with France and Germany over illegal immigration, Italy sides with the Visegrád Group

Olivier Bault August 8, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus. European Union - On July 22, French President Emmanuel Macron announced at a press conference in Paris that an agreement had been reached by 14 countries of the European Union on a temporary…

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The V4 is united and ready ahead of next Brussels Summit

The Editorial Board June 16, 2019

By the editorial board. Visegrád Group - On Thursday, June 13, 2019, the Hungarian, Slovak, Czech and Polish Prime Ministers met in Budapest to jointly prepare for the Brussels summit on June 20 and 21. They announced at the end of the…

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Overview of the European Parliament Elections Results in the V4

The Editorial Board May 27, 2019

By the editorial board of the Visegrád Post. Visegrád Group - As everywhere else in the European Union, turnout in the European election has been low in the V4 countries. However, in each of the four countries of the Visegrád Group, the…

Interviews

Ferenc Almássy: “The Visegrád Post is a Conservative Information Website Representing Mainstream Central European Views in English, German and French”

Olivier Bault May 20, 2019

By Olivier Bault. Central Europe - An interview with Ferenc Almássy, editor-in-chief of the Visegrád Post, for the Wacław Felczak Institute. This interview was originally published on Kurier.plus. The Visegrád Post website has recently celebrated its third anniversary. It describes itself as…

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AKK-Orbán : Make Poker Great Again!

Modeste Schwartz April 9, 2019

By Raoul Weiss. Europe - The answer given by Annegrete Kramp-Karrenbauer (the now famous AKK, announced successor of Angela Merkel at the head of the CDU) to Emmanuel Macron has already attracted many French comments (including an excellent analysis byMichel Drac). Nevertheless,…

Politics

Illegal Immigration to the EU: the V4 Proven Right Again in 2018 – but not all will Admit it

Olivier Bault March 1, 2019

By Olivier Bault. Article originally published on Kurier.plus. Central Europe, Visegrad Group - Although the number of illegal immigrants flooding to Europe has been significantly reduced since the crisis of 2015, when about one million migrants made their way north through the Balkans…

Society

The Political Vocation Of Romania

Thibaud Gibelin February 22, 2019

By Thibaud Cassel. Part 1/3 here! - Part 2/3 here! - 3/3 - Part 3: Romania on the wire - The Celebration of the centenary of modern Romania on December 1, 2019. The "evil wind" coming from the East, denounced by the…

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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…

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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…

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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…