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Viktor Orbán: “In the decisions taken in Brussels, I more often perceive American interests than European interests”

The Editorial Board March 14, 2023

Hungary – In an interview with the Swiss magazine Weltwoche published on 1 March, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the war in Ukraine, the ways to achieve peace, his own meetings with Vladimir Putin, and Europe’s dramatic weakness. Asked how…

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Miloš Zeman and Petr Pavel both want to help Ukraine

The Editorial Board March 10, 2023

Czechia – Each in their own way, the now former Czech president and his successor spoke out in favour of helping Ukraine shortly before Petr Pavel took office on Wednesday, 9 March. The outgoing social-democratic president, Miloš Zeman, received his…

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Growing dissension between Prague and Budapest over Ukraine

The Editorial Board March 7, 2023

Czechia/Hungary – The Visegrád Group appeared for many years as a more or less politically cohesive entity, representing the specific interests of Central Europe against Brussels’ efforts at imposing leftist liberal ideologies upon the whole EU and its drive for ever more…

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A Polish–Korean consortium to manufacture tanks and howitzers

The Editorial Board March 3, 2023

Poland – The Polish arms company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa announced on Friday, 24 February, the signing of agreements to strengthen its cooperation with its South Korean partners. According to the press release issued by the company, which is based in Radom (some…

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The first batch of Polish Leopard 2 tanks is already in Ukraine

The Editorial Board February 28, 2023

Poland/Ukraine - After several weeks of talks, Poland has now delivered its first four German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, out of a promised total of 14, alongside 60 additional PT-91 Twardy tanks, a Polish-made, modernized version of the old Soviet T-72…

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B9 Summit in Warsaw

The Editorial Board February 27, 2023

Poland – This was certainly a very busy week for Polish leaders. After the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Warsaw on Monday, 20 February, before heading to Kyiv, U.S. President Joe Biden was in the Polish capital on 21–22 February. On…

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US President Biden in Warsaw

The Editorial Board February 24, 2023

Poland – After Giorgia Meloni, who then went to Kyiv, it was US President Joe Biden’s turn to be received by the Polish leaders with full honours on Tuesday, 21 February. After having been welcomed in the early afternoon by his Polish…

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “State of the Nation” address, February 2023

The Editorial Board February 19, 2023

Hungary - Each year, mid-February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds a speech on the "state of the Nation" in which he addresses the main topics of the past and current year to come. We received a translation of the speech by…

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Hungarian foreign minister visits Belarus

The Editorial Board February 19, 2023

Hungary/Belarus – The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, visited Minsk on Monday, 13 February. He met with his Belarusian counterpart, Sergei Aleikov and Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov to discuss trade relations between the two countries, as well as…

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Viktor Orbán and Volodymyr Zelensky met in Brussels

The Editorial Board February 14, 2023

Hungary/Ukraine – After his visit to London, where he met with King Charles III and addressed British MPs at Westminster, and then Paris, where he was received by French President Emmanuel Macron in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian President…

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Poland’s economy kept growing in 2022

The Editorial Board February 13, 2023

Poland – After a 2.5 percent decline in 2020 during the Covid crisis, Poland’s GDP has just experienced two years of sustained growth, confirming the vitality of the Polish economy. A strong economic rebound after the end of the Covid-related measures …

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Poland becoming #1 NATO country in terms of share of GDP spent on defence

The Editorial Board February 8, 2023

Poland – As a consequence of the war raging in neighbouring Ukraine for almost a year now and of sharing borders with both Russia and its Belarusian ally, Poland is set to significantly increase its defence budget this year. According…