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Demonstrations and counter-demonstrations in Czechia over sanctions against Russia

The Editorial Board November 2, 2022

“Czechia first!” This was the main slogan of the organisers of a demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people (according to the police) in Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Friday. Similar demonstrations also took place in other cities in Czechia, at the…

Politics

Hungary: National consultation on European sanctions against Russia and the cost of living

The Editorial Board October 21, 2022

Hungary – In the last few days, Hungarians have been receiving in their letterboxes government letters with a new national consultation that was announced in September. It is the kind of consultations that are organised every once in a while to bolster…

Politics

Unacceptable Scholz’s Proposals

Ivo Strejček September 26, 2022

Czechia - Five years ago, when French President Macron formulated his ideas on the future of the European Union, he chose for his speech the Sorbonne University in Paris. Apparently, he considered this place to be authentic enough for a French politician…

Society

A humanitarian superpower to the rescue

Adam Starzyński September 3, 2022

Poland - When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, it became apparent that Europe would see a refugee crisis of the magnitude it hasn’t seen since the Second World War. Poland, being Ukraine’s largest neighbouring country and housing already…

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The 31st International Economic Forum in Karpacz will take place from 6-8 September 2022

The Editorial Board August 15, 2022

Poland - "Europe in the Face of New Challenges": This is the title of the 31st occasion of the largest annual political and economic event in Central Europe. Involving more than 4,000 participants from Europe, North America, and Asia, the Forum will…

Society

After the war – the future of Polish-Ukrainian relations

David Engels June 7, 2022

Poland - History repeats itself: the Germans want to save the world for their own good, the British want nothing more to do with the continent, the Russians loot in war rather than fight - and the Poles heroically fight on the…

Miscellaneous

Hungary first

Olivier Bault May 24, 2022

This article was published online by Do Rzeczy on 15 May 2022. Explaining the reasons why his country cannot accept an embargo on Russian oil, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said: “It is not a question of lack of political will, it…

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Former Slovakian minister under investigation for his support to Russia

The Editorial Board May 19, 2022

Slovakia – In a new judicial twist in Slovakia, Štefan Harabin, a former president of the Supreme Court (1998–2003 and 2009–2014), former minister of justice (2006–2009) in Robert Fico’s first government, former presidential candidate in 2019 (with 14.34% of the vote against…

Society

Mass Migration Always Has Unpleasant Consequences – Do We Know That?

The Editorial Board May 17, 2022

This editorial was published on April 28, 2022, in Czech language in the daily newspaper “Lidovénoviny”. By Václav Klaus and Jiří Weigl. Czechia - Ukrainians in their hundreds of thousands, or rather millions, are seeking refuge from war abroad, in huge numbers…

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Andrzej Duda and his Baltic counterparts on a visit to Kyiv

The Editorial Board April 19, 2022

Poland/Baltic countries/Ukraine – Since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on 24 February, Polish leaders have been at the centre of several actions organised to show Central Europe’s solidarity with Kyiv. After a first visit to Kyiv by Prime Minister…

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Jarosław Kaczyński denounces the European Commission’s anti-Polish obsession

The Editorial Board April 19, 2022

Poland/EU – Since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on 24 February, Poland has been on the front line of taking care of Ukrainian refugees. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees figures as of 11 April, by…

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Central Europe standing firm for Ukraine

The Editorial Board April 14, 2022

Poland/Slovakia/Czechia – As Russia’s war against Ukraine is now in its second month, several Central European countries are becoming increasingly involved in supporting their neighbour. Eduard Heger shocked by the Bucha massacre A few weeks after his Polish, Czech, and Slovenian counterparts…