Image by Tadeusz Rudzki Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a member of the Polish parliament, also controls the Law and Justice Party in Poland. He served as prime minister for a few years at the end of the last decade. Reports say he may be taking back former power next week, in order…
Orban’s Ruling Party In Hungary Stronger Than Ever.
Image by Flogert Dollani Tons of Drugs have crossed the border from Albania to Italy and make it a fact that this kind of trade has had police protection. For this reason, since 2013 the Italian anti-mafia police have launched an investigation that recently put behind bars a group of…
Poland To End Gas Imports From Russia In 2022 More than any country in the West, Poland in recent years has been ahead of the curve in resisting aggressive moves emanating from Russia. Six months before Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea, Warsaw was embracing territorial defense, fearing invasion…
Image by David Sedlecký The Czech Republic has elected a new prime minister, a billionaire businessman turned politician in the vein of Donald Trump. Andrej Babis won the election Saturday. Anti-Islam and anti-immigrant parties also gained seats in parliament. Czechs have grown weary of EU policies on migrants and even…
Image by Martin Ehrenhauser Hungary continues to rage over a law passed in Ukraine forcing all education to be conducted in the Ukrainian language. There are 150,000 Hungarians and multiple schools in Ukraine, taught in Hungarian. Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto said after a meeting with EU counterparts on…
Image by Wolfymoza The fact that the Balkans are surrounded by powerful countries, such as Russia, Turkey, and Western Europe, makes the region vulnerable from problems these countries have in common, being small and poor, ethnic conflict, and corruption. Recently, the western Balkans have looked east for economic aid. The…
Polish President Signs New Civic Group Funding Law.