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Czechs vote in election that could return populist and weaken support for Ukraine
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech voters began casting ballots Friday in a two-day general election that could steer the country away… PRAGUE (AP) — Czech voters began casting ballots Friday in a two-day general election that could steer the country away from...
Owner: Stanley S. Hubbard
Poland advances integrated railway network plans with major expansion and modernisation by 2035
Poland’s Integrated Railway Network project, led by CPK and PLK, will expand by over 2,000 km by 2035, enhancing connectivity across regions and Europe. Poland has entered a new stage in planning its Integrated Railway Network (ZSK), a long-term...
Owner: Joshua N. T. Russell
October 2025 to start with the first significant cold outbreak for Central Europe of the season
The general weather pattern over Europe has established a blocking High in the North, allowing air masses to travel from the east towards the west and south. As October starts, the westerly, zonal, and warmer flow will shut down, leading to...
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Czech elections: Wet Right being replaced by Prague version of Nigel Farage
Go back to the start of democratic life for Czechs, to 1991, the year Soviet troops left what was then Czechoslovakia. In that year, the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was founded by Václav Klaus, a darling of Margaret Thatcher. It began as a...
Owner: Patrick Egan
Fr Josef Grünwidl to become next Archbishop of Vienna
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The Catholic Herald
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The Archdiocese of Vienna has a new archbishop, confirming the speculation of Austrian media that the post would go to the current apostolic administrator. The appointment of Fr Josef Grünwidl to become the next Archbishop of Vienna was confirmed...
Czechs vote in election that could return populist and weaken support for Ukraine
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs were voting Friday in a two-day general election that could steer the country away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, threatening to further divide the European Union and NATO. Billionaire Andrej Babiš is...
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Hungarian President Awarded Kazakhstan’s Highest Honour during State Visit
At the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok arrived in Astana for an official visit that underscored the strategic depth of Hungarian–Kazakh relations. Upon arrival at the presidential palace, Sulyok was...
Owner: BL Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság
Hungary’s 4iG Partners with Axiom Space on Orbital Data Centre Project
The Hungarian technology and defence company 4iG Group announced on Friday that it has signed a non-binding commitment with Axiom Space, one of the world’s leading developers of commercial spaceflight and low-Earth orbit infrastructure. Under the...
Owner: BL Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság
What Japan’s New PM Means for Hungary
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan’s current and longtime ruling party, has selected Sanae Takaichi as its new party leader and is set to become the country’s first female Prime Minister in its history. While that in itself is a historic...
Owner: BL Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság
Hungarians Crossed the Tisza During Training Exercises
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Militarnyi
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On October 2nd, in the area between the settlements of Martfű and Védeny, the Hungarian Army conducted a river crossing over the Tisza River as part of the international exercises Adaptive Hussars 2025. The 2nd Engineer Regiment named after Ferenc...
Owner: Taras Chmut
Poland signs agreement to connect to NATO fuel pipelines
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Fico signals Slovak-US agreement on Bohunice unit
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico says his government has approved a proposed intergovernmental agreement with the USA on the construction of a new unit at the Bohunice nuclear power plant. Speaking at the European Nuclear Energy Forum in...
Owner: World Nuclear Association
Ukraine war latest: 'Not in Poland's interest,' to hand over Ukrainian in Nord Stream probe, Tusk says
Key developments on Oct. 7: 'Not in Poland's interest,' to hand over Ukrainian in Nord Stream 2 probe, Tusk says Slovakia sends first nonlethal defense aid package to Ukraine since Fico took office Partisans derail train carrying military cargo in...
Owner: Kyiv Independent Employees
‘Our goal should not be to defeat Russia, but to end the war,’ says Slovak PM Fico
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has again denounced the European Union’s handling of the war in Ukraine, declaring that Slovakia’s goal is not Russia’s defeat but peace between “Slavs killing each other.” Speaking during a televised discussion...
Owner: Patrick Egan
Blockbuster Hungarian historical film on the 1242 Mongol invasion premieres – trailer
The long-promised historical epic 1242 – Gateway to the West was expected to bring one of the most dramatic chapters of Hungarian history to the big screen. Instead, it turned out to be a confused blend of historical fiction and spiritual drama....
Owner: Márta & Alpár Kató
Czechia election: The specter of populism returns
Czech President and former chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces Petr Pavel is a level-headed man with strong nerves. Yet even though he almost never gets emotional in his capacity as head of state, he has seemed for quite some time...
Owner: German Government
Czechia's 2025 general election: All you need to know
Andrej Babiš (L), leader of the Czech Republic’s Ano party, and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (R), leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the Together (SPOLU) coalition, shake hands at the CNN Prima TV studio ahead of an election debate...
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Babiš’s victory in the Czech Republic is a defeat for Europe
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Materia Rinnovabile | Renewable Matter
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This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Andrej Babiš, the billionaire who won the elections in the Czech Republic, is the kind of politician who is perfectly suited to playing with analogies....
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Merkel has become one of the most harmful German politicians for Europe, says Morawiecki
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statements blaming the Baltic states and Poland for Russia’s war against Ukraine have provoked sharp reactions in Warsaw and across the Baltics. In an interview with the Hungarian YouTube channel...
Owner: Fred Zimmer