“Incomprehensible”: Germany slams Hungary’s Hong Kong veto
Budapest, Hungary – The German government has lashed out against Hungary’s decision to veto an EU statement criticising China’s crackdownContinue Reading
Tag: Diplomacy
Poles see US as bigger threat to democracy than China, poll suggests
Warsaw, Poland – In Poland, the United States is seen as a bigger threat to democracy than China, a newContinue Reading
Poland asks Czech Republic to stop cross-border “abortion tourism”
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish government is ramping up efforts to urge the Czech Republic to put an end toContinue Reading
“We don’t like ‘Czechia'”, says British ambassador after MI6 chief blunder
Prague, Czech Republic – The official English name of Czechia / the Czech Republic has long been a contentious issue,Continue Reading
Czech Republic and Poland included on Russia’s “unfriendly countries” list
Prague, Czech Republic – Russia has released a list of nearly a dozen countries considered “unfriendly”, including Visegrad members PolandContinue Reading
Russia seen as “security threat” by majority of Czechs, poll suggests
Prague, Czech Republic – A majority of Czechs see Russia as a “security threat” to their country, a new surveyContinue Reading
Relations between Czech Republic and Russia hit new low: What happened?
Prague, Czech Republic – Relations between the Czech Republic and Russia have hit a new low following an investigation intoContinue Reading
Naked Putin effigy placed in front of Russian embassy in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – On Friday, a group of activists placed a naked effigy of President Vladimir Putin in frontContinue Reading
Czech government of PM Babis in turmoil amid growing infighting
Prague, Czech Republic – It’s been a busy week for the Czech government, and yes, it’s only Wednesday. While theContinue Reading
The Hungarian government goes on the offense against Germany and Austria
Budapest, Hungary – I find it very irritating when a political commentator begins a discussion of what I consider toContinue Reading
Hungary looks east in bid to join Russia-led Eurasian Development Bank
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary plans to become the first EU member state to join the Moscow-based Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).Continue Reading
Chinese espionage in Hungary: “The price of friendship”
Budapest, Hungary – A few months before Viktor Orbán’s landslide victory in May 2010, I wrote an article about “the Hungarian right’sContinue Reading
Turkey and Palestinians slam Czech embassy Jerusalem branch opening
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic’s decision to open a branch of its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem has promptedContinue Reading
Czech Republic to open new diplomatic office in Jerusalem
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech embassy in Tel Aviv will open a new office in the city of JerusalemContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1991: the Visegrád Group was formed by Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland
On February 15, 1991, the Visegrád Declaration was signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland, officially founding theContinue Reading