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Photo of Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland (R), Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany (M), and Emmanuel Macron, President of France (L), taken at a press conference in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, March 15, 2024.

"Rumors about the death of the Weimar Triangle are greatly exaggerated", said on Friday evening Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who earlier that day met in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. The leaders announced a list of agreements to boost support for Ukraine. These included a pledge to procure vitally needed ammunition on world markets.

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 17:26
Polish zloty

Inflation in Poland stood at 2.8 percent in year-on-year terms in February, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced on Friday. The price growth rate in Poland has therefore dropped exceptionally significantly, considering the fact that the consumer price index (CPI) stood at 6.2% in December 2023. 

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 12:22
Rounds of artillery ammunition

Warsaw has joined the Czech initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds for Ukraine - announced Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski. Rounds of artillery ammunition are seen in a position nearby Bakhmut. Photo by AA/ABACA/PAP/Abaca

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 10:09

"Ukrainian soldiers have for months heavily rationed their munitions and are currently outgunned by a ratio of eight to one. This is certainly no way to win. But we can still set it right. In the long run we should invest in our security to create a deterrence so powerful it dwarfs Putin and his cronies. We can deepen and widen our alliances to secure a lasting peace from a position of strength.

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:30
Flags of NATO member countries at the headquarters of the alliance in Brussels

Polish President Andrzej Duda wants to negotiate with the allies that NATO members must spend three percent of GDP annually on defense instead of the current two.

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 12:25
Polish heart

Americans are the most popular nation among Poles for another year in a row. The Italians came second, the Czechs third and the Slovaks fourth.

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 10:04

– Hungary is undoubtedly part of the West, and it became so by the decision of King St. Stephen. Hungarians are Europeans, not only in a geographical sense but also in a spiritual sense," president Tamás Sulyok said today in his inauguration speech.

Sun, 03/10/2024 - 15:12
Polish FM Radosław Sikorski

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has responded on X/Twitter to Pope Francis following the latter's controversial remarks that Ukraine should have what he called "the courage of the white flag" and negotiate an end to the war with Russia. "How about, for balance, encouraging Putin to have the courage to withdraw his army from Ukraine?

Sun, 03/10/2024 - 14:29

The Hungarian forint is record cheap compared to the Polish zloty. The Hungarian currency is also losing against other major currencies, including the euro and the US dollar. Photo by Meszárcsek Gergely/Pixabay (J)

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 10:18
Soldiers walk past NATO members country flags during the DRAGON-24 NATO military defense drills in Korzeniewo, Poland

Hungary's President Tamás Sulyok has signed the bill that formally approved Sweden's accession to the NATO military alliance, removing the last obstacle after 18 months of delays.

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 17:00
St. Kinga of Poland

Kinga of Poland or Kinga of Hungary or Saint Kinga born 800 years ago today, was a Hungarian princess and has been the patron saint of Poland and Lithuania since 1715. St. Kinga of Poland. Source: public domain

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 00:00
Polish Border Guards

On Sunday, Poland officially ended temporary border controls with the Slovak Republic. As the Ministry of the Interior in Warsaw pointed out on Friday, the Polish authorities will continuously monitor the situation with migrants and may restore border controls in the event of an increase in the threat.

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 06:17
Tamás Sulyok

The Hungarian Parliament elected Tamás Sulyok as the President of the Republic on Monday. The president of the Constitutional Court, who was the only candidate for the position, received 134 supporting votes in the secret ballot. After the speaker's announcement of his election, Tamás Sulyok was sworn in as the head of state.

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 18:10
The result of the vote on the approval of the admission of Sweden to NATO is seen on a screen

Hungary's parliament has approved Sweden's bid to join NATO. The vote, which passed with 188 votes for and six against, has cleared the way for the Nordic nation's accession to the military alliance. Budapest stood as the final hurdle to Sweden's NATO accession following Turkey's ratification in January.

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 16:55
Donald Tusk

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will go to Prague, where he will meet with the leaders of the remaining Visegrad Group (V4) countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The summit in the Czech capital is to be devoted to migration and energy issues. "I will come back from Prague and tell you whether the Visegrad Group still makes sense or not.

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:40

Transcarpathian Dragon Suppliers is a transparent and apolitical group based on mutual help and support.

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:26