The EU has chosen to hold a summit on the Western Balkans for the first time in the region itself, indicating it is waking up to the fact that Russia and China have been increasing their influence in the region, writes Goran Andrijanić
Poland is closer to beginning the production of its own electric car called Izera
Europe is replacing the idea of citizenship, freedom of speech, and pluralism in a process that could lead to a decrease in civic freedom, warns political scientist and philosopher Marek A. Cichocki
There is an effective remedy against Chinese influence: Consistent production and consumption in Europe
The launchers will be used on the eastern flank of NATO
The Polish army has become the main target of hacking campaigns, reveals Polish daily Rzeczpospolita citing research from Israeli cybersecurity experts
The latest forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that the dirtiest of all fossil fuels, and the one still dominant in Poland’s energy mix, is making a big comeback on a truly global scale
Russia is currently making a mockery of sanctions after earning what is likely record revenues from oil and gas sales
Italians could be rewarded for ‘good behavior,’ but questions have been raised about how legal the whole project is
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China is the only potential buyer of Russian gold, but may not want to anger the U.S. with such a move
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Russian banks will adopt the Chinese payment system after Mastercard and Visa cut its services to the country
Since the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, much remains the same, writes Jan Maciejewski for Poland’s Rzeczpospolita newspaper
An open and patient exchange of views free of unnecessary prejudices and domestic politics is necessary, says Václav Klaus
China assured Russia of its “understanding and support”
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Moscow and Beijing’s policy is not directed by the same criteria as the liberal West’s when it comes to Ukraine and Taiwan, writes political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
“Further criticism of China just to please the Americans is no longer in Poland’s interest”
Russia is forcing a revision of the rules of the post-Cold War international order and Poland’s future depends on the West’s response, writes Marek A. Cichocki
China’s growing influence is greatly tied to its investments in infrastructure in foreign countries, which the EU now wants to counter with its own huge investment package
Of the reviewed countries, Serbia is the least resistant to the influence of Russia and China
Political support for the event is relatively cautious, says a diplomatic source
It is our duty to support democracies in other parts of the world, says the Czech senate president
China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the visit
The United States and China are waging a Cold War, and despite its reluctance, Europe will eventually have to choose a side, Scottish historian Niall Ferguson told news and opinion portal Mandiner
The Al Jazeera interview of Hungary’s foreign minister was a textbook example of the contempt with which global media outlets financed by undemocratic governments or shady oligarchs treat democratically elected governments
Minister of Industry Karel Havlíček says that Czechia will not budge on this one
Biden sends out another signal to his European allies that he cannot be trusted
Soros is compared to Satan and characterized as destroyer of civilizations in Chinese state media
Hungary’s policy of maintaining strong trade relations with the East has turned into a success story
In searching for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, politics should not be mixed with science, Chinese ambassador Qi Dayu writes in a rare op-ed in Hungarian daily Magyar Hírlap.
In upcoming years, the global number of maximum-security biolabs could reach 60
The Chinese embassy in Prague has condemned this appeal
Student protests in Hungary over plans for a university with China ties
Although China may still overcome its current demographic issues due to the nature of its system, what awaits the aging Western societies, writes Grzegorz Górny
China should rapidly increase nuclear warhead, missile count
Hungary has one of the best vaccination rates in the world
The question concerning China’s responsibility for the modern world’s greatest tragedy, the coronavirus, is now being asked increasingly more, writes Jerzy Haszczynski
Europe cannot pick sides in the battle between the US and China, warns a top French general
Poland’s defense spending has increased 60 percent between 2011 and 2020, according to the latest report out of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
China in no hurry to ask for European approval for its Sinopharm vaccine
In a move to stop Chinese influence in South-Central Europe, Croatia broke off a €2.7 billion tender with China under pressure from the EU and US, writes Goran Andrijanić for portal Trimarium.pl
The move is unexpected for Czechia
The endgame has begun, writes László Bogár
One Hungarian MEP also among those sanctioned by Beijing
Poland’s main asset in international politics is its geographic location, and the country is starting to use it to its advantage, writes columnist with the pseudonym ‘Thansunke Witko’
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš asked Zeman to approach China
China and Poland should strengthen their strategic communication and deepen their pragmatic cooperation, as well as jointly respond to different threats and challenges, Xi Jinping said
Poland joins a number of EU countries seeking vaccines from China
Excessive bureaucracy could leave Europe behind the US and China
Zeman praised solidarity and friendship in the Visegrad Four
The coronavirus pandemic has changed global politics and the economy
China controls the global supply of elements used in everything from computers to electric cars
Brussels turns a blind eye to democratic values when it comes to its trade agreement with China but spares no criticism for democracies in Hungary and Poland, writes Małgorzata Wołczyk for Polish news portal Dorzeczy.pl
Former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump has said that Poland should do more to intensify contacts with the new US administration in order to lobby for a determined stance against Russia
Despite human rights abuses, signs of genocide, and imprisonment of a million Muslims, the EU rewards China with a trade deal while pursuing rule-of-law sanctions against Hungary and Poland
Rafał Ziemkiewicz writes that that an attempt to build a European state may end with EU’s dissolution
Ten-men WHO team yet to be allowed entry
Tensions between global powers like Russia, the US, and China have raised the prospect of a global conflict
Retailers, social networks and payment systems targeted
After testing, it could be the first EU country to have a viable vaccine
Business leaders, politicians, academics, and journalists were all targeted by the firm
The spy allegedly gathered intelligence in Prague
An investment of 8.2 billion forints is expected to create 1,000 jobs
Czechia adheres to the One-China principle
Chinese foreign minister said that Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil would pay a high price for his visit of Taiwan
Europe must use the single market as leverage, writes German Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth
Seznam.cz will replace Google services on Huawei phones
Vehicles made between 2013 and 2018 recalled
Has “wokeness” gone too far?
The US-Chinese global race for domination is changing
Central-Eastern Europe is finding itself in a crucial and fragile position between American and Chinese interests, writes Marek Budzisz in an opinion piece
WHO denies withholding information, but German federal intelligence says it has evidence that China was influencing the organization
The American ambassador accused the Chinese government of being responsible for the coronavirus pandemic
Henry Kissinger proposes the return of the Western liberal order, but the West must create a new formula for itself if it wants to regain control over its destiny, writes Marek A. Cichocki
Chinese diplomacy protests against Czech-Taiwanese cooperation
First decline in 28 years
The coronavirus pandemic has heated the Sino-American conflict and events are pushing towards a confrontation between Beijing and Washington, writes Grzegorz Górny.
The Polish government has purchased large amounts of medical equipment from China to fight the coronavirus
Georgette Mosbacher harshly criticized China’s government for suppressing coronavirus information
Hungary receives hundreds of tons of medical equipment from China
Politicians, journalists and health officials demonstrate why political correctness and open borders were often more important than public health
150,000 rapid coronavirus testers delivered to Prague
U.S. embargo forced the island to become self-sufficient
Death rates vary wildly between countries, leading to confusion about how much of a threat the virus truly is
Polish companies and employees will be affected by the closing of thousands of Chinese factories
Doctor Li Wenliang: “Goodbye my friends. God be with you Wuhan”
Nine quarantined in Hungary have been given the all clear
