How to dismantle illiberal systems? We asked a former Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Polish ambassador to Israel and the United States about Donald Tusk’s ‘militant democracy’, the similarities and parallels between the Polish and Hungarian government changes, and how Poles view the EU’s common values and common policies.
‘The children who were never born are being replaced by domestic animals. Sometimes cats, but often dogs.’
Hungarian PM Péter Magyar has accused Viktor Orbán’s former government of secretly preparing a migrant reception centre while publicly maintaining its hardline anti-migration stance, releasing internal documents that he says expose ‘one of the biggest lies’ of the Fidesz era. Orbán rejected the allegations, arguing that the plans were merely a negotiating tactic designed to ‘outmanoeuvre’ Brussels.
Lancashire Police have confirmed that the man arrested over the shocking stabbing of a teenage girl in Brierfield is a British-born Pakistani, as detectives continue to investigate the incident as attempted murder. The attack, which was captured on video and circulated widely online, shows the 17-year-old victim being stabbed in the neck from behind in broad daylight before managing to escape.
Viktor Orbán has been re-elected as president of Fidesz for another year after securing 729 of 737 delegate votes at the party’s congress on Saturday. Although some speakers voiced criticism of the party’s performance and direction following its historic election defeat in April, no challenger emerged to contest Orbán’s leadership, underscoring his continued dominance within Fidesz.
‘The Visegrád Cooperation is based on the conviction that, while respecting their national interests and recognizing their shared values, its members can increase the chances of achieving their common goals through coordinated efforts.’
Senegalese and Ivorian football supporters have been barred from entering the United States to watch their national team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup under the Trump administration’s stricter visa and border policies. The White House says the measures are needed to address security concerns, visa overstays, and weaknesses in identity-verification systems, while critics argue they disproportionately affect African and Muslim-majority countries and undermine the tournament’s global appeal.
Slovenia has lifted border control checkpoints with Hungary and Croatia, ending measures introduced in 2023 over security concerns linked to the Hamas attacks and the war in Ukraine. The move follows pressure from Brussels and aims to restore unrestricted travel within the Schengen Area.
Polish political celebrity Marianna Schreiber has launched a controversial campaign for mayor of Kraków, promising to restore what she calls ‘Polish normality’ by removing Ukrainian flags from public buildings, restoring Christian symbols in schools, and defending traditional values. The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes election triggered by the recall of the city’s liberal mayor.
A 50-year-old Albanian man is fighting for his life after intervening to protect an elderly patron from harassment at a bar in central Italy, only to be violently attacked himself. Witnesses and local media reports identify the suspects as men of North African origin, while some social media reports have compared the assault to an attempted beheading.
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