Tag: v4
World 28.10.19 | 11:01

V4: Far left, far right win in the German state of Thuringia

Regional elections in the German state of Thuringia revealed the continued drop of the social-democratic SPD party and delived wins for the far left Linke and the far right AfD parties,  the V4 news agency reported. Linke won the elections in this part of former East Germany with 29.5 percent of the...

Macedonia 17.10.19 | 19:55

V4 leaders deeply disappointed over the failure to open EU accession talks

Further postponement of the EU accession negotiations of Albania and Macedonia would weaken stability in the Western Balkans and severely limit the EU’s influence in the region, the prime ministers of the Visegrad 4 countries have warned. V4 leaders have expressed their deep disappointment that...

Macedonia 16.10.19 | 18:39

V4: Hungary calls EU’s failure to open accession talks with Albania and Macedonia a “tragedy”

The EU’s decision not to open accession talks with Albania and Macedonia is tantamount to a tragedy and the bloc’s procrastination is threatening the region’s peace and stability, Levente Magyar, the parliamentary state secretary of Hungary’s Foreign Ministry, said in Luxembourg...

Balkans 10.10.19 | 17:11

V4: Romanian Government falls

The Romanian parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the Dancila government on Thursday on the initiative of the opposition, with 238 votes in favour – ousting the government. President Klaus Iohannis will now hold consultations with all parliamentary parties to decide who can form the next...

World 04.10.19 | 13:07

Commission nominee Didier Reynders flees from V4 reporters asking him about his corruption allegations

V4 news agency journalists pressed the proposed Belgian member of the European Commission Didier Reynders on his alleged corruption ties. The liberal-democrat Reynders, who is nominated as the next Commissioner for justice, has persistently been dogged by allegations of corruption and money laundering....

World 03.10.19 | 21:32

Szijjarto denies reports that the UK asked Hungary to veto any Brexit postponement

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto denied reports that his government received a request to veto a possible postponement of Brexit. The United Kingdom has not requested that the Hungarian government exercises its right of veto in the European Council and prevents the EU from allowing a delay...

Balkans 26.09.19 | 21:59

V4 on the vote against Trocsanyi: Political witch hunt in the EP

Hungarian MEP Jozsef Szajer has described the hearing of commissioner-designate Laszlo Trocsanyi and the decision of conflict of interest as a political witch hunt, reports the V4 news agency. The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs has found a conflict of interest between Laszlo Trocsanyi’s...

World 23.09.19 | 15:16

Refugee camp on Lesbos turns away new arrivals, V4 reports

The management of the refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos announced that the camp cannot accommodate any more new arrivals and that an emergency meeting will be held on Monday. The number of people at the site has exceeded 12,000 although the camp at Moria was intended to house three thousand...

World 10.09.19 | 19:43

New book details how Soros funds pro-immigration groups and campaigns in the US

A new book by American author Michelle Malkin details efforts by left wing activist billionaire George Soros to influence political outcomes in the US in favor of pro-migration groups. In her book called Open Borders Inc: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction? Michelle Malkin exposes how much...

World 09.08.19 | 16:39

Salvini wants new elections

There is no way to settle the disagreements within Italy’s governing coalition, so the only way forward is to hold new elections, the leader of Italy’s ruling Lega party, deuty Prime MInister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday evening, the V4 news agency reported. Late in the afternoon, Italian...

Macedonia 06.07.19 | 21:37

V4 reports on ESI, a think tank promoting Soros’ positions in the Balkans

The V4 news agency reports on the role the European Stability Initiative (ESI) network plays in promoting the policies and initiatives from George Soros in the Balkans. The news agency gives a brief overview of the group led by Austrian Gerald Knaus, who has been an outspoken supporter of the Zaev regime...