The director of the Institute of Polish-Hungarian Cooperation, Prof. Maciej Szymanowski gave an interview to Niezalezna.pl at the Conservative Summit in Bratislawa on Poland and Hungary in the lest few months – excerpts from the talk below.
The European Commission recommends freezing a total of 7.5 billion euros of money owed to Hungary.
Hungarian President Katalin Novák announced to set up a network of family-friendly presidents, at a press conference held after talks with her Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić on Friday. Hungary's President Katalin Novak meets with Serbian president in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo by ANDREJ CUKIC / PAP/EPA
The government in Budapest has decided to establish an anti-corruption body in Hungary. This decision serves the purpose of being granted access to the resources of the recovery fund of the EU (EUR 5.8 billion). Photo by Malina Petr / PAP / CTK (JAP)
"Is friendship with Hungary over?" - asks Michał Karnowski. "The attitude towards war really made us much different. But I think that over time all the other issues in which we showed solidarity, understanding and support will connect us again.
Poland estimates its World War Two losses caused by Germany at 6.2 trillion PLN ($1.32 trillion). Some 6 million Poles were killed during the war and Warsaw was razed to the ground following a 1944 uprising in which about 200,000 civilians died. Photo by PAP Archiwum
Hungary is a positive exception in European demographic trends, due to the predictable and complex family support policy - said Deputy State Secretary Zsófia Nagy-Vargha on Wednesday at the Polish-Hungarian summer university in Krasiczyn, Poland.
Photo by Vivien Cher Benko / Hungarian PM’s Press Office / HANDOUT / PAP / EPA
According to PiS faction leader Ryszard Terlecki, the two countries still understand each other. Photo by Darek Delmanowicz (JAP)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will speak at the Conservative Politic Action Conference (CPAC) next month. Photo by AA/ABACA / PAP/Abaca. CPAC Hungary
- We have entered an age of danger, the pillars of civilization that were previously believed to be unshakable are cracking.