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Hungarians protest against plans for a wall of shame on their Serbian border
The right-wing Fidesz government, led by Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, last week passed legislation approving the construction of a 4 m high and 155km long fence along the border with their southern neighbour, Serbia, despite objections raised by opposition MPs,…
For Greece’s sake let’s hope Grexit is approaching.
“A week is a long time in politics” said former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the 1960s and, never was it truer than this week! Last Sunday the majority of Greeks were feeling proud and ecstatic that they had…
The humanitarian miracle in Hungary’s train stations
Migration to Europe is a phenomenon increasingly in the news: boats are capsizing in the Mediterranean, migrants have brought the Channel Tunnel to a halt, walls are being proposed to divide nations, and essentially Europe is unable to give a…
Greek Finance minister resigns “wearing the creditors’ loathing with pride”
This morning Yanis Varoufakis announced on his blog that he would be “Minister No More”. The short text explained that: “Soon after the announcement of the referendum results, I was made aware of a certain preference by some Eurogroup participants,…
Greece, take a deep breath, be brave and vote OXI!
Dear friends in Greece, I know that this message comes late. You will already be voting by the time it circulates but for those who read this before going to vote I hope it can be useful. This request comes…
On what basis should Greeks vote yes or no on Sunday?
There is endless commentary in the media about which way Greeks should vote to avoid an apocalypse. Some say Greeks should continue to accept the conditions required by the IMF, the European Central Bank and the European Commission. Others say…
Is it News or Propaganda?
The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum officially opened today in Bonn, Germany with several speakers mentioning the “disinformation” coming from such countries as Russia and Iran through their publicly-funded media channels, Russia Today and Press TV respectively, both of which…
The International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons at the Global Media Forum
A team of Pressenza is here at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum from the 22nd to the 24th of June, an event hosted by the German public media organisation, Deutsche Welle which brings together over 2000 people from the…
Hungarian government manifests its xenophobia: but only to other Hungarians
This central European country, famous for goulash, the world’s best footballer of the 1950s – Ferenc Puskas, the biro pen and the rubik cube, among other things, is making headlines these days for more unpleasant reasons. Ever since the country…
RT interview about Nato troop deployments in Eastern Europe
Our partner agency, RT.com, requested an interview with Pressenza last night regarding the deployment of Nato troops in Europe reported in the New York Times. Here are the written questions and answers we prepared for the live interview. The live…
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