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Philip J. Heijmans
Philip Heijmans is a freelance journalist based in Prague covering Visegrad countries.
Philip Heijmans is a freelance journalist based in Prague covering Visegrad countries.
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Is Viktor Orban's renewed anti-migrant pitch a sign of desperation?
Experts says the populist leader continues to use the immigration hot button to make the European parliament 'more conservative.'
5 MIN READ
Is Caputova's poll victory in Slovakia a rebuke to populism in Europe?
The activist lawyer became the first female president of Slovakia, a huge setback to both populist governments in Central Europe and corrupt forces that have ruled the country for the last 30 years.
5 MIN READ
Is European Parliament's new copyright law an attack on free speech?
The new controversial directive is meant to address copyright infringements and allow news organisations collect more licensing fees from news aggregators like Facebook and Google News.
5 MIN READ
What does the suspension of Viktor Orban's party signify?
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s party has been suspended from the European People’s Party, but some see it as a half-measure in the face of a tougher original proposal to expel the party from Europe's largest bloc.
5 MIN READ
Hungary's Viktor Orban and his allies face expulsion vote in Brussels
The European Parliament's largest bloc will decide whether to expel Fidesz party of Prime Minister Orban, who's defiant of EU's immigration policies.
7 MIN READ
Slovak businessman charged with ordering murder of journalist Jan Kuciak
Kuciak had written about his alleged murderer on several occasions, accusing him of exploiting his connections to the police to carry out corrupt dealings.
5 MIN READ
Czech 'Donald Trump' meets real Donald Trump
Why does Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis, also known as Czech Donald Trump, lean towards the US, while the country's President Milos Zeman pursues strong ties with China?
5 MIN READ
Slavic carnival wraps up in Czech Republic with costumes and celebrations
Known under different names in various Slavic countries, the festival is called Masopust in Czech Republic.
2 MIN READ
Is Russia’s drive towards internet 'sovereignty' just a new Iron Curtain?
Russia is planning to temporarily unplug from the internet next month in preparation for installing safeguards to internet access in the event of a foreign cyberattack - particularly from the United States.
8 MIN READ
Slovaks remember murdered journalist Jan Kuciak
The 28-year-old journalist and his fiancee were shot dead at their home on February 21 last year, sparking protests and leading to the resignation of former prime minister Robert Fico.
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