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Straits Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Romanian top court overturns president's challenge to hate speech bill
FILE PHOTO: Romania's President Nicusor Dan attends a press conference, on the day of the NATO Bucharest Nine (B9) meeting, in Vilnius, Lithuania, June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo BUCHAREST - Romania's top court on Thursday struck down a challenge brought by centrist President Nicusor Dan against a bill seeking harsher punishment for antisemitism and hate speech after a divisive election in which the far right gained ground. Parliament updated legislation outlawing the celebration of fascist leaders or imagery in June, introducing prison sentences for the promotion of antisemitism and xenophobia via social media platforms. The bill also increases jail terms for creating or belonging to racist organisations. However, the president argued the bill did not properly define fascists, which would lead to judges interpreting the law arbitrarily. The court unanimously ruled against his objections. An annual report released by the Elie Wiesel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania on Wednesday said the country's election season was marked by a sharp increase of hate speech and aggression against Jewish, Roma, Hungarian and LGBT minorities - while also noting authorities were more actively enforcing legislation. Romania cancelled a presidential election in December after allegations of Russian interference – denied by Moscow - in favour of far-right contender Calin Georgescu, who was later banned from running in the May re-run and has since been sent to trial for promoting Romania's wartime fascist leaders. He has denied all wrongdoing. Romania had one of Europe's most violent antisemitic movements of the 1930s, the Iron Guard, known for political assassinations and pogroms. The country was also an ally of Nazi Germany until August 1944, when it changed sides. REUTERS Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Driverless bus in Sentosa gets green light to run without safety officer in first for S'pore World US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites, says new report Business 5 things to know about Kuok Hui Kwong, tycoon Robert Kuok's daughter and Shangri-La Asia head honcho Asia Air India probe of Boeing 787 fuel control switches finds no issues Singapore Man charged over manufacturing DIY Kpods at Yishun home; first such case in Singapore Singapore Sex first, then you can sell my flat: Women property agents fend off indecent proposals and harassment Singapore Two women jailed for submitting fake university certificates to MOM for employment passes Singapore Fatal abuse of Myanmar maid in Bishan: Traffic Police officer sentenced to 10 years' jail
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Romania's new president to visit Odesa on 11 June
Romanian President Nicușor Dan will visit Odesa on 11 June to attend the fourth Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit organised by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source: a statement on the Romanian president's official website, as reported by European Pravda Details: The statement outlines that during the summit, Dan will reaffirm Romania's commitment to continued support for Ukraine at all levels and its involvement in efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace, particularly through recovery initiatives. He will also highlight the importance of maintaining unity and a coordinated approach across the region represented at the summit, in order to protect the European continent's security as a whole. Particular attention will be paid to the Black Sea, especially in the context of safeguarding trade routes. While in Odesa, Dan will also take part in the first-ever high-level trilateral meeting between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. Together with his counterparts, he will discuss key infrastructure cooperation projects – primarily in the energy sector – as well as EU accession processes and security cooperation. Background: President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić will also attend the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit, marking his first visit to Ukraine. Dan officially took office on 26 May and made his first foreign visit to Vilnius for the summit of the Bucharest Nine and Northern European countries. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
TimesLIVE
09-06-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
Poland's new president hopes for good relations with Hungary's Orban
Hungary is an important partner for Poland, newly elected Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, told a Hungarian magazine in his first foreign interview, adding he would be building co-operation within the regional Visegrad Group. The Visegrad Group, comprising Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, took a back seat after Prime Minister Donald Tusk's liberal coalition took power in 2023 from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which had close relations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Eurosceptic Nawrocki narrowly won the Polish presidential election this month, delivering a big blow to the efforts of Tusk's centrist government to cement Warsaw's pro-European orientation. Orban on Friday said Nawrocki's victory was 'fantastically good', hailing the success of an ally of US President Donald Trump. 'Hungary is a very important partner for Poland ... We are facing serious tasks, such as building the Visegrad Group, which will be an important format for me, as well as strengthening (military alliance) Nato's eastern flank and the Bucharest Nine,' Nawrocki told Hungarian news outlet Mandiner in the interview. 'I certainly wish to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is a very effective politician, as proven by his repeated election results in Hungary. And I count on good co-operation with him, just as with other countries, in the interest of the region.' It was not yet clear what Nawrocki's policy on Ukraine would be, but he reiterated that he opposed Kyiv's plans to join the EU. Poland supports Ukraine strategically, because 'the greatest threat to me, as an anti-communist, and in my opinion to the entire region, is the Russian Federation,' he said. He added that 'Ukraine must also understand that other countries — including Poland, Hungary, and other European nations — have interests of their own.'
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Poland's new president hopes for good relations with Hungary's Orban
WARSAW (Reuters) -Hungary is an important partner for Poland, newly elected Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, told a Hungarian magazine in his first foreign interview, adding he would be building cooperation within the regional Visegrad Group. The Visegrad Group, comprising Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, took a back seat after Prime Minister Donald Tusk's liberal coalition took power in 2023 from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which had close relations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Eurosceptic Karol Nawrocki narrowly won the Polish presidential election this month, delivering a big blow to the efforts of Donald Tusk's centrist government to cement Warsaw's pro-European orientation. Orban on Friday said Nawrocki's victory was "fantastically good," hailing the success of an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. "Hungary is a very important partner for Poland... We are facing serious tasks, such as building the Visegrad Group, which will be an important format for me, as well as strengthening (military alliance) NATO's eastern flank and the Bucharest Nine," Nawrocki told Hungarian news outlet Mandiner in the interview. "I certainly wish to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is a very effective politician, as proven by his repeated election results in Hungary. And I count on good cooperation with him, just as with other countries, in the interest of the region." It was not yet clear what Nawrocki's policy on Ukraine would be, but he reiterated that he opposed Kyiv's plans to join the European Union. Poland supports Ukraine strategically, because "the greatest threat to me, as an anti-communist, and in my opinion to the entire region, is the Russian Federation," he said. He added that "Ukraine must also understand that other countries – including Poland, Hungary, and other European nations – have interests of their own."
The Star
09-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Poland's new president hopes for good relations with Hungary's Orban
FILE PHOTO: Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, backed by the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, reacts to the exit polls of the second round of the presidential election, in Warsaw, Poland, June 1, 2025. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo WARSAW (Reuters) -Hungary is an important partner for Poland, newly elected Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, told a Hungarian magazine in his first foreign interview, adding he would be building cooperation within the regional Visegrad Group. The Visegrad Group, comprising Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, took a back seat after Prime Minister Donald Tusk's liberal coalition took power in 2023 from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which had close relations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Eurosceptic Karol Nawrocki narrowly won the Polish presidential election this month, delivering a big blow to the efforts of Donald Tusk's centrist government to cement Warsaw's pro-European orientation. Orban on Friday said Nawrocki's victory was "fantastically good," hailing the success of an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. "Hungary is a very important partner for Poland... We are facing serious tasks, such as building the Visegrad Group, which will be an important format for me, as well as strengthening (military alliance) NATO's eastern flank and the Bucharest Nine," Nawrocki told Hungarian news outlet Mandiner in the interview. "I certainly wish to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is a very effective politician, as proven by his repeated election results in Hungary. And I count on good cooperation with him, just as with other countries, in the interest of the region." It was not yet clear what Nawrocki's policy on Ukraine would be, but he reiterated that he opposed Kyiv's plans to join the European Union. Poland supports Ukraine strategically, because "the greatest threat to me, as an anti-communist, and in my opinion to the entire region, is the Russian Federation," he said. He added that "Ukraine must also understand that other countries – including Poland, Hungary, and other European nations – have interests of their own." (Reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk in Warsaw and Anita Komuves in Budapest; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
