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Liberals Only See Progress On The Rule Of Law When They Usurp The Power

During the term of the previous government of Janez Janša, the average outside observer could have concluded from the reactions of the European Commission, especially the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), and the European Commission’s infamous report on the rule of law, that Slovenia was sliding into a Russian-style autocracy. In …

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PM Orban: We have earned the right to have a future

It is worthy and just that the day of Hungarian culture marks the day the national anthem was born, Hungary’s prime minister said at the ecumenical service held in Szatmarcseke on Sunday. This day marks the 200th anniversary of Hungarian poet Ferenc Kolcsey completing his Hymn, which was to become Hungary’s national anthem. There is …

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PM Orban commented on fake news about Hungary

“Today’s news was all about Hungary vetoing financial assistance to Ukraine. This is fake news,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orban posted on Twitter. Hungary is ready to give financial assistance to Ukraine, on a bilateral basis, the premier stressed. “No veto, no blackmailing,” he emphasized, adding that “we do want to convince the member states of …

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European Commission approves Hungary’s recovery plan after one and a half years

The wrangling, which has been dragging on for a year and a half now, ended today. The European Commission approved Hungary’s post-pandemic recovery plan, the EC’s Justice Commissioner told a press briefing. The decision will unblock 5.8 billion euros in non-refundable grants for the V4 state. After a year and a half, the European Commission …

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Polish deputy minister on Brussels: they blackmail, lie and steal our money

It’s not the business of a Brussels bureaucrat to prescribe what laws Poland’s prime minister and ministers should adopt, Poland’s deputy agriculture minister has said, adding that the EU aims to implement a federalist plan without independent states, where decisions on laws, taxes and investments would be made in Brussels. Like Hungary, Poland has not …

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Sergio Velasco: “Hungary and Poland’s model works and that is why they are so targeted by the EU”

Interview with Sergio Velasco, political scientist and creator of the “Political Philosophy” project, on Hungary and Poland, and the alternative model they represent in the European Union.  Why are you interested in Hungary and Poland? It all stems from my first trip to Hungary when I was studying political science. I did a paper on …

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European Parliament passed new resolution against Hungary and Poland

One should not believe that the relative truce observed by the European authorities towards Poland will last while Hungary – for its refusal to sacrifice its national interests – is now being attacked with the so-called conditionality mechanism will. At best, this is a temporary ceasefire due to the Russo-Ukrainian war. For Didier Reynders, Andrzej …

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Hungarian election 3 April – Last poll: FIDESZ wins

Accordingly, 50% of the voters should support the two governing parties, FIDESZ and KDNP. The director of the Median Poll Institute, Endre Hann (according to the publication of the poll results on HVG360 at the end of March) considers Fidesz’s election victory almost certain. The only question is: to what extent. The survey once again confirms the …

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Poland, Hungary… And soon also France? Manifesto for a Conservative Alliance in the European Parliament

The largest conservative parties in Europe have just reached an agreement that may soon manifest itself in a political alliance in the European Parliament. But can this principled opposition go as far as the fundamental reform that the European institutions so desperately need, ask David Engels, a professor at the Free University of Brussels and …

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Hungary and Slovenia: United by youth and voluntarism

Slovenia and Hungary are becoming more than neighbours: we are building a modern friendship. On a regular basis, our Prime Ministers, Viktor Orbán and Janez Janša meet.  Your Minister Janez Cigler Kralj was the guest of my Minister Katalin Novák – for the Budapest Demographic Summit.   Our relationship is starting to grow at the …

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