While Ukraine has received 10 billion euros in aid from the European Union, even though it is not an EU member state, Hungary, which has been hit hard by the recent floods, seems unlikely to benefit from EU funds, reports RMX. Last week, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, mentioned five …
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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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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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Strengthening energy sovereignty is a priority, Hungarian Energy Minister Csaba Lantos said in an interview with the Hungarian public media on Sunday. Due to the mild winter, a low amount gas was consumed, which is why the filling level of gas storage facilities is very high both in Europe and in Hungary, Mr Lantos added. …
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“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 …
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 …
European Commission approves Hungary’s recovery plan after one and a half years Read More »
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 …
Polish deputy minister on Brussels: they blackmail, lie and steal our money Read More »
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 …
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 …
European Parliament passed new resolution against Hungary and Poland Read More »
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 …
Hungarian election 3 April – Last poll: FIDESZ wins Read More »
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 …
Viktor Orbán is once again the subject of a documentary. Almost a year ago, in February 2021, the Hungarian prime minister was vilified by his political enemies in a documentary on the Arte channel with the unmistakable title “Hello, dictator!” The new documentary has nothing to do with the previous anti-Orbán pamphlet and is a …
