As Hungary lauds its 'Eastern Opening' policy, statistics fail to show benefits
May 07. 2021. – 01:06 PM
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Mészáros R. Tamás
According to Viktor Orbán and his foreign minister, Hungary is winning the international competition for economic opportunities in fast-growing Eastern markets. According to trade and investment...
Orbán has begun taking steps to preserve his power
May 04. 2021. – 12:47 PM
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Fábián Tamás
With a year left until what looks to be a tight election, the government is reallocating considerable amounts of public assets away from the state and into, e.g., foundations. The goal could be to...
Orbán’s influence on the media is without rival in Hungary
March 23. 2021. – 10:22 AM
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Fábián Tamás
Over the past few weeks, the state of Hungary’s media has become the focus of intense public debate both domestically and across Europe. After the exclusively Fidesz-chaired Media Council revoked...
The propaganda minister’s land scandal that was too much even for Orbán
The 1.6 billion HUF deal of Antal Rogán's wife has fallen through.
Why Fidesz faces a tight race in 2022
February 21. 2021. – 07:08 AM
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Dull Szabolcs
At present, it is impossible to predict with confidence who will be the winner of the Hungarian parliamentary elections in 2022. But the opposition may have a realistic chance of winning the...
Son of Viktor Orbán graduates from RMA Sandhurst, Hungary foots the bill
We discovered that the Hungarian Prime Minister's son has just graduated from one of the top military academies in the world and the roughly €100,000 training fee was paid by the Ministry of...
2021 is shaping up to be Viktor Orbán's toughest year to date
A recession of historic proportions, a significant loss of popularity, rule of law mechanism, a hostile US administration, a new German chancellor, and an opposition challenger – the Hungarian Prime...
Orbán is not alone yet, but for a moment, Poland wavered
December 08. 2020. – 09:36 PM
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Telex
The Hungarian-Polish veto of the EU's next seven-year budget over the rule of law conditionality has upended European politics. Last week, there seemed to be a blemish on the strong alliance of...
Orbán suggests Fidesz should leave the EPP Group
In a letter to Manfred Weber, the leader of the EPP Group, Viktor Orbán suggests a new type of cooperation between Fidesz and the political family, one in which Fidesz is effectively no longer a...
Hungary maintains strict COVID-19 restrictions for another month
December 07. 2020. – 02:52 PM
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Zoltán Kovács
The measures announced in November will remain in effect until 11 November, New Year's Eve is definitely cancelled, but Christmas is still up in the air.