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Hungarian politicians openly attack the Christian Church

The Editorial Board January 31, 2021

Recently, numerous Hungarian leftists politicians attacked the Christian Church on social media. One of them, a deputy mayor resigned from his position, after sharing a hateful comment on Facebook against Christianity. In a world, where it is unacceptable to speak against any…

Society

Hungary helps reconstruction after earthquake in Croatia

The Editorial Board January 30, 2021

Hungary - The Hungary Helps Program and the municipality of Székesfehérvár sent donations to Croatia, to help in the rebuilding projects. The Hungary Helps Program shared on its Facebook page that Hungary provided prompt financial aid to Croatia, and contributed to the…

Society

Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II: Hungary was the only country that came to us directly

The Editorial Board January 29, 2021

Hungary - Every Hungarian person could be proud, when a church established 2,000 years ago sets the Hungary Helps Program (HHP) as an example – posted Tristan Azbej on his Facebook page, State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the…

Politics

The L’SNS has fallen apart: Uhrík, Mazurek and their fellows left Kotleba

The Editorial Board January 29, 2021

Slovakia - The tension is growing inside the right wing fasict-like L’SNS party. After their conflicts with Marian Kotleba, many high profile people left the party, such as Milan Uhrík, MEP and Milan Mazurek, Ondrej Ďurica, Miroslav Urban, Miroslav Suja and Eduard…

Interviews

Georg Habsburg: “The Hungary Helps Program addresses a crucial subject”

The Editorial Board January 25, 2021

This interview has been originally publish in English on S4C.news. Hungary - Grandson of the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary, archduke of Austria, politician, journalist and Hungarian diplomat who'd just been nominated as Hungarian ambassador in Paris, Georg Habsburg is also an active…

Politics

Hungarians refuse Brussels’ attaching conditions to economic aid during the pandemic

The Editorial Board December 4, 2020

Hungary - The following study and article have been conducted and written by the Századvég Foundation, close to Fidesz. In a health and economic emergency caused by the coronavirus, the decision-making bodies in Brussels, overriding the agreement reached at the extraordinary meeting of…

Politics

EU, rule of law: Joint declaration of the Prime Minister of Poland and the Prime Minister of Hungary

The Editorial Board November 26, 2020

Hungary / Poland - The following is the official text of the joint declaration of the Prime Ministers of Hungary and Poland on November 26. With respect to the MFF/Next Generation EU financial package including the draft Regulation on a general regime…

Politics

Viktor Orbán: “Europe must not succumb to the Soros network”

The Editorial Board November 25, 2020

Hungary - After the Hungarian-Polish veto to the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the Next Generation EU recovery instrument (NGEU) due to their tying with the "rule of law", George Soros called on the EU to stand up against Hungary and Poland…

Politics

“Together, we’ll prevail once more” says Viktor Orbán

The Editorial Board September 30, 2020

Hungary – Every summer, the Hungarian Prime Minister gives lectures in political philosophy and commentates governmental strategy. This year, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, none of these summer meetings took place. Christian Democrat Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made up these…

Society

Are the Szeklers Responsible for Index’s Fate?

The Editorial Board July 30, 2020

Hungary – On July 22, the editor-in-chief of Index, the most-read Hungarian news portal, was fired by its management board. This happened a month after Index’s board, well-known for its anti-government positions and liberal activism, started voicing their concerns about losing their…

Interviews

Péter Jakab: “We will only be able to bring this regime down with the help of the other parties”

The Editorial Board July 29, 2020

Hungary - Interview with Péter Jakab, president of Jobbik, the Hungarian populist movement, formerly radical nationalist: “We will only be able to bring down this regime with the help of the other parties”. At the beginning of June, Ferenc Almássy and Nicolas…

Culture

Who was Wacław Felczak?

The Editorial Board July 20, 2020

Who was Wacław Felczak? – A Hungarian Perspective Fel-tsak or Fel-tʂak? Thanks to the different pronunciation in Polish and Hungarian, this question was quite common among the Hungarian participants on the Summer University in Krasiczyn, Poland, both in 2018 and 2019. A…