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The European Commission’s attack on the reform of the justice system in Poland: summary, chronology and challenges

The Editorial Board July 15, 2020

Poland - Tensions between Brussels and Warsaw over the independence of the Polish judiciary have been ongoing since the end of 2015. They began immediately after the parliamentary elections won by the Law and Justice Party (PiS) in October 2015. In December…

Politics

Lecture of Viktor Orbán at the webinar conference “Europe Uncensored”

The Editorial Board July 14, 2020

On the 8th of July, a webinar conference entitled "Europe Uncensored" has been held, gathering the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the Serb President Aleksandar Vučić, the Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and the MEP François-Xavier Bellamy. Here the transcript of Viktor…

Society

Six more months for signing the petition in favor of the national regions

The Editorial Board May 21, 2020

European Union – The Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga announced yesterday, May 20, that the European petition launched on the initiative of the Szeklers in favour of European national regions – one of whose spokespersons, Attila Dabis, we recently interviewed – obtained…

Interviews

Attila Dabis: “We want the EU to actively contribute in maintaining the cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe”

The Editorial Board May 3, 2020

Interview with Attila Dabis, Foreign Affairs Commissioner of the Szekler National Council: “We want the EU to actively contribute in maintaining the cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe”. While European politics and economies are stagnating in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis,…

Culture

Good Friday

The Editorial Board April 10, 2020

Today, we celebrate Good Friday, the day the Christ suffered his Passion, was condemned and crucified. It is a most important day for Christians, as well as a day of mourning and self-reflection. Christians fast and seek silence and calm in order…

Politics

Viktor Orbán’s economic plan to counter the consequences of the epidemic

The Editorial Board April 6, 2020

On Monday, April 6, Hungarian conservative Prime minister Viktor Orbán announced the goals of his economic plan aimed at helping people and the economy to kick start following its downturn during the confinement period : Extraordinary announcement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán 6…

Miscellaneous

A new look for the Visegrád Post!

The Editorial Board March 31, 2020

The Visegrád Post, despite having limited resources, has managed to establish itself as the main site, from a conservative point of view, for information and analysis of Central Europe. Available in English, French and German, the site now has now been rebranded…

Politics

Full “State of the Nation” speech of Viktor Orbán, 2020

The Editorial Board February 19, 2020

Each February, since 1999, current Hungarian Christian-Democrat Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds a speech on the state of the Nation, both of review of the past year and a public analysis of the foreseen issues. We display below the full translated transcript…

Politics

Auschwitz commemorations in Jerusalem without the President of Poland

The Editorial Board January 25, 2020

By Rafał Ziemkiewicz. Polish President Andrzej Duda announced at the beginning of January that he would not take part in the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Army. The organizers of the commemorations, held on 23…

Interviews

François-Xavier Bellamy: “Other political groups are exploiting the rule of law for their own ends”

The Editorial Board January 22, 2020

Interview with François-Xavier Bellamy, French MEP belonging to “Les Républicains” (LR) and member of the EPP: “This situation highlights the fact that other parties are exploiting the rule of law in order to generate political dissent.” On Thursday January 16th, a resolution…

Politics

“PM Orbán: 2019 was about elections; the next two years will be about governing”

The Editorial Board January 10, 2020

By Zoltán Kovács. Article originally published on About Hungary, the blog of the International Communications Office of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary. Hungary - It was a no-holds barred, nearly three-hour-long, press conference with more than one…

Interviews

Cardinal Dominik Jaroslav Duka: “the gender ideology is targeted against the family”

The Editorial Board October 22, 2019

Interview with Cardinal Dominik Jaroslav Duka, Primate of the Czech Republic: "The gender ideology is targeted against the family." Czechia - An interview conducted by Maciej Szymanowski, from the Felczak Institute of Polish-Hungarian cooperation, and Paweł Lisicki, editor in chief of the…