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The future of the European right

Partenaire April 30, 2021

This article has been published online by XXI Század Intézet on April 26, 2021. European politics has been vegetating in the shadow of the competing superpowers since World War II. Germany (apparently) gave up on being Europe’s leading cultural and military power,…

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PiS to adopt EU recovery plan without coalition partner’s support but with help of The Left

Olivier Bault April 30, 2021

Poland – On Tuesday, commentators close to both the government and the opposition seemed to agree: the PiS-led United Right coalition will survive until the next parliamentary elections in 2023. An agreement had been reached between the coalition partners on a new…

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EU Stimulus Package: Hungary plays the Commission’s game

Yann Caspar April 26, 2021

Hungary – EU member states have until 30 April to submit a plan for the usage of the 672.5 billion Euros that the Commission is going to levy from the financial markets during the next four years. This levy, entitled “Recovery and…

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The battle for world domination

Ferenc Almássy April 21, 2021

Article originally published on Látószög, on March 18, 2021. Instead of the “end of history” a period of sharp geopolitical struggles and a new Cold War is coming. The historical dynamics of globalization We can only consider a true global order from…

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What does Moscow believe in? Russian conservatism is not necessarily the same as Western conservatism

Partenaire April 17, 2021

Article published in the Polish liberal-conservative weekly Do Rzeczy No. 13/418 of March 29. The Kremlin presents itself as the global defender of traditional values. This is not without good reason, but the claim is based on different values than those of a…

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Ratification of Next Generation EU recovery plan divides Poland

Olivier Bault April 13, 2021

Poland – Will Poland block the Next Generation EU recovery plan? Will this stalemate bring down the United Right coalition led by Jarosław Kaczyński’s Law and Justice (PiS) party? It is not only in Germany that the machine is stuck, after the…

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Press statement by Viktor Orbán after his talks with Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland and Matteo Salvini, President of the Italian government party Lega

The Editorial Board April 7, 2021

Press statement by Viktor Orbán after his talks with Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland and Matteo Salvini, President of the Italian government party Lega 1 April 2021, Budapest Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. No matter how much one wants to deal with…

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Speech of Viktor Orbán at the videoconference at the Informal Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States

The Editorial Board April 6, 2021

Speech of Viktor Orbán at the videoconference at the Informal Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States Budapest, 31st March 2021 Distinguished Presidents, First of all let me express my appreciation to His Excellency, President Tokayev, and to our honorary…

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Can this new scandal really weaken PiS in Poland?

Olivier Bault March 29, 2021

Poland - Since February 26, the newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza has been making numerous revelations about the CEO of the Polish oil company PKN Orlen. Orlen, a former state company, remains 27% state-owned, and the government of Mateusz Morawiecki therefore had a decisive…

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Now that Viktor Orbán and Fidesz have finally exited Donald Tusk’s EPP Group, what is the next step?

Bill Ravotti March 23, 2021

Orbán indicated that he wanted to form a party with Matteo Salvini (Italy) and the PiS of Poland. However, what was once possible in 2019 (when Orbán decided to stay with EPP), may prove more difficult today. Salvini, whose Lega party is…

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Hungary : Nationalists protest COVID restrictions

Ferenc Almássy March 17, 2021

March 15. It’s Hungary’s national day and the nationalists of “Mi Hazánk” have organised a protest in favour of ending COVID restrictions. Yet despite growing rumblings from the population, few decided to overcome their fear of the police and take part in…

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The EU as a freedom zone for LGBTIQ people but not for others?

Olivier Bault March 15, 2021

European Union - Poland in particular, but also Hungary and Slovenia, were at the center of criticism on Wednesday and Thursday in the European Parliament. The three conservative-governed Central European countries were the subject of a debate on media freedom. The first…