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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…

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Parliamentary democracy vs judicial activism: not just a Polish or Hungarian issue!

Olivier Bault April 6, 2020

European Union - The issue of parliamentary democracy versus judicial activism is not just about Poland and Hungary, even though the focus of the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) seems to have been largely centred…

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No, Viktor Orbán didn’t bring about a dictatorship in Hungary

Nicolas de Lamberterie April 3, 2020

Hungary - No, Viktor Orbán didn’t bring about a dictatorship in Hungary. What is more, he has managed this crisis remarkably well. Professional liars Even a global pandemic and the risk of a major economic crisis cannot stop Western professional liars from…

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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…

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Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Poland: some shared interests but opposing visions of a post-Brexit EU

Olivier Bault February 17, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Poland - This time the French mainstream media were much more vocal than during the French president’s October meeting with the Hungarian premier in Paris. Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Warsaw on February 3–4 was described as a turning point…

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Czechia: review of the year 2019

Alimuddin Usmani January 29, 2020

By Alimuddin Usmani. Czechia – The country saw three notable incidences in 2019: The European elections of 24-25 May, followed by a huge anti-government protest on 23 June and then a second protest that took place on 16 November. This last protest…

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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…

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Poland: review of the year 2019

Olivier Bault January 21, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Two elections won by PiS, a thriving economy, a general offensive by the LGBT lobby, and an endless conflict with Brussels. After the partial victory of PiS and its allies in the municipal and regional elections in…

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“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…

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Polish democracy defends itself against EU-supported judges

Olivier Bault January 3, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Parliamentary democracy in Poland defends itself against EU-supported judicial activism. As was to be expected, only two months after Poland’s parliamentary elections, which gave the United Right coalition led by the Law and Justice (PiS) social-conservative party…

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A Soros-funded NGO calls for the Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš, to stand down

Alimuddin Usmani December 27, 2019

By Alimuddin Usmani. Czechia – The European Commission (EC) has recently filed an audit report regarding Andrej Babiš, the Czech prime minister, who is accused by his opponents of being entangled in a conflict of interest. He strongly denies the accusations. The…

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The United States’ love affair with Poland and Hungary

Olivier Bault December 10, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus by the Felczak Institute of Polish–Hungarian Cooperation. It was updated and completed for the Visegrád Post on December 10, 2019. When Donald Trump won the American presidential election in November 2016,…