Several European countries used Pegasus

Partenaire July 24, 2021

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 23, July 2021. Multiple European countries, including the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Greece, Poland and Lithuania also used the Israeli spyware, Pegasus, according to a 2018 study from the Canadian…

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Czech Republic enshrines self-defence in Constitution

The Editorial Board July 23, 2021

Czechia – After the vote of the Chamber of Deputies, which gave its approval on 18 June, the Czech Senate has now voted in favour of including the right to bear arms for the purpose of self-defence or the defence of others…

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A society of foul dictatorships

Partenaire July 23, 2021

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 23, July 2021. After all, it really is my favorite part that Snowden has become the reference point. Snowden, smiling cheek to cheek on the cover of 24 and 444 – just…

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Hungary heading towards an extension of compulsory vaccination?

The Editorial Board July 23, 2021

Hungary – Following the example of France, Greece and Italy, compulsory vaccination against Covid-19 for health workers seems to have been definitively decided in Hungary after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed it on 16 July on Kossuth Rádió, but it is feared…

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Viktor Orbán announces referendum on child protection law

The Editorial Board July 22, 2021

Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the country on Wednesday 21 July, announcing in a video on his Facebook account that a referendum will soon be held on the child protection law, which is also known as the anti-paedophile law…

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The European Commission has just issued an ultimatum to Poland. Will it do the same to France?

Olivier Bault July 22, 2021

Poland – The European Commission has given Poland until 16 August to suspend its Supreme Court’s new Disciplinary Chamber, failing which it will again refer the matter to the ECJ to apply a daily fine. The financial penalty will increase with each…

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About those deportations to Afghanistan… or lack of them

Bill Ravotti July 21, 2021

European Union - Many in the EU media circles and open-border lobbies have made quite a fuss lately about deportations to Afghanistan. Finland now says they will stop the deportations while Germany and Austria claim they will continue. Quite frankly, this is a…

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Economy and immigration on the agenda at Komárom summit

The Editorial Board July 21, 2021

Visegrád – The foreign ministers of the Visegrád Group met on Monday 19 July in the town of Komárom to discuss economic and migration issues, the stated aim of the V4 being to revive the economy and overcome the new migration crisis.…

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PiS accused of undermining media pluralism and freedom, again

Olivier Bault July 20, 2021

Poland – Already dubbed “Lex TVN” by its critics, a law that would force the American owner of one of Poland’s two major private television groups to sell at least part of its shares is worrying the opposition and setting American diplomacy…

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Have Hungarian opponents been spied on with Israeli software?

The Editorial Board July 20, 2021

Hungary – The Hungarian news site Direkt36 revealed on Monday morning that an international journalistic investigation involving 17 left-wing newspapers (including The Washington Post, The Guardian, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Zeit, and Le Monde) had allegedly uncovered evidence that the Hungarian authorities had been…

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Contrasting reactions reveal real stakes in conflict between ECJ and Polish Constitutional Court

Olivier Bault July 19, 2021

Poland – The major significance of the rulings delivered between 13 and 15 July by the European Court of Justice and the Polish Constitutional Court is not lost on anyone in Poland. Outside of Poland, few media outlets seem to understand what…

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“LGBT Rights”: European Commission launches proceedings against Hungary and Poland

The Editorial Board July 18, 2021

Hungary/Poland – Many political observers expected that the latent conflict between the two Central European countries and EU institutions over “European values” – recently called “imaginary values” by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša – would eventually lead to the European Commission launching new infringement…