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CPAC Hungary 2023, where Viktor Orbán’s friends met on May 4–5

Ferenc Almássy May 9, 2023

Hungary – After last year’s first European instalment, a second meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was organized in Budapest on May 4–5, 2023. It is no coincidence that the Hungarian capital has again been chosen to host the only…

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Why the Spitzenkandidaten mechanism compromises the European Commission’s impartiality and is a cause of EU attacks against Poland and Hungary

Olivier Bault May 24, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus. European Union - Meeting in Sibiu, Romania, for a European Council on May 9, European heads of state and government discussed whether the Spitzenkandidaten system – first used to choose the head…

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Project28: the Results of the European-wide Survey Revealed

The Editorial Board May 14, 2019

By the Visegrád Post Editorial Staff Hungary - Less than two weeks ahead of the European elections of May 26, the political research institute of Századvég revealed on Tuesday, 2019, May 14, the results of its annual European-wide survey. For the occasion, a conference…

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Jobbik: A Brief History of a Political 180

The Editorial Board May 5, 2019

By the Visegrád Post Editorial Staff Hungary - Long considered the most radical parliamentary party in Europe, over the course of only a few years, Jobbik has morphed into a centrist and pro-European Union party, completely abandoning its former radical rhetoric opposing…

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Viktor Orbán Introduces his Programme for the EU Elections – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board April 7, 2019

Speech by Viktor Orbán at the launch event for the Fidesz – KDNP European Parliament election programme 5 April 2019, Budapest Good afternoon,Ladies and Gentlemen, As I see it I’m the odd one out, because the people who’ve spoken before me are experts…

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Viktor Orbán Evokes a Possible Future for Fidesz Outside the EPP

The Editorial Board March 11, 2019

By the editors of the Visegrád Post. For the first time, Viktor Orbán evokes a possible future for Fidesz outside the EPP. Is the Fidesz-EPP split still preventable? The Visegrád Post has already reported on the Hungarian government's campaign against Jean-Claude Juncker…

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Immigration: Merkel Finally Agrees With The Visegrad Group

The Editorial Board February 8, 2019

Slovakia, Bratislava - On this Thursday, February 7, 2019, leaders of the Visegrád Group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) gathered in Bratislava for a summit, along with a special guest: German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And on the issue of immigration, the V4 seems…

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Macron’s clumsy offensive on Central Europe

Ferenc Almássy October 31, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. European Union - On 26 and 27 October 2018, the President of the French Republic visited Slovakia and Czechia. Once again, the French President tried to divide central Europe. In a context of electoral campaign on a continental scale,…