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Tusványos Speech: Goals and Dodges of Striker Orbán at the Best of his Form

Modeste Schwartz July 30, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Hungary - For almost three decades, the very charismatic Prime Minister has accustomed the Hungarian and international opinion to the now traditional speech of Tusványos (named after the festival organized every year at the end of July in the…

Politics

“Say goodbye to the entire elite of ’68”, the new project of Viktor Orbán – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board July 30, 2018

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 29 th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp 28 July 2018, Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tuşnad) Good morning to you all. It is an honour to be here again, and to be…

Politics

Romania’s Deep State Will Stop at Nothing to Separate Bucharest from Budapest

Modeste Schwartz July 5, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - Yesterday, July 4 2018, the Romanian Supreme Court – having the final word after a long series of appeals – sentenced two Szekler activists (István Beke and Zoltán Szőcs) to 5 years in prison, causing national outrage…

Politics

Viktor Orbán Expects a New Global Financial Crisis

Modeste Schwartz July 1, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Central Europe - For more than a month, the currencies of Central Europe (a term that, for my part, I always use in a conventional/geographical sense: post-communist Europe outside the former USSR) have dropped against Western currencies – …

Politics

“The liberal order is collapsing”: the harsh statement of Viktor Orbán; FULL SPEECH at a conference held in memory of Helmut Kohl

The Editorial Board June 25, 2018

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at a conference held in memory of Helmut Kohl 16 June 2018, Budapest Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen, President Spengler, President Zoltán Balog, I…

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General elections in Slovenia: has the time come for illiberalism in Ljubljana?

Thibaud Gibelin June 2, 2018

By Thibaud Cassel. Slovenia - Following the resignation of the Prime Minister Miro Cerar on March 14, general elections will take place in Slovenia this Sunday, June 3. This is the occasion to inquire into the possible evolutions of this country bordering…

Society

“Stop Soros”: hard blow for pro migrants NGOs in Hungary

The Editorial Board June 2, 2018

Hungary – On May 29, the Hungarian government presented its earlier already announced bill “Stop Soros” aiming to prevent immigrationist NGOs from pursuing their anti-national activities with complete impunity. Following the results of the elections held in April, Viktor Orbán has…

Politics

How Visegrad Has Become a Vital Necessity for Hungary (and vice versa)

Modeste Schwartz May 29, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Hungary - I explained in a previous article why Viktor Orbán's FIDESZ staying in power was a condition of survival (successfully met for the time being) for the Visegrad Group. The opposite is no less true – and…

Politics

Viktor Orbán’s full speech for the beginning of his fourth mandate

The Editorial Board May 12, 2018

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s address after swearing the prime-ministerial oath of office Budapest, 10 May 2018 Honourable President of the Republic, Honourable Speaker, Fellow Members of Parliament, My…

Politics

Johannis, Orbán, Netanyahu and “Dragnea’s Jews”: Cries and Whispers in Bucharest

Modeste Schwartz April 27, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - “I do not know what Mr. Dragnea is scheming over there with the Jews.” This rather unprofessional statement, publicly stated yesterday by an ethnically German EU head of state, and which, if it had been uttered, for…

Politics

George Soros’ foundation is leaving Budapest

The Editorial Board April 19, 2018

Hungary - According to the leading Austrian newspaper Die Presse, Patrick Gaspard, President of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), which was created and is led by George Soros, said the OSF would leave Budapest to move to Berlin. The information has been confirmed…

Politics

Poland: the right wing coalition lead by the PiS is looking for a second wind

Olivier Bault April 19, 2018

By Olivier Bault. Poland - Poland will soon enter a new cycle of elections that will be inaugurated in October-November with the municipal and voivodeship councils elections. There will be then the European Parliament election in 2019 followed by the elections to…