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Anti-Orbán media in Hungary financed by European Parliament’s Socialist group

The Editorial Board February 1, 2023

Originally published in French on the website of the Observatory of Journalism on 21 January 2023. The press is so “muzzled” in Hungary that it can freely go in for the most virulent Orbanophobia with financial support from Soros, work in collaboration…

Interviews

Janez Janša: “The political processes in Europe turned away from democracy”

Ferenc Almássy October 6, 2022

Interview with Janez Janša, former Prime Minister of Slovenia and leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka, SDS): "The political processes in Europe over the past decade and a half turned away from democracy." Janez Janša has been one of…

Society

Are the Szeklers Responsible for Index’s Fate?

The Editorial Board July 30, 2020

Hungary – On July 22, the editor-in-chief of Index, the most-read Hungarian news portal, was fired by its management board. This happened a month after Index’s board, well-known for its anti-government positions and liberal activism, started voicing their concerns about losing their…

Society

Media pluralism in Poland and Hungary compared to France

Olivier Bault March 5, 2020

By Olivier Bault. Originally published in English on Kurier.plus. Poland/Hungary/France - The 2019 edition of the World Press Freedom Index puts Poland and Hungary respectively in 59th and 87th position out of 180 countries. 2019 World Press Freedom Index. Source: https://rsf.org/en/ranking Both…