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Soros and the art of fishing in troubled waters

Yann Caspar October 26, 2021

Hungary – The Foundation for Historical and Social Research in Central and Eastern Europe, which is close to the Hungarian government, has just published a collective work dealing with the Soros empire in the former satellite countries of the USSR and the…

Politics

Viktor Orbán’s commemoration speech on the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution

The Editorial Board October 25, 2021

Hungary - Hungary commemorated its 1956 uprising against Soviet rule on 23 October, a conflict which made a significant impact on both national and European history. This public holiday has become a political rally day over the past decade, with each of…

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Péter Márki-Zay wins Hungarian opposition primary

The Editorial Board October 19, 2021

Hungary – The Hungarian opposition primary election has been won by Péter Márki-Zay, who gained 56.7% of the vote against 43.3% for his social democratic and Eurofederalist opponent Klára Dobrev (DK). Péter Márki-Zay is the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely, a medium-sized town 26…

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V4 countries heading towards closer military cooperation

The Editorial Board October 18, 2021

Visegrád Group – On 13-14 October, the chiefs of staff of the Visegrád Four – generals Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi (Hungary), Rajmund T. Andrzejczak (Poland), Daniel Zmeko (Slovakia), and Aleš Opata (Czechia) – met in Balatonakarattya on the shores of Lake Balaton, Hungary, where…

Interviews

Marion Maréchal in Warsaw: “The cultural and educational battle is for the long term”

Olivier Bault October 17, 2021

Interview with Marion Maréchal, CEO of the Institute of Social, Economic and Political Sciences (ISSEP) in Lyon and a central figure among the French conservative right: “Collegium Intermarium and ISSEP wanted to create a small island of resistance, a sanctuary in which…

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Strong reactions after Polish Constitutional Court’s clarification on EU court’s jurisdiction

The Editorial Board October 15, 2021

Poland/European Union – The 7 October ruling by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, which was issued in response to a question put by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is a reminder that EU law can only take precedence over the national law of the…

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Viktor Orbán celebrates Slovak–Hungarian friendship in Esztergom

The Editorial Board October 15, 2021

Hungary/Slovakia – Slovak–Hungarian friendship is a recurring theme in the public statements of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who never misses an opportunity to celebrate it. He did so again on 11 October in Esztergom, where he met his Slovakian counterpart Eduard…

Interviews

Bence Bauer: “Germany, Hungary: Our two countries and peoples have a good relationship”

Yann Caspar October 15, 2021

Bence Bauer is a lawyer by training. He lived in Germany for more than twenty years before becoming the deputy head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Budapest. Today, he heads the German-Hungarian Institute at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium, a higher education…

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Minimum corporate tax: Hungary falls in line

The Editorial Board October 13, 2021

Hungary – After months of resisting the move, Hungary has finally joined the global initiative for a 15% minimum corporate tax rate fostered by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). “Taxation is the sovereign right of each country” As recently…

Magyar Nemzet

György Matolcsy: Romania at a glance

Partenaire October 13, 2021

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 12 October 2021. In 1990, Romania began their market transition; at the time, they had the lowest level of development in the region. Romanian development was at 34.3 percent of the EU…

Politics

Francis Fukuyama attacks Orbán and supports Karácsony

Yann Caspar October 12, 2021

Hungary – After having taken part in a Forum on Sustainable Democracy co-organized by the municipality of Budapest and the Central European University of the American-Hungarian financier-philanthropist George Soros, the mayor of the Hungarian capital, Gergely Karácsony, accepted an invitation from American…

Magyar Nemzet

György Matolcsy: Pole and Hungarian brothers be

Partenaire October 6, 2021

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 6 October 2021. At the time of the regime changes in 1990, Hungary and Poland were at two significantly different levels in terms of development. The development per capita of Poles was 39.6…