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Italy looks closely at the Hungarian elections

The Editorial Board March 28, 2018

By Massimiliano Ferrari, columnist at Il Populista. Hungary - The Hungarian elections will be followed with great interest also in Italy and especially in Lombardy and Veneto, the two economic-cultural locomotives of a country which certainly is a bridge between Europe and…

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Viktor Orbán’s ceremonial speech on the 170th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board March 19, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - On March 15, 2018, Hungary celebrated the 170th anniversary of the Revolution of 1848. But three weeks ahead of the elections, it was also an eminently political day. Hundreds of thousands of people marched to show their support to…

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Orbán: “we must fight against an organized international network”

The Editorial Board March 16, 2018

Hungary - On the occasion of the National Day and three weeks ahead of the elections, Viktor Orbán demonstrated his popularity and his determination to fight against "an organized international network". On March 15, Hungary celebrates the Revolution for Independence of 1848-1849.…

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The new Czech Prime Minister Babiš rejects firmly the EU’s quotas

The Editorial Board March 7, 2018

Originally published on the Prague Morning. Czechia - Andrej Babiš has said there is ‘no way’ the Czech Republic will agree to Brussels’ demand that the nation accept a quota of migrants from the third world. Speaking in the country’s parliament on Thursday,…

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Orbán: sovereignty as the key to success

The Editorial Board March 7, 2018

Article originally published on The Hungary Journal. Hungary - If Hungary avoids becoming an immigrant country, it will prosper, otherwise it will “regress, decline and stagnate”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce in Budapest on…

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In Budapest, the V4 reiterated its will of a different Europe

The Editorial Board March 5, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - Meeting at the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, the highest parliamentary representatives of the Visegrád Group, whose Presidency is held by Hungary until the end of June, have reiterated their desire for a Europe of Nations, without external immigration, and…

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V4 strengthens its defense cooperation

The Editorial Board February 23, 2018

Hungary, Budapest - Thursday, February 22, representatives of the Visegrád 4 have met in the Hungarian Parliament to speak about defense and migration. According to Szilárd Németh, the president of the Hungarian parliamentarian committee for defense, the purpose of the V4 is…

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“The West will fall, as Europe is occupied without realising it,” said Viktor Orbán. “Christianity is the last hope” – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board February 20, 2018

Hungary - On Sunday, February 18, Viktor Orbán held his annual state of the nation address at the castle of Budapest. 6 weeks ahead of the elections that, according to the polls, he will probably win again, for a third time in…

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Zeman reelected as President: Czechia toward a political stabilization?

The Editorial Board January 28, 2018

Czechia - Outgoing President Miloš Zeman won the Czech presidential election and starts a new five-year term. The 73-year-old Czech politician and economist, strongly anti-immigration, could initiate with the new Prime Minister Babiš a new period of political stability in the country,…

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Hungarian governement wants to tax pro-migrant NGOs to fund border protection

The Editorial Board January 17, 2018

Hungary - The Hungarian government announced its will to introduce a package of bills aiming to tax NGOs supporting illegal migration and use this money to strengthen border protection. This new step is following a good results of the national consultation on…

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Andrej Babiš welcomed in Bratislava and accused in Prague

The Editorial Board January 10, 2018

Slovakia, Bratislava - For his first official visit abroad, new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia. Together with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico, they reaffirmed their desire, within the Visegrád Group, to oppose immigration. But meantime, the situation becomes…

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“They are not refugees, but a Muslim invasion force” said Viktor Orbán visiting Bavaria

The Editorial Board January 9, 2018

Germany, Bavaria, Seeon - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited the Bavarian leader Seehofer at two days of the beginning of negotiations for the formation of a government in Germany. And in an interview with the German newspaper Bild, the strong man…