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Germany’s Manfred Weber accuses Poland of attacking the rule of law and media freedom

The Editorial Board August 12, 2023

Poland – During an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF on Sunday, August 6, the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, made controversial remarks about Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS) that provoked strong reactions in Warsaw. Explaining why…

Politics

Meloni’s and Weber’s difficult coalition project in the European Parliament

Nicolas de Lamberterie January 25, 2023

European Union – In early January 2023, the EPP leader in the European Parliament, Germany’s Manfred Weber (who has been in conflict with Viktor Orbán since the 2019 European election campaign) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met to discuss a future…

Politics

Fidesz leaves the EPP

Ferenc Almássy March 3, 2021

Hungary - After a couple of year of wrestling match, it is finally done: After warning its partners, Hungarian Christian-Democrat Prime Minister Orbán's Fidesz party decided to leave the European Popular Party (EPP), the centre-right wing group of the European Parliament. The…

Magyar Nemzet

The EPP’s weapon against Fidesz

Partenaire March 2, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on March 2, 2021. The amendments would retroactively sanction Fides. On Wednesday, the European People’s Party faction of the EP will vote on an amendment to their rules of procedure that would…

Magyar Nemzet

Viktor Orbán’s response to Weber: You took us for fools

Partenaire December 4, 2020

Europe’s mainstream media excludes, ignores, and blocks those ideas that do not fit into the worldview that they force day in and day out. They will ignore this as well. This is nothing new to us Central-Europeans. This is what we invented…

Politics

Orbán’s answers to EPP letter

The Editorial Board June 18, 2019

By the editorial board. Hungary - After a long confrontation between Viktor Orbán and the EPP leaders, and following the European elections, Viktor Orbán had to answer questions from the "Wise Men" of the EPP. You can read the questions of the…

Politics

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…

Politics

Orbán Drops Weber

The Editorial Board May 6, 2019

By the Visegrád Post Editorial Staff. Hungary - The saga of Fidesz and the EPP has seen a turning point on Monday, May 6, 2019: three weeks ahead of the European elections, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received in Budapest the…

Politics

Linking EU funds to rule of law and “European values”: a move against Poland and Hungary?

Olivier Bault April 18, 2019

By Olivier Bault. This article was originally published on Kurier.plus. European Union - “The more I listen to Timmermans talk on rule of law and respond to questions, the more obvious it seems that spitzenkandidaten should temporarily leave their EU paid roles during…

Politics

AKK-Orbán : Make Poker Great Again!

Modeste Schwartz April 9, 2019

By Raoul Weiss. Europe - The answer given by Annegrete Kramp-Karrenbauer (the now famous AKK, announced successor of Angela Merkel at the head of the CDU) to Emmanuel Macron has already attracted many French comments (including an excellent analysis byMichel Drac). Nevertheless,…

Politics

Fidesz vs. the EPP: The Saga Goes On

The Editorial Board March 22, 2019

By the editorial board. Hungary - The saga of the conflict between the European People’s Party (EPP) and one of its members, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, is not yet over. The Hungarian government's latest propaganda campaign, which linked the current President of…

Politics

The Hungarian Government’s Offensive Campaign for the European Elections

The Editorial Board March 4, 2019

Hungary – A new campaign by the government against Soros and Juncker; rising criticism in the EPP against Fidesz; and looking ahead to the local Hungarian elections By undertaking a new billboard campaign against well-known financier George Soros, but also the…