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Ideological disqualification versus argument: the Hungarian case

Simon-Pál Schümmer July 13, 2021

Hungary – The Hungarian law on paedophilia and the protection of children concerning sexuality, which was passed by the unicameral Országház (Hungarian parliament) on 15 June, has been written about extensively and has caused heated debate. There have been countless reactions from…

Politics

European Commission calls on Polish government not to respect democracy and rule of law

Olivier Bault June 15, 2021

Poland – On Wednesday, June 9, at the same time as it initiated proceedings against Germany to assert the primacy of European law, the European Commission sent a letter to the Polish government asking it to withdraw its referral to its Constitutional…

Politics

Towards a federal and uniform Europe with the “rule of law” mechanism

Olivier Bault May 24, 2021

Poland – Polish media reported last week that the European Parliament had asked the European Court of Justice to speed up the examination of Poland’s and Hungary’s appeal against the rule of law mechanism adopted at the EU summit in December. This…

Magyar Nemzet

“The European Parliament suffers from role confusion”

Partenaire May 22, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on May 20, 2021. Brussels hasn’t even received all of the recovery plans, but the European Parliament already wants to have a right to monitor them. Legally, the EP’s role is only characterized…

Magyar Nemzet

Fidesz-critic Luxembourgish politician Frank Engel involved in corruption

Partenaire March 24, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on March 24, 2021. Frank Engel, president of the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) of Luxembourg, has resigned after being involved in a corruption scandal – according to the party’s brief statement.…

Magyar Nemzet

One more word on rule of law

Partenaire March 15, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on March 14, 2021. A concept idolized by the left is now an arbitrary political too. Though Hungary was caught in the left-wing crossfire in the European Union near the end of…

Magyar Nemzet

Budapest and Warsaw will take the EU rule of law mechanism to court

Partenaire March 12, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on March 6, 2021. “…what is unlawful cannot be left without a word! We can’t keep that EU legislation in force, which seriously infringes legal certainty, thus, as we promised last year,…

Politics

The European Commission continues its offensive against Polish judicial reforms

Olivier Bault February 3, 2021

Poland - On January 27, the European Commission announced that it had moved to the second stage of the infringement procedure against Poland regarding the Disciplinary Chamber created within the Supreme Court as part of the reforms of the judiciary introduced by…

Magyar Nemzet

Our veto serves the interests of the EU

Partenaire December 9, 2020

A crisis like this arises once every century. The complete extent of the damages caused by the coronavirus epidemic will only be clear later, with time. However, we can already witness the difficulties faced by people, the damaged economic sectors, and the…

Politics

Hungarians refuse Brussels’ attaching conditions to economic aid during the pandemic

The Editorial Board December 4, 2020

Hungary - The following study and article have been conducted and written by the Századvég Foundation, close to Fidesz. In a health and economic emergency caused by the coronavirus, the decision-making bodies in Brussels, overriding the agreement reached at the extraordinary meeting of…

Politics

EU, rule of law: Joint declaration of the Prime Minister of Poland and the Prime Minister of Hungary

The Editorial Board November 26, 2020

Hungary / Poland - The following is the official text of the joint declaration of the Prime Ministers of Hungary and Poland on November 26. With respect to the MFF/Next Generation EU financial package including the draft Regulation on a general regime…

Politics

Viktor Orbán: “Europe must not succumb to the Soros network”

The Editorial Board November 25, 2020

Hungary - After the Hungarian-Polish veto to the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the Next Generation EU recovery instrument (NGEU) due to their tying with the "rule of law", George Soros called on the EU to stand up against Hungary and Poland…