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Immigration: Merkel Finally Agrees With The Visegrad Group

The Editorial Board February 8, 2019

Slovakia, Bratislava - On this Thursday, February 7, 2019, leaders of the Visegrád Group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) gathered in Bratislava for a summit, along with a special guest: German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And on the issue of immigration, the V4 seems…

Interviews

László Bogár: “They will have to unite the German, Italian and French budgets, otherwise the euro will fall” – 1/2

Modeste Schwartz January 28, 2019

Interview with László Bogár, economist and university professor, former MP and former State Secretary of Hungary, publicist: "They will have to unite the German, Italian and French budgets, otherwise the euro will fall." Part 1/2. At the end of November 2018, Raoul…

Interviews

Jacek Saryusz-Wolski: “The Visegrad Group Demonstrates to Western Europe that an Other Way is Possible”

Olivier Bault January 23, 2019

Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Member of the European Parliament : "The Visegrad Group demonstrates to Western Europe that an other way is possible". In November 2018, as the Visegrád Post covered the 100th anniversary of the recovery of Poland's independence, Olivier Bault met with Jacek…

Politics

2019 European Parliament Elections: Chess Game in Central Europe

The Editorial Board January 16, 2019

By the editorial board. What will the European Parliament look like after the elections of May 26? Chess game in Central Europe, Salvini's activism, repositioning of Western European populists, consequences of Brexit and questions about Fidesz and ANO. The meeting between…

Politics

Is Hungary in a Crisis?

Ferenc Almássy January 6, 2019

By Ferenc Almássy. Hungary - A series of demonstrations have taken place in Hungary opposing its conservative Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Its trigger was a vote in Parliament approving changes to the labor laws. Both the Hungarian and the foreign media who…

Society

The Problems Surrounding Hungary’s “Slavery Law”: Fake News?

Modeste Schwartz December 14, 2018

Hungary - The Hungarian parliament adopted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, an amendment to the labor law, including the increase of the number of legal overtime hours per year from 250 to 400 maximum (a misleading broad range used by the opposition,…

Politics

Orbán forces George Soros’ CEU to stop issuing US diplomas in Hungary

The Editorial Board December 4, 2018

Hungary - The Central European University, founded on the initiative of George Soros, will no longer be permitted to issue American diplomas in Hungary. A new victory for the illiberal Viktor Orbán, while the liberal opposition is anxious. In a frontal opposition…

Society

Building Eurasia

Gábor Tóth November 30, 2018

By Gábor Tóth, President of the Gateway to Europe V4-China Association. Article originally published in English on GLOBS. Central Europe, Hungary, China - Shanghai became the center of attention for a week in November where the first China International Import Expo took place with…

Politics

Hungary’s “Opening to the East” Policy

Gábor Tóth November 4, 2018

By Gábor Tóth, President of the Gateway to Europe V4-China Association. Hungary - It has been 7 years, since the second Orbán government announced its ambitious foreign policy direction called “Opening to the East”. Just like most of other “unorthodox” policies of the reigning administration,…

Politics

Viktor Orbán confronts Globalism and Brussels in view of Upcoming European Parliament Elections – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board October 24, 2018

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech on the 62 nd anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight Budapest, 23 October 2018 Fellow Celebrants, Ladies and Gentlemen, According to one of the laws of mathematics, if…

Politics

Sargentini Report: what’s next? Consequences and Analysis of the votes

The Editorial Board September 12, 2018

Vote on the Sargentini report: Hungarian government denounces electoral fraud - populists behind Orbán - Jobbik abstains - Kurz looses Orbán European Union - The Sargentini report, which states that Hungary is violating the values of the European Union, calls for the…

Politics

Viktor Orbán denounces the Blackmail of the EU – FULL SPEECH

The Editorial Board September 11, 2018

Strasbourg, France - Hungarian Conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to take part in the debates on the Sargentini report - named after its main editor Judith Sargentini, MEP for the…