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Hungarian opposition calls on Viktor Orbán to cancel meeting with Vladimir Putin

The Editorial Board January 27, 2022

Hungary/Russia – The next meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for 1 February in Moscow. Due to the growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the leaders of the Hungarian united opposition have called on…

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Will Mi Hazánk pull off a surprise in the elections on 3 April?

Yann Caspar January 25, 2022

Hungary – The nationalist movement Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland), which has recorded 7% in a recent poll of voting intentions conducted by the Medián Institute , could well pull off a surprise in the parliamentary elections to be held in Hungary on 3…

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What’s going on in the Hungarian “united opposition”?

Yann Caspar January 22, 2022

Hungary - Things are heating up between the leaders of the united opposition. Former Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Coalition (DK) Ferenc Gyurcsány openly mocks the unique candidate Péter Márki-Zay, while Péter Jakab’s Jobbik no longer provides financial support to…

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Health passport to become vaccination passport in Hungary by mid-February

The Editorial Board January 18, 2022

Hungary – Facing the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, Hungary has decided to strengthen its measures against the pandemic. The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Gergely Gulyás, announced during a press briefing on 13 January that the current health passport…

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Hungarian government freezes prices of six basic foods

The Editorial Board January 14, 2022

Hungary – Faced with rising inflation – and also with the upcoming 3 April parliamentary elections – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced a price freeze for six basic food products on 12 January. Six food products’ prices are to be reduced…

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Viktor Orbán a campaign topic in the USA

Partenaire January 12, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 8 January 2022. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, or rather his brand of conservative politics has not only become a point of comparison in the European Union, but in the United States as…

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Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin to meet again

Partenaire January 8, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 8 January 2022. Hungarian-Russian cooperation in various fields may be expanded in the coming year. “This year has been the most successful ever for Hungarian-Russian cooperation” wrote Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in a…

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Viktor Orbán: 100 years ago, a political storm raged in Hungary

Partenaire January 6, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 4 January 2022. Sopron: Civitas fidelissima, the City of Fidelity “Freedom and patriotism are two great traditions of Hungarian politics and two main pillars of 1000-year-old Hungary, ones that are connected by the beam…

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Hungarian parliamentary elections: Donald Trump gives his support to Viktor Orbán

The Editorial Board January 4, 2022

Hungary – In the run-up to the April 2022 parliamentary elections, and while the supposedly united opposition continues to experience dissension, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has just received a major international endorsement, that of former U.S. President Donald Trump. “Viktor Orbán…

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Hungary supports the Bosnian Serb Republic

The Editorial Board December 27, 2021

Hungary/Bosnia – After the Bosnian Serb Republic’s parliament voted on 10 December in favour of separating the Serbian state from Bosnia-Herzegovina’s central institutions, the authorities in Banja-Luka have just received the support of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Serbian Republic is…

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Poland and V4 acting against absurdities of EU climate policy

Olivier Bault December 23, 2021

Poland – Meeting on 16 December to discuss, among other things, soaring energy prices, the EU-27 were unable to agree on two issues that are crucial to Europe’s future: the CO2 emissions trading system (ETS) and the energy “taxonomy”, that is, the…

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Emmanuel Macron in Budapest talks to Orbán, the V4 and the Hungarian opposition

The Editorial Board December 14, 2021

France / Hungary / V4 - The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, visited Hungary on Monday, December 13, where he began with a visit to the tomb of the Marxist philosopher Ágnes Heller, before meeting with his Hungarian counterpart János…

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