Central European countries divided on Russian gas and oil embargo
Budapest, Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary opposed plans to impose sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas sectorContinue Reading
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Road to Kossuth Square #2 – Why is Christianity so important in Hungarian politics?
Hungarians will go to the polls on April 3 to decide who will represent them in parliament in the next 4 years.Continue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia to leave Soviet-era banks
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Central and Eastern European countries have announced their intention to quit Soviet-era internationalContinue Reading
Hungary won’t send weapons to Ukraine, Orban says
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reiterated that his government would do everything to stay out of theContinue Reading
Road to Kossuth Square #1 – Hungarian foreign policy and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Hungarians will go to the polls on April 3 to decide who will represent them in parliament in the nextContinue Reading
Opinion: Hungary’s election won’t be the endgame both sides want it to be
Both the United Opposition and Fidesz will portray April’s general election as the final decisive battle for their cause. BothContinue Reading
Liu Shaoang wins Hungary’s first-ever individual gold at a Winter Games
Budapest, Hungary – Speed-skating Liu Shaoang won Hungary’s first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics in the Men’s 500m, Hungary’sContinue Reading
European youth activists join forces in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – Young activists from all over Europe gathered in Budapest last week to discuss the future of activismContinue Reading
Meet Lakmusz, the fact-checking squad debunking fake news in Hungary
The European Lab forum is heading to Budapest this weekend for a one-day event dedicated to European youth and theContinue Reading
Tucker Carlson confuses Slovakia with Serbia in praising Hungary’s immigration strategy
Budapest, Hungary – In a TV interview on Fox News praising Hungary’s immigration policy, Tucker Carlson appeared to have mixedContinue Reading
“De-Westernizing” Europeanness with European Lab Budapest
The European Lab forum is heading to Budapest next month for a one-day event dedicated to European youth and theContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1946: Czechoslovakia started the forced deportation of ethnic Germans
On January 25, 1946, the government of a newly restored Czechoslovakia started the forced deportation of ethnic Germans and HungariansContinue Reading
European activists to take center stage at Budapest forum
Budapest, Hungary – After Cluj-Napoca and Madrid in 2019, the European Lab forum is heading to Budapest next month forContinue Reading
Fox News host Tucker Carlson returns to Hungary as election looms
Budapest, Hungary – Fox News’ star anchor Tucker Carlson will come to Hungary next week, less than six months afterContinue Reading
Hungary’s united opposition finally gets going, but how far can they go?
In the months after the euphoric primaries, Hungary’s opposition parties were widely criticised for disappearing from the public eye. InContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary stifle EU’s minimum corporate tax push
Warsaw, Poland – The EU’s effort to implement a minimum corporate tax rate on big multinationals was met with oppositionContinue Reading
Hungary’s population sees sharpest decline in almost 150 years
Budapest, Hungary – The population of Hungary has experienced its steepest annual drop in nearly 150 years as a resultContinue Reading
Orban’s “solidarity” with Kazakh leader sparks sharp rebuke in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s public support for embattled Kazakh President Tokayev was slammed by oneContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary unveil new measures to limit inflation
Budapest, Hungary – With inflation rates reaching record levels across Europe, Visegrad countries are scrambling to come up with solutionsContinue Reading
Gendered pain: Central European women and the art world
The Iron Curtain, a socio-political barrier which divided Europe during the Cold War overshadows the way former communist countries areContinue Reading