Hungary summons Swedish ambassador over “unacceptable” 1930’s comparison
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has summoned the Swedish Ambassador in Budapest to the Foreign Ministry after Sweden’s Social Affairs MinisterContinue Reading
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What next for Poland and Hungary?
Warsaw, Poland – The German Marshall Fund of the United States, in cooperation with Visegrad Insight, published a policy paperContinue Reading
Soros seeks to take over Poland’s second largest radio station
Warsaw, Poland – George Soros’ confrontation with the Hungarian government is well-known. Now, the show-down between the Hungarian-born American financierContinue Reading
Hungary and Slovakia among most corrupt countries in the EU
Budapest, Hungary – Transparency International just published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), and paints a gloomy picture of the state ofContinue Reading
Visegrad Group leaders to hold next summit in Jerusalem
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish leaders will convene to Jerusalem in February for the next Visegrad GroupContinue Reading
Holocaust revisionism on the rise in Poland and Hungary
Warsaw, Poland – A recent study has taken a close look at how European countries deal with their past andContinue Reading
Hungary to sell Budapest Bank, again
Budapest, Hungary – Prime Minster Viktor Orbán has mandated his cabinet to hold talks with banks that could buy BudapestContinue Reading
“The ‘Hungarization’ of the Visegrad Group is harmful to the rest of Central Europe”
This week, we spoke with Vít Dostál, director of the Research Centre at the Association for International Affairs (AMO), aContinue Reading
Hungarian government spent €216 million on “propaganda and fear-mongering”
Budapest, Hungary – Put your money where your heart is. Or, as others would have it, use taxpayers’ money toContinue Reading
Steve Bannon flounders in Europe’s illiberal heartland
Prague, Czech Republic – The chief architect of ‘America First’ came to Central Europe hoping to find the promised land.Continue Reading
Scuffles as thousands of Hungarians take to the street to protest ‘slave law’
Budapest, Hungary – Thousands of protesters have taken to the street in the Hungarian capital to protest measures adopted by theContinue Reading
Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus awarded Petőfi Prize in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – Vaclav Klaus, the former Czech Prime Minister and President, has just been awarded the Petőfi Prize duringContinue Reading
Hungarian Institute in Paris cancels play over anti-Orban comments
Paris, France – Viktor Orban’s conservative government has waged a culture war in Hungary, and it’s now spreading beyond itsContinue Reading
Hungary: Why is the Trianon Treaty so controversial?
Budapest, Hungary – Nearly a hundred years after it was signed, the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty remains one of theContinue Reading
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon teams up with Viktor Orbán
Budapest, Hungary – In an interview with private broadcaster RTL, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former political strategist Steve Bannon saidContinue Reading
