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Democracy Digest: Frontex Affronted in Hungary; Polish Women Back on the Streets
Frontex's decision followed the Hungarian government's non-compliance with the latest judgement from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that ruled "pushbacks" at the Hungarian-Serbian border were unlawful, Frontex spokesperson Chris Borowski told hvg.hu.
Chinese Campus in Hungary: an ‘Illiberal Arts’ Education
The campus is expected to be up and running by 2024. In addition to offering graduate programs in international relations, engineering, medicine and economics, Fudan University's website states that it will facilitate research and "promote high-tech innovation in Hungary".
Can Hungary and Germany Kiss and Make Up?
"For now, we have agreement between Warsaw, Budapest and Berlin," Gowin, a moderate in Poland's ruling coalition, was reported as saying. "I believe this agreement will also include the 24 remaining European capitals."
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Fidesz Friendless in the European Parliament
According to sources close to the EPP Group, Orban's surprise proposal this week of a looser cooperation between Fidesz and the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament is an attempt to cut the Gordian knot and, at the same time, distract attention from the latest scandal to hit Fidesz in the European Parliament, following that of a gay orgy attended by a founder of Fidesz, which was
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How EU Fraud Schemes Work in Orban’s Hungary
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Hungarian Media Expansion in Balkans Raises Worries but Lacks Impact
The Planet TV buyer, TV2 Média Csoport Zrt, was reportedly co-owned by Jozsef Vida, one of the wealthiest Hungarians, described as a member of the business circle around the ruling Hungarian party of Fidesz.
Jury’s Out on V4 Comparative Law Institute
Experts question, however, whether this is not just another propaganda stunt by Hungary's government.
Hungary's Justice Minister Judit Varga arrives for a meeting of EU General Affairs ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, 13 October 2020. EPA-EFE/VIRGINIA MAYO Pseudo-independent think tank?
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Trianon Centenary Stirs Mixed Emotions Across Central Europe
One historic event that reflects how much, and perhaps also how little, the world has changed in the last century, is the peace treaty signed in the Grand Trianon Palace in Versailles on June 4, 1920.
Visiting Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto hopeful Romanian - Hungarian bilateral relations will continue to improve
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto told a joint press conference delivered on Tuesday with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu at the premises of the Foreign Ministry in Bucharest that good relations require efforts from both sides, which must respect each other's sensitivities.
Orban’s Power Strategy: ‘Surrender to Win’
The unexpected move would mean giving up the ability to rule by decree without a time limit — part of a controversial "coronavirus bill" that opponents said also threatened to stifle media independence.
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