hungary

Eastern Europe on the edge: Moscow's influence grows across the region

Eastern Europe on the edge: Moscow’s influence grows across the region

29 oct.
A red ring seems to be gradually forming across Eastern Europe. In Georgia, elections have been won by a party pushing a pro-Kremlin agenda, a serious blow to the country’s long-standing aspirations to join the European Union. In Moldova, an EU accession referendum narrowly passed amid significant Russian interference in the voting process. Just next […]
The significance of the private meeting between Marcel Ciolacu and Viktor Orban / What is changing in the Bucharest - Budapest relationship

The significance of the private meeting between Marcel Ciolacu and Viktor Orban / What is changing in the Bucharest – Budapest relationship

20 iul. 1
Slovak ambassador in Budapest summoned after Slovak foreign minister says Hungary would have already raised territorial claims had Vladimir Putin succeeded in Ukraine

Slovak ambassador in Budapest summoned after Slovak foreign minister says Hungary would have already raised territorial claims had Vladimir Putin succeeded in Ukraine

09 feb.
Hungarian opposition newspaper: In addition to illiberalism and support for Putin, Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin are accused of revisionism

Hungarian opposition newspaper: In addition to illiberalism and support for Putin, Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin are accused of revisionism

13 mai 1
Hungary's PM Orban: "dangerous NATO proposals are on the table" regarding Ukraine / "Hungary's position is clear: we do not want to send soldiers or weapons beyond NATO territory"

Hungary’s PM Orban: „dangerous NATO proposals are on the table” regarding Ukraine / „Hungary’s position is clear: we do not want to send soldiers or weapons beyond NATO territory”

22 mart. 3
What’s in a Word ? Trianon

What’s in a Word ? Trianon

03 iun. 7
Editor’s note: June 4th has a different significance now as compared to previous years. On May 13th, the Romanian Parliament adopted a Social Democratic Party (PSD) -supported bill establishing June 4th as the „Treaty of Trianon Day”. So, it will be an official day for Romania. But the bill, while adopted, has yet to be […]
The EU Commission's preventive strike: Article 7 veiled threat if the government releases the emergency decree meant to save Dragnea

The EU Commission’s preventive strike: Article 7 veiled threat if the government releases the emergency decree meant to save Dragnea

03 apr. 1
On Tuesday evening, the European Commission made an unusual gesture, on the far outskirts of diplomatic practice. Faced with Liviu Dragnea’s pressures for the release on an emergency decree meant to “resolve his case”, the Commission announced that on Wednesday it would be discussing the respect of the rule of law in Romania. A European […]