In his annual state of the nation address, the Prime Minister outlined the extension of the government’s family protection program. Previously, there had been hints that measures of great importance would be unveiled and, indeed, the action plan provides...

Recently, interesting developments have begun to take shape in the Hungarian political scene. Fidesz has claimed a two-thirds majority for three consecutive terms, effectively dominating the political spectrum and hindering any party on the right or left. The opposition...

In December, the Hungarian Parliament passed a bill regulating overtime which resulted in demonstrations all over the country. Some employees and the entire political opposition interpreted the new law as one that would make employees at multinational companies more...

The European Parliament will hold a debate regarding developments in Hungary once again. This time the talks will focus on the demonstrations against the overwork law and the incident opposition MPs were involved in at the national public television’s...

Pope Francis will pay a visit to Romania at the beginning of June. The head of the Catholic Church will attend the Csíksomlyó Pilgrimage in Transylvania, the greatest Catholic event of this sort for Hungarians. The visit deserves attention...

Coming to power in 2010, Orbán introduced a new political culture to Hungary. After Fidesz won with a two-thirds majority for the second time in 2014, he named this new political approach illiberal democracy. In mainstream Western self-reflection, ’illiberal’...

In his article published on Élő Bolygónk, E. Sylvester Vizi, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of Hungary Foundation and member of the board of the Blue Planet Foundation (Kék Bolygó Alapítvány), analyzes when and how...

With Great Romania established in 1918, the old dream of having all Romanians in one state was fulfilled. The enlarged Southeastern European country, however, can boast just as many failures as successes concerning its past one hundred years. As...

Opinion piece by Judit Varga, the Minister of State for European Union Relations. The article was originally published on Mandiner. Judith Sargentini is provoking Hungary. There can be no other reason for her being worried only for the protests...

George H.W. Bush, the late American Republican president who served as the leader of the greatest world power from 1989 until 1993, has died. He took office amid the historical collapse of the Soviet Union and the first free...

The debate surrounding the UN migration package has been a major event in world politics. As a possible solution to the migration crisis involving tens of millions worldwide, the UN’s plan proposes that refugees should be encouraged to settle...

In the fall of 1918, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire came to a dramatic end. In the last phases of the war, the Entente powers adopted the Wilsonian principle of national self-determination, and embraced the movements of unsatisfied nationalities within the...

Hungary’s latest economic figures have been released. Surpassing expectations, the Hungarian GDP grew by 5% in the third quarter. Next year, the growth is predicted to slow down a bit following the robust performances of this year and the...

On December 1st, 1918 the representatives of Transylvanian Romanians in Gyulafehérvár (Alba Julia) declared their desire to unify Transylvania with Romania. From the end of 1918, the Romanian army occupied Transylvania and Partium and after the Trianon peace dictate...

The relations between Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán grew frosty following the migrant crisis of 2015, despite being relatively friendly before. When becoming the leader of Germany in 2005, the CDU politician announced...

With the acceptance of the Sargentini report, it was doubtful whether Orbán and his party would support the Bavarian Christian Democratic politician’s candidacy for the top position of the European Commission. In an interesting development, it now appears that...