Elon Musk Agrees with Viktor Orbán’s Assessment of Vera Jourová In a post published on X (formerly Twitter), Viktor Orbán responded to the words of Věra Jourová, who reported on... 2023.10.06.
US Congressman Lobbies for Weapons for Ukraine in Budapest, Gets Meeting with Opposition Politician US Ambassador David Pressman (L) and Rep. Jason Crow (R) are entertained by Klára Dobrev (back) It was a busy... 2023.09.01.
Zoran Milanović: “The European Commission is not a democratic institution” The European Parliament and the European Commission are not democratic institutions, Croatian President Zoran Milanović claimed at the third Prespa... 2023.06.19.
Biden Administration Accused of Interference in Hungarian Affairs US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman (R) and Samantha Power, head of USAID, meeting with young Hungarians in Budapest Recently,... 2023.02.15.
US and EU interference in Hungarian Elections Deemed “Illegal” In a recent interview on the One America Network channel a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institue had spoken about... 2023.01.12.
Nominee US Ambassador Sets Stage for Open Confrontation With Hungarian Government On June 23 the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations heard nominee ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman’s testimony. Chairman of... 2022.06.25.
Survey: These Were the Motivations of Fidesz and Opposition Voters Telex reported on a survey designed by the CEU Democracy Institute and conducted by Závecz Research. The survey shows that... 2022.06.03.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Elections – with Two Weeks’ Hindsight Commentators still struggle to find consistent explanations for the fourth consecutive electoral victory of Fidesz on 3 April. There is... 2022.04.25.
PMO Head Gulyás: “Democracy is Alive and Stronger” with Fidesz Voters must make a choice between "war and peace; danger and security", in Sunday's general elections, Gergely Gulyás, the prime... 2022.04.02.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay Calls on Christians Not to Vote for Fidesz One cannot be a Christian and vote for ruling Fidesz and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán who heads the most corrupt... 2022.03.28.
Ukrainian War – Opposition: Election Choice between East and West, War and Peace Hungarians will have to make a choice between East and West and between war and peace when they head to... 2022.03.07.
FM Szijjártó Sends Warning to EU Diplomats Planning to Observe Election At the end of January, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó warned that if any of the ambassadors... 2022.02.18.
PMO Head Gulyás: Hungary “is the EU country most committed to the rule of law, democracy, and freedom” Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister's chief of staff, told an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian-German friendship agreement... 2022.02.15.
Macron Sets Goals of French EU Presidency, Singles Out Hungary and Poland over Rule of Law France took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, so the French President... 2022.01.20.
FM Szijjártó: “I have an opinion about Swedish democracy, but who cares, I am not Swedish” Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said on Swedish television SVT regarding the situation of democracy in Hungary... 2021.12.13.
Press Roundup: Trouble in Store for Hungarian Relations with Post-Merkel Germany? Right-wing analysts fear that the new left-liberal German government will harshly criticize Hungary and try to encroach on national sovereignty.... 2021.12.13.
Orbán Gov’t Blocks Joint EU Representation at US Democracy Summit Because of Biden’s Snub Hungary is blocking the European Union from participating in U.S. President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy later this month because... 2021.12.03.
Justice Minister: Advocate General’s Proposal ‘Not the Verdict, Just an Opinion’ The opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union that the court should dismiss... 2021.12.02.
Press Roundup: Opposing Takes on Parliamentary Speaker’s Speech to National Security Officials An opposition-leaning commentator believes the Speaker called on the security services to interfere with internal politics and therefore should immediately... 2021.11.30.
Orbán Gov’t Not Invited by US President to Democracy Summit US President Joe Biden has invited some 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy from December 9-10, the US... 2021.11.24.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay in Brussels: “We will be loyal members of the EU and NATO, not traitors” "We will be loyal members of the European Union and NATO, not traitors,” said Péter Márki-Zay, the joint opposition’s candidate... 2021.11.12.