German Press: Frozen EU Funds Could Arrive in Hungary by Christmas Viktor Orbán can hope for a "gift" from Brussels this Christmas, as the Commission could release some of the withheld... 2023.11.09.
With FIDESZ Gone, Manfred Weber has Another Conservative Opponent in Sight The EPP president has caused another outrage when, during an interview for the German FAZ, he stated that he intends... 2023.06.28.
MEP Rejects Attacks against Poland at EP Plenary "I reject the constant attacks against Poland and I demand more respect for the Polish electorate," Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi... 2023.06.15.
Márki-Zay: Choose Europe, Freedom and Growth Instead of East, Slavery and Deprivation In his speech on 15 March, Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition's candidate for prime minister, promised a Hungary that is committed... 2022.03.15.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay Announces Formation of New Conservative-Liberal Party Péter Márki-Zay wants to build a new conservative-liberal party that could also become a member of the European People's Party... 2022.03.11.
Manfred Weber: “Viktor Orbán must decide which side he is on” "Viktor Orbán has to decide which side he is on," said the European People’s Party (EPP) group leader in response... 2022.03.02.
Ukraine Crisis: EU Foreign Ministers Approve ‘Strong, Robust’ Sanctions, FM Szijjártó Says The European Union's Foreign Affairs Council has approved "a strong and robust package of sanctions" against Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister... 2022.02.26.
EPP President Tusk Criticizes Hungary, Germany, Italy for Blocking Tougher Russia Sanctions Donald Tusk, former President of the European Council, President of the European People's Party (EPP), and leader of the largest... 2022.02.25.
KDNP Expresses Concern Over Tusk-Márki-Zay Meeting Leaders of Hungary's junior ruling Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) have sent a letter to Donald Tusk, president of the... 2021.12.04.
Tusk: “European People’s Party Welcomes Péter Márki-Zay” On Thursday, the opposition's joint candidate for prime minister, Péter Márki-Zay, held talks with Donald Tusk, chairman of the European... 2021.12.03.
Gov’t Spox Hits Back at Tusk Over Criticism of Hungary’s ‘Illiberal’ Handling of Pandemic Zoltan Kovács, the state secretary for international communications and relations, has hit back at European People's Party leader Donald Tusk... 2021.04.15.
Reactions to Fidesz Quitting EPP: ‘Fidesz has left Christian Democracy long ago’ Fidesz resigned from the European People’s Party (EPP) on Thursday. Many notable representatives from the EPP, Fidesz, and Hungary’s opposition... 2021.03.19.
Newly Elected CDU Leader Laschet Unlikely to Seal EPP-Fate of Fidesz On Saturday, Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) elected Armin Laschet, prime minister of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, as... 2021.01.18.
FM Szijjártó: EPP Pursuing ‘Witch Hunt’ against ‘Successful Fidesz’ The European People's Party is "pursuing a witch hunt" against Hungary's ruling Fidesz party, its "most successful member", Foreign Minister... 2020.12.17.
EPP President Tusk Confronts Fidesz Again, Wants to See Party Out Donald Tusk, president of the European People's Party, spoke out against the Hungarian government once again on Twitter, asking what... 2020.12.03.
EPP-Fidesz Debate Resumed due to Veto of EU Budget and Recovery Package Following the news that the Hungarian government informed the German EU presidency that due to the rule of law debate... 2020.11.20.
Hungarian Gov’t Has Few Allies in Fight Against Rule of Law Criteria On Monday, Hungary informed the German EU presidency that due to the rule of law debate, it will veto the... 2020.11.19.
FM Szijjártó: Tusk ‘Failed Both as a Party Leader and as a Person’ Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Sunday slapped down European People's Party leader Donald Tusk's recent criticism of the state of... 2020.10.26.
Decision on Fidesz’s EPP Membership Further Postponed The vote on Fidesz's membership in the European People's Party is not on the agenda of the next political assembly... 2020.09.09.
Othmar Karas on Fidesz: “Nobody can be a member of EPP family who declares liberal democracy dead” According to Othmar Karas, the Austrian Conservative Vice President of the European Parliament, a decision on Fidesz membership in the... 2020.06.17.
Deutsch: Tusk Reneged on Agreement Between EPP and Fidesz It is now clear that Donald Tusk was the one to renege on the agreement between the European People's Party's... 2020.06.05.