Weber to Fall? More and More Leaders Question the Spitzenkandidat System Voices critical of the Spitzenkandidat system grew at the EU leaders' informal summit held this week in Nagyszeben (Sibiu), Romania.... 2019.05.10.
Michel Barnier: Orbán’s New-Old Pick for Commission President? After Viktor Orbán suddenly announced that he would no longer support Manfred Weber as the lead candidate for president of... 2019.05.09.
Weber-Timmermans Debate: Agreement on ‘Problematic Hungarian Govt’ On Tuesday evening, the two leading contenders in the running for president of the European Commission, Manfred Weber and Frans... 2019.05.08.
EPP Politicians React to Orbán Backing Away from Weber At a joint press conference held with Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache on Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that... 2019.05.08.
CEU Signs Cooperation Pact with German University TUM The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Central European University (CEU), located in Budapest, signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday,... 2019.05.08.
Orbán and Weber: From Total Support to Public Break-Up On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Fidesz would no longer support Manfred Weber as the lead candidate of... 2019.05.07.
Orbán: Govt Withdraws Support for Manfred Weber Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday that "Hungary's government and its head" cannot be in the position to support... 2019.05.06.
Orbán’s 7 and Weber’s 12 Points: Is There a Point of Agreement? On the heels of Orbán's recently announced seven-points, on Tuesday, European People's Party (EPP) leader and Spitzenkandidat Manfred Weber released... 2019.04.25.
Orbán Launches Fidesz EP Campaign: 7-point Programme Against Migration Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday outlined his Fidesz party's programme aimed at stopping immigration. The first part of the... 2019.04.05.
Weber Would Rather Lose EC Presidency Than Win It by ‘Populist Fidesz’ Votes According to a statement made by Manfred Weber while on German television channel ZDF, he would decline to become president... 2019.04.01.
Weber Increases Pressure on Fidesz At the European Parliament's plenary meeting on Wednesday, EPP fraction leader and Spitzenkandidat Manfred Weber demanded that European Council (EC)... 2019.03.28.
CEU in Budapest: Govt Supports Weber’s Proposal Cooperation between Hungary and Germany will be strengthened in research and innovation, László Palkovics, the minister in charge of innovation... 2019.03.28.
Weber: EU to Cut ‘Anti-EU Parties’ Funds Eurosceptic parties should not receive funds from the EU - Manfred Weber says. "The question is whether Europe is stupid... 2019.03.27.
Does Fidesz Still Have Friends in the EPP? Although many called for Fidesz’s exclusion from the European People’s Party (EPP), the meeting ended in compromise. The party was... 2019.03.26.
Fidesz Suspended in EPP after Vote on Joint Proposal After a joint proposal from the EPP Presidency together with Fidesz, the European People’s Party has voted to suspend Fidesz, the... 2019.03.20.
Fidesz’s EPP Fate to Be Decided Wednesday: What Are the Chances of Expulsion? On 20 March -- less than three months before the European Parliament elections -- the EPP plenary will discuss a proposal to... 2019.03.19.
PMO Head: Fidesz Wants Strong, United, Anti-migration EPP Fidesz wants a strong, united, Christian democratic European People's Party that opposes migration, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the PM's... 2019.03.19.
Weber to Establish “Rule of Law” Body to Monitor EU Member States Manfred Weber, the group leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, and Udo di Fabio, the former judge... 2019.03.18.
CEU Welcomes Weber’s Help, Wants Legal Assurances from PM Orbán The Central European University (CEU) has welcomed efforts by Manfred Weber, the group leader of the European People's Party, to... 2019.03.18.
‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Meme Couple Stars in the Government’s New Pro-Family Campaign The Hungarian government replaced its controversial billboards accusing Brussels of supporting immigration with a campaign promoting family policy measures. However,... 2019.03.14.
Orbán Apologizes for “Offensive Language” to Save EPP Membership, but Cements Political Position Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written a letter to the leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) who initiated Fidesz’s... 2019.03.14.
