According to Hungarian pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is sending a letter to every Hungarian citizen living outside the European Union to inform them of their eligibility to vote in the European Parliament elections in May. In the letter, Orbán highlights the importance of voters using the opportunity to participate in the
READ MOREWith accounts full with money, credits from banks or creditors themselves, the hopefuls for a MEP post reveal their wealth statements submitted to the Central Electoral Bureau with their application. Carmen Avram and Rareş Bogdan made nice money from Antena 3 and Realitatea. Norica Nicolai and Siegfried Mureşan put something aside during their mandate
READ MORETwenty years after the last papal visit to Romania, between May 31 and June 2, Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, will visit our country. This special event brings new impetus to Romania and the Catholic community in the country. Exclusively for EVZ, Father Wilhem Danca – the responsible for mass media of
READ MOREA small group of Hungarian entrepreneurs and politicians close to Prime Minister Viktor Orban opened an international news agency in London, which aims to cover news mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, according to Reuters. People in Orban’s entourage have succeeded in over the past few years to take control of an important part of
READ MOREFidesz requested to be suspended from the European People’s Party (EPP) in order to allow itself time to figure out its next move. Katalin Novák, Vice President of Fidesz, said it is important to think hard about what kind of Europe we want to live in and emphasized the importance of Hungarians being able to
READ MOREHungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto inaugurated a new trade representation of his country in Jerusalem, diplomatically, according to AFP. For the Israeli government, it is another step towards recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “We are enjoying an exciting moment because it is the first European diplomatic mission open to Jerusalem for decades,” Israeli
READ MOREAustrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl (pictured with Vladimir Putin at the dance) pleaded for maintaining “strong relationship” with Russia during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, according to News.ro. The minister, an FPÖ (extreme right) member who caused a scandal in August when she danced with Russian President Vladimir Putin
READ MOREHungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan signed a defence cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the celebrations of NATO’s 70th anniversary. Bilateral defence cooperation will be further boosted by the agreement, Szijjártó said after the signing in Washington, DC on Thursday. He noted that alongside NATO’s 70th anniversary,
READ MOREThe Hungarian daily NÉPSZAVA makes an analysis of the current relation between FIDESZ and the Hungarian minority parties in the neighboring states and shows that UDMR has become a strategic ally of Viktor Orban. NÉPSZAVA also analyzes the possibility for UDMR to get out of EPP along with FIDESZ, but shows that joining the Eurosceptic
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