Putin's bank moves to Budapest, gets all conceivable privileges and immunities
- Featured post, Foreign, Political
- 21 February 2019
Most Hungarians think the European Parliament’s decision to trigger Article 7 disciplinary procedures against Hungary was fair, according to an exclusive Euronews poll. The poll, conducted for Euronews by Pulzus, saw 56% of 800 respondents answer “yes” when asked if the European Parliament’s decision on the so-called Sargentini report was fair. Just 24% responded “no”,
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Ukraine’s geopolitical challenges are not only in the east of the country, where the government in Kiev is trying to regain control of separatist territories, but also in the relationship of Kiev with the Budapest government, in a context of escalating diplomatic tensions at bilateral level, the laws of education in Ukraine, and some of
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Here I would like to quickly jot down my first impressions of the European Parliamentary debate on the Sargentini Report that took place this afternoon in Strasbourg. The reason that I emphasize that this plenary session took place in Strasbourg is that Viktor Orbán, in his Facebook message to his people, announced that he was
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The European Parliament voted more than two-thirds to initiate procedures to penalize Hungary for gaps in the rule of law and begin the procedures for action under Article 7 of the EU Treaty, which provides for the suspension of the country’s right to vote, the BBC announced. The main accusations against the Hungarian government are
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The son of the head of SVR and other members of the oligarchic system around the Kremlin have been officially residing in Hungary through a controversial government program by Viktor Orbán, shows an investigation of three publications in Hungary (Direkt36.hu, 444.hu) and Russia (Novaia Gazeta). While Orbán closed the borders for refugees, the Golden Visa
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