Putin's bank moves to Budapest, gets all conceivable privileges and immunities
- Featured post, Foreign, Political
- 21 February 2019
A far-right party in Hungary is forming a uniformed “self-defence group” akin to the vigilante Hungarian Guard which was banned a decade ago. Laszlo Toroczkai, head of the anti-immigrant Our Homeland Movement, said the new National Legion would primarily focus on the “guarding of traditions” and teaching basic military skills. The Hungarian Guard was formed
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Monday evening at the White House in Washington, Donald Trump met with Viktor Orbán Hungarian Prime Minister. The two statesmen took part in a closed session of about 40 minutes. The press had written a lot about them before the meeting, and the editorials that were critical of Trump questioned how could the president accept
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A few days ago it was officially announced that the government is embarking on a five billion forint project, the creation of a Trianon Memorial. It will be constructed at the end of Alkotmány utca, facing the parliament building. It will consist of a 100-meter-long ramp, signifying the 100 years that have gone by
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The EU just de facto ignored Hungary’s veto on a statement on Israel, prompting questions on how it makes foreign policy decisions. Hungary objected to the EU statement at the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York at the last minute on Monday (29 April). But Finland read it out anyway at the UNSC meeting,
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