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Was Orbán’s bout with the EU a “points victory”? We will see tomorrow
Viktor Orbán, along with the other prime ministers of the European Union’s member states, is in Brussels at the moment, where among other things they are supposed to come to an understanding on the...
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Morawiecki’s pilgrimage to Budapest: It might have been in vain
Viktor Orbán was evidently pleased with his administration’s impressive show of diplomatic prowess when he boasted two days ago that “This is a strong beginning to the year; in two days two prime...
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Rejecting Weber and Timmermans may have been a mistake
Viktor Orbán, in his quick interview right after the marathon negotiations over the European Union’s top leadership, said nothing about the new commission president’s political background and...
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Next generation EU: VDL’s recovery fund
Two days ago, EU President Ursula von der Leyen announced the establishment of a €750 billion recovery fund to battle the recession that is engulfing the countries of the European Union. The money will...
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After the summit: Winners and losers
Orbán Viktor, in his July 10th radio interview, succinctly outlined his position regarding the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which in plain language means the seven-year budget of the European...
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Hungary’s shameful behavior during the Belarus crisis
The Orbán government’s handling of the Belarus crisis is a classic example of diplomatic cowardice. Hungary was hoping for a quick end to the disturbances in Belarus, one way or the other, and...
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Polish-Hungarian vote against EU budget and rescue package
On November 8, Mandiner learned that Viktor Orbán had written letters to key players in the European Union informing them of his intention to veto the European budget for the period 2021-2027 as well...
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A lethal game of chicken?
The threat of a veto by Poland and Hungary of a “bold and widely welcomed leap in collaboration” has been widely condemned by most EU politicians as well as by the leaders of those countries that are...
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The Polish and Hungarian governments “cannot take 440 million people hostage”
Although Chancellor Angela Merkel is the key to solving the current EU crisis, her plans, if she has any, are not known. Only one German newspaper offered a conjecture about her possible trajectory....
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Viktor Orbán lashes out against another enemy: the Germans
I discovered, thanks to an opinion piece that appeared today, that Szilárd Demeter’s infamous article “Soros” was not a singular ill-tempered outburst but part of a series of articles published in the...
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Viktor Orbán’s troubles: József Szájer and the European Commission
Few people imagined this morning that by late afternoon József Szájer, cofounder of Fidesz and one of its most important politicians, would no longer be a member of the party. It is hard to fathom what...
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Poland backs down, leaving Orbán isolated
This afternoon, after I started writing about another topic, the news broke that Poland had changed its mind about vetoing the EU budget and rescue package. Yesterday, the “bureaucrats of Brussels” had...
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Alone, all alone, Viktor Orbán seeks allies in the European Parliament
Tomorrow the Hungarian prime minister will host a “summit,” as Pesti Srácok called the meeting to be held in Viktor Orbán’s office with Matteo Salvini, deputy prime minister of Italy, and Polish Prime...
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One piece of bad news after another: Orbán’s nerves are frayed
In case anyone had any doubts about Viktor Orbán’s plans for the currently orphaned Fidesz members of the European Parliament, last night, during a hastily called television interview, he made no...
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Will Viktor Orbán succeed in realigning the far-right forces in the European...
On April 1, at the invitation of Viktor Orbán, Matteo Salvini, chairman of the Italian League, and Polish Prime Mateusz Morawiecki met in Budapest, where the Hungarian prime minister hoped to “launch a...
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Hungary’s international friends
Today’s post is a potpourri of several topics that are, I believe, worthy of our attention. Let’s start with Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s visit to the United Nations, which began with a...
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Orbán, the political “bachelor,” courts Marine Le Pen
In the last couple of days, a great deal of interest has surrounded the visit of Marine Le Pen, president of the National Rally, to Budapest. However, I would like to start with a less spectacular but...
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Viktor Orbán’s attempt to change the EU’s legal framework to his advantage
In light of today’s coordinated Polish-Hungarian response to the European Commission’s letters to the two countries, which were “an informal first step toward triggering a mechanism that allows for EU...
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