Hungary is on the razor’s edge. On one side, there is Europe, on the other, Russia. Hungary is on the razor’s edge hacking itself in twain. This summer the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán made it clear: he is commandeering...
November 22, 2014 11:56 am / no comments
Since November 2013 the world has turned its gaze towards Ukraine. The country, which in its attempt to gravitate towards the West has been trying to break away from the Russian impact, is now on the brink of a civil war. What Ukraine can do...
November 10, 2014 12:57 pm / 2 comments
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Hungary, which has been the black sheep of the European Union turns even blacker. With a new scandal involving extensive corruption the country is alienating the countries of the West and as much as Prime Minister Orbán...
October 24, 2014 8:00 am / 1 comment
European elections in Hungary were held less than two months after the landslide victory of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party. Two things were very clear from opinion polls: turnout would be very low and Fidesz would win big. The most important...
May 28, 2014 10:44 pm / 6 comments
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orbán won his second consecutive term in a landside election last month. The governing Fidesz party managed to retain its absolute majority as the result of arguable new election laws...
May 24, 2014 10:00 am / no comments