Hungary Vetoes EU’s 50 Billion Euro Aid Package to Ukraine and Blocks Budget Decision

Hungary Vetoes EU’s 50 Billion Euro Aid Package to Ukraine and Blocks Budget Decision

On Friday night, Hungary vetoed the EU’s package of 50 billion euros, or around NOK 577 billion, to Ukraine. The country also blocked the EU’s budget decision. – Hungary is a sovereign country. It has its own interests. And Hungary, unlike many European countries, firmly defends its interests, which impresses us, Peskov said at a … Read more

The Inhumanity of Russia’s Judicial System: From Navalny’s Imprisonment to Lawyer Arrests

The Inhumanity of Russia’s Judicial System: From Navalny’s Imprisonment to Lawyer Arrests

Everyone who watches the news today knows that Russia is killing Ukrainian women and children. Less well known are the tortures it subjects its own citizens to. The world public knows the name Alexei Navalny. He keeps getting new prison sentences, even for the time he was no longer free. The conditions of his imprisonment … Read more

Rising Inflation in Hungary Leads to Mass Withdrawal of Savings and Increased Government Bond Purchases

Rising Inflation in Hungary Leads to Mass Withdrawal of Savings and Increased Government Bond Purchases

Hungarians do not believe that the economic situation in the country will improve and that consumer prices will go down. Due to inflation, which is now the highest in the European Union, they are withdrawing their savings from banks en masse. They buy government bonds for them because they assume that the state will not … Read more

The largest Hungarian publishing house is taken over by a school close to Orbán, the authors are leaving

The largest Hungarian publishing house is taken over by a school close to Orbán, the authors are leaving

Hungarian Publishing House Libri Acquired by Matyáš Korvín University, Authors Express Concerns over Freedom of Literary Creation In a significant development, the largest Hungarian publishing house, Libri, and its associated bookstore network have been acquired by Matyáš Korvín private university, which has close ties to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This acquisition has raised concerns among … Read more

Hungarian Prime Minister calls for ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister calls for ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban on air radio Kossuth stated that the country’s authorities “consider it necessary to prevent the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army.” He called the conduct of the counter-offensive “a bloodbath”. Orban hid behind the fact that “the attacking side suffers greater losses than the defending side,” adding that “Kyiv may … Read more

Former National Rally President Defends Loan Contracted with Russian Bank During Parliamentary Inquiry Commission

Former National Rally President Defends Loan Contracted with Russian Bank During Parliamentary Inquiry Commission

The former president of the National Rally (RN) was heard for nearly four hours by the parliamentary commission of inquiry into foreign interference. Marine Le Pen defended herself on Wednesday in the National Assembly from everything “Russian tropism”assuring that she would never have signed the loan contracted in Russia by her party if that had … Read more

“How Viktor Orban’s statements on Ukraine are impacting Hungary’s economy and aid from the EU”

“How Viktor Orban’s statements on Ukraine are impacting Hungary’s economy and aid from the EU”

According to the publication, the fall was provoked by statements by Prime Minister Viktor Orban that Ukraine cannot win the war with Russia, and also that Hungary disagrees with the EU on the issue of providing assistance to Ukraine. In addition, due to Orbán’s position, Hungary will have to wait longer for the European Commission … Read more

Hungarian Prime Minister calls for ceasefire in Ukraine war

Hungarian Prime Minister calls for ceasefire in Ukraine war

“Looking at the numbers, looking at those around, looking at the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is clear that there is no victory on the battlefield for poor Ukrainians,” he said. Orban believes that the war can be stopped only when Russia concludes an agreement with the United States. The … Read more

Orbán announces the need to review Hungary’s relations with Russia

Orbán announces the need to review Hungary’s relations with Russia

Orbán stated that cooperation with the Russian Federation is in Hungary’s interests, but he is said to be concerned that Moscow’s relations with Europe “have suffered so much as a result of the war that they may not recover for a long time.” According to Orban, Hungary should “seriously think” about how to build political … Read more

Hungarian Erasmus students victims of yet another Orbán collision with Brussels

Hungarian Erasmus students victims of yet another Orbán collision with Brussels

EPA Students at Debrecen University in eastern Hungary (2020 photo) NOS News•today, 20:21 Kysia Hekster European Union correspondent Tijn Sadee EU-correspond Kysia Hekster European Union correspondent Tijn Sadee EU-correspond In the ongoing political battle between the European Union and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, something very tangible is at stake for the first time: the … Read more