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Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany
3 days ago

Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday drew a direct link between immigration and an attack in Germany where a man drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people and injuring 200 others. Still, the nationalist leader declared that “there is no doubt that there is a link” between migration and …

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Hungary’s Orbán says European leaders must change strategy on Ukraine
4 days, 2 hours ago

Hungary’s Orbán says European leaders must change strategy on Ukraine

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that European leaders must acknowledge the need to change their strategy regarding Ukraine. In comments to Hungary’s state broadcaster on Friday, Orbán argued that the current strategy was not working and Russia was advancing on the frontlines. He added that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory “has changed the state of …

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The terrifying implications of pardoning insurrectionists who killed and maimed
1 week, 5 days ago

The terrifying implications of pardoning insurrectionists who killed and maimed

Raw Story  

This past weekend, in his Meet The Press interview with Kristen Welker, Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to pardon the people who attacked our Capitol, killing five civilians and three police officers and sending more than 140 cops to the hospital. Similarly, five years and one week before Trump applauded the “Jews will not replace us” Nazis who rallied in …

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EU Leaders Propose Migrant 'Hotspots' Outside the EU
2 months ago

EU Leaders Propose Migrant 'Hotspots' Outside the EU

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia propose setting up migrant 'hotspots' outside the EU to stem illegal immigration. The leaders proposed setting up facilities for hosting asylum-seekers until their applications for international protection are approved, with the aim of preventing illegal immigration and ensuring that asylum-seekers are treated fairly and humanely.

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Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU's demise, backs Trump in anti-Western speech
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU's demise, backs Trump in anti-Western speech

Associated Press  

BAILE TUSNAD, Romania — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented “world order” while throwing his support for Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential bid. AP AUDIO: Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western …

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Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech

LA Times  

Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion, in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he backed Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential bid. Ukraine will revert to the position of a buffer state,” he said, adding that international security guarantees “will be enshrined in an agreement between the U.S. and Russia.” Throughout Russia’s …

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Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. in reality is abusing the EU presidency and hijacking it for his own purposes.” Péter Krekó, an analyst with the Budapest-based think tank Political Capital, said that Hungary’s rotating presidency has thus far …

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Hungary’s Orban faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orban faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries

LA Times  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. The EU’s longest-serving leader — who has endorsed former President Trump and is known as having the warmest relations with Vladimir Putin in the bloc — wrapped up a NATO summit in Washington on Thursday before …

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Hungary’s Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It’s his first visit since the war began
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It’s his first visit since the war began

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — During his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday that the war was Europe’s “most important issue,” and recommended an immediate cease-fire. “We would like relations between our two countries to be much better.” Ukraine and Hungary have had a tense relationship since the …

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Hungary’s populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on July 1, many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc’s main spoiler. Yet with Ukraine’s accession process already initiated, Takácsy said, the most Hungary can …

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Hungary’s populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance

LA Times  

When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on Monday, many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc’s main spoiler. Yet with Ukraine’s accession process already initiated, Takácsy said, the most Hungary can do now under its …

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For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm for six months
6 months ago

For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm for six months

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Hungary’s populist government announced on Tuesday that its upcoming presidency of the European Union will be held under the motto “Make Europe Great Again,” but played down any parallels with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement in the United States. “This is a reference to an active presidency,” Hungary’s EU Affairs Minister János Bóka said as he outlined Budapest’s program …

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For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm
6 months ago

For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm

LA Times  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, is greeted by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during a meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Monday. Hungary’s populist government announced on Tuesday that its upcoming presidency of the European Union will be held under the motto “Make Europe Great Again,” but played down any parallels with Donald Trump’s MAGA …

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Orbán stages a ‘peace march’ in Hungary in a show of strength before European Parliament election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Orbán stages a ‘peace march’ in Hungary in a show of strength before European Parliament election

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Hungary’s capital on Saturday in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a week before the European Parliament election, a contest he has cast as an existential turning point between peace in Europe and a world war. They marched along the Danube River in Budapest from the …

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Hungary and Serbia’s autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China’s Xi during Europe tour
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hungary and Serbia’s autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China’s Xi during Europe tour

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries in the continent’s eastern half, a region that Beijing has used as a foothold for its expanding economic ambitions in Europe. As mainstream European leaders have pursued more protectionist policies to limit Beijing and Moscow’s reach on the …

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Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As mainstream European leaders have …

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Hungary’s Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hungary’s Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forces to defeat the “progressive world spirit,” and encouraged former U.S. President Donald Trump to defend “his own truth” in his ongoing criminal trial. EU elections in June and U.S. elections in November, Orbán …

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So much for moving to Europe: Trump's allies are plotting an EU takeover
10 months, 3 weeks ago

So much for moving to Europe: Trump's allies are plotting an EU takeover

Salon  

It would be funny if it weren’t so potentially tragic — and consequential. In retrospect, the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU in 2020 may prove to have been just a minor speed bump compared to what Europe faces with the war in Ukraine, the recent success of far-right parties in Italy and the Netherlands, and the prospect …

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Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin in a rare in-person meeting for the Russian president with a leader of a European Union country. Orbán’s meeting with Putin appeared to be a boon for the Russian president, who could point to it as a sign that unity within the EU on its support …

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Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader

LA Times  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin in a rare in-person meeting for the Russian president with a leader of a European Union country. Hungary always has been eager to expand contacts,” Orbán told Putin, according to a Russian translation of his remarks broadcast on Russian state television. Orbán’s meeting with Putin appeared to be …

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Why Does the Right-Wing Scion of a Failed European Dynasty Want to Tell Us How to Live?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Does the Right-Wing Scion of a Failed European Dynasty Want to Tell Us How to Live?

Slate  

In 1521, in the imperial free city of Worms, the firebrand Augustinian friar Martin Luther stood before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, then the head of and heir to the House of Habsburg, and refused to recant his widely published criticisms of the Catholic Church. The book’s chapters offer a brief overview of the Habsburg dynasty, following the family’s rise …

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This ‘Vladimir Putin ally’ country may have helped Ukraine in weapons supply
1 year, 8 months ago

This ‘Vladimir Putin ally’ country may have helped Ukraine in weapons supply

Hindustan Times  

Hungary may have allowed weapons for Ukraine to pass through its territory, a report about the recently leaked US intelligence documents claimed. This marks the first known time that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán—an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin—allowed a weapons transfer through his country to aid Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin Viktor Orbán has continued to support Moscow …

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How Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is forcing his friends to choose between Russia and the West
2 years, 8 months ago

How Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is forcing his friends to choose between Russia and the West

ABC  

As Vladimir Putin's troops rolled into Ukraine in late February, the imagery of Russian tanks lining up at the border was accompanied by a cacophony of outrage from world leaders. Hungary's 'illiberal' leader Viktor Orbán has deep ties with Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin has been a close ally of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Perhaps Vladimir Putin's closest friend inside …

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Orban’s juggling act with Putin and Europe faces a key test
2 years, 8 months ago

Orban’s juggling act with Putin and Europe faces a key test

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, is professor of history and Italian studies at New York University and the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.” She publishes the newsletter Lucid on threats to democracy. Listen, Viktor, do you know what’s going on in Mariupol?” Zelensky’s comment referenced the juggling act Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, …

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