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High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell gestures as he speaks during an interview with AFP in Kyiv on 11 November 2024.

Crowning His Anti–Israel Legacy, Josep Borrell Calls for Suspension of EU–Israel Dialogue

Reflecting the way the mainstream in the EU confronts the ongoing Gaza crisis, its outgoing foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has once again taken a hard line on Israel, proposing a suspension of EU–Israel political dialogue over humanitarian concerns. Known…

Trump Cited Orbán as Top European Example Over a Hundred Times During Campaign

A recent content analysis by the Center for Fundamental Rights reveals that in the year leading up to the US presidential election, Donald Trump cited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán 109 times, which far surpasses mentions of other European leaders…
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On Track for 2030: Education Policy Objectives in the EU

‘Progress towards the 2030 and 2025 targets shows steady improvement in most areas at the Community level, with a benchmark already achieved by Member States. Most work remains to be done in the area of primary education, where the gap…

Replacing Pressman: Who Could Be the Next US Ambassador to Hungary?

With Donald Trump’s victory, it is highly likely that David Pressman’s career as US ambassador in Budapest, during which he has consistently attacked the Hungarian government, will come to an end soon. In this article we have compiled a list…

Soros-Backed World Justice Project Rule of Law Index Puts Hungary Below Botswana — Again

The NGO World Justice Project (WJP) has just published its annual rule of law ranking, which—like in previous years—gives Hungary an extremely low score. However, there is no cause for concern: the methodology of this George Soros-backed organization ranks democracies…

Trump Names Musk and Ramaswamy as Leaders of New Government Efficiency Department

Donald Trump has announced that he would appoint Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to jointly lead a new federal department focused on government efficiency. The establishment of the department, promised during the presidential campaign, aims to streamline federal operations, cut…
President-elect Donald Trump (L) with US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on 4 November 2024

With Rubio, Waltz, Next Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy Looks Promising for Hungary

Press reports indicate that in Donald Trump’s new administration Marco Rubio will be appointed Secretary of State, and Mike Waltz will take on the role of national security advisor. These likely appointments are promising for Hungary, as both politicians hold…

EP Expected to Approve Hungarian Commissioner-Designate Olivér Várhelyi

According to press reports, the European Parliament may approve the candidacy of Hungary’s Commissioner-designate, Olivér Várhelyi, on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly, the left-wing groups in the EP turned his first hearing into an ideological battle, refusing to approve his nomination on biased…

US Ambassador Pressman Expected to Step Down as Presidential Transition Nears

As the US prepares for a presidential transition, Ambassador David Pressman may soon depart Budapest in line with protocol for political appointees under a new administration. There has been no career diplomat leading the US mission in Hungary since the…

Rodrigo Ballester on the Risk of Misinterpretation: How Western Criticism Shapes Georgia’s Stability

Rodrigo Ballester, Head of the European Studies Workshop at Mathias Corvinus Collegium, shared his perspective on the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia in a recent interview with Hungarian Conservative. Among other issues, he discussed the role of Western narratives, which…
Ambassador Yacov Hadas-Handelsman speaks at the March of the Living in Budapest on 5 May 2024.

‘To say that Hungary is not a democracy is nonsense’, Israeli Ambassador Declares in Interview

In a recent interview with The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Ambassador to Hungary Yacov Hadas-Handelsman argued that as opposed to its frequent portrayal as an anti-democratic and antisemitic country, the reality about Hungary is quite different. He highlighted the Orbán government’s…
Manon Aubry, Co-President of the Left Group in the European Parliament, GUE NGL, Member of the European Parliament La France Insoumise.

Populism without Popularity? — The Left Group in the European Parliament

‘It is a strange tale to trace how the first communist group was dominated by Italian communists who cut their teeth in the partisan resistance forces whilst the largest Italian delegation in its present-day incarnation is mostly made up of…

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Changing Attitudes towards a Second Human Rights Revolution
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Changing Attitudes towards a Second Human Rights Revolution

International law has been constantly expanding and consolidating its competence over relations between state and people.

Lénárd Sándor
11.04.2021
Law, Politics, and Juristocracy
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Law, Politics, and Juristocracy

The central proposition to help decode the nature of the European polis is that the EU is simultaneously a legal and a political formation.

György Schöpflin
11.04.2021
The Changing Norms For Democratic Acceptance In Europe, 1950–2020
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The Changing Norms For Democratic Acceptance In Europe, 1950–2020

The former Soviet satellite states which mainly joined the EU in 2004 are the main bulwarks against the revival of ideologies with their roots in communist thinking.

Thomas Gallagher
01.04.2021
Messianic or Pragmatic – The European Union at the Crossroads of Its Own Contradictions
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Messianic or Pragmatic – The European Union at the Crossroads of Its Own Contradictions

The Recovery Plan is an unprecedented response to an unprecedented crisis. It also exemplifies the dilemmas the Union faces in the most turbulent period of its short history.

Rodrigo Ballester
01.04.2021
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