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In Budapest on 11 March, Hungary’s national parliament voted for a fourth amendment to the constitution, which has again raised uncomfortable questions for the European Union. The amendment limits the power of the Hungarian constitutional court, and re-introduces various initiatives … Continue reading →

BRUSSELS – Alde group leader Guy Verhofstadt in a recent piece in EUobserverdenounces the Hungarian government and all its works. He uses loaded language – “last straw … Orbanization … radically curtailed” – and he calls for Article 7 proceedings, … Continue reading →

The brilliant move of Hungary lawmakers to criminalize the act of being a homeless person comes as a surprise to some. But this innovative solution to such a complex problem should certainly be known to the world. After all, this … Continue reading →

Hungary’s new constitutional amendments, which critics say erode the power of the Constitutional Court and violate EU law, came into effect on Monday. Budapest, Hungary Amid growing concerns that the Hungarian government has taken steps to centralize power and weaken … Continue reading →

A message for western Europe’s hysterical media – Hungary knows what a dictator looks like, and Viktor Orbán is not one What, I wonder, would be the reaction if a Hungarian who had no English, who had never visited the … Continue reading →

Am 30. März feiert die ungarische Regierungspartei ihren 25. Geburtstag, am 1. April werden die von ihr beschlossenen 4. Verfassungsänderungen in Kraft treten. Aus diesen Anlässen hat eine Gruppe von Bürgerrechtsaktivisten zu einer Demo vor der Fidesz-Parteizentrale in der Lendvay … Continue reading →