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The EU must object to the lack of women in Hungarian politics under Orban
In Hungary, politics is a harsh world in which women don’t have the capacity or talent to enter the “boxing ring” and instead stand back and let the men do the fighting. Or this is what one would think from … Continue reading
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Hungarian Premier Orban Polarises the European Parliament
The European Parliament has just wrapped up a debate on the political situation in Hungary following the European Commission’s commencement of infringement proceedings a few days ago against Hungary’s right-wing Fidesz government. The Commission is taking action against three specific … Continue reading
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Hungarian Premier Orban seeks to out-Putin Putin
The European Parliament Socialist and Democrat Group earlier today expressed extreme concern at the antics of the right-wing Fidesz governing Party in Hungary led by the populist and dictatorial Viktor Orban. On 1 January a new prescriptive constitution entered into force … Continue reading
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The Socialist and Democrat Group is ahead of the Pack on Control of the Media
First we had Silvio Berlusconi and now there’s Viktor Orban and the right-wing Fidesz government in Hungary. Control of the media, who owns it, who works for it and who distributes it – media pluralism in the jargon – is a subject … Continue reading
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Orban makes his debut in the European Parliament
As I blogged on Tuesday, the Hungarian Presidency of the EU is already creating quite a stir. Hard on the heels of the European Union disquiet on the media laws recently passed in Hungary, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban yesterday presented … Continue reading
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