Tag: European Union

Europe is shooting itself in the foot with Russian energy boycott, says Hungarian security expert

The European Union's sanctions against Russia are ineffective and will be counter-productive,…

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‘Those responsible for EU energy policy should be held accountable,’ says former US ambassador to Poland

Poland is dealing outstandingly well with the tough economic situation accompanying the…

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Dutch PM sees hope for Hungary agreeing to Russian oil embargo

Although Hungary is still resisting the sixth EU sanctions package against Russia,…

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PM Orbán urges EU to postpone decision on energy sanctions against Russia

The European Council should remove the topic of energy sanctions on Russia…

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Hungary crowned the marriage capital of Europe

Hungary has the largest proportion of married couples per capita in the…

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‘This is a nightmare scenario’ – Senior Polish MEP slams EU agenda to remove national veto powers

The European Commission's desire for treaty change to overcome the requirement for…

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The Germans throw a wrench into Poland’s military altruism

During the triumphant years of Merkelism, Germany led the way through a…

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The EU supports the ‘homogenization’ of Europe’s peoples, says Hungarian justice minister

The current treaties at the foundation of the European Union go against…

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US pushes EU to bypass nations blocking ban on Russian oil

Those following current European politics will be familiar with a number of…

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EU states fail to agree on Russian sanctions as Hungary dissents despite proposed exemption

EU countries have been unable to reach an agreement over new sanctions…

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New Hungarian president’s inauguration speech dispels the left’s ‘Putin puppet’ myth

On Saturday, May 14, Katalin Novák became Hungary’s first female president. Her…

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Hungary will fight EU’s efforts to abolish veto right, justice minister warns

The European Union's "more Europe" version of crisis management has failed, Hungarian…

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Hungary needs economic guarantees to support Russian energy ban

Hungary will only agree to the European Union's oil and gas embargo…

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EU lifts mandatory face masks on planes and airports

From May 16, the European Union will stop requiring people at airports…

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Hungary warns of economic disaster over Russian energy embargo, wants pipeline oil exemption

The European Commission has no proposal to deal with the negative effects…

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The UK government shocks observers with a host of new genuinely conservative bills

The government of Boris Johnson has faced an endless list of accusations…

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‘Berlin wants to rule Europe’ – Push to change EU treaties slammed by Polish conservatives

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's call to change the EU…

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The majority of Hungarians reject a one-sided interpretation of Ukraine conflict

It seems that an unintended side effect of Hungary's constant political and…

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Despite visit from von der Leyen, PM Orbán refuses to back Russia sanctions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a short visit to…

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Biden finally visits Ukraine, except not the one Kyiv was expecting

The presidential headquarters in the Ukrainian capital are bustling with visits from…

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Hungary will not approve sixth sanctions package against Russia, asserts FM Szijjártó

Hungary will not approve the European Union's sixth sanctions package against Russia,…

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Germany’s tragicomic energy policy: Vital natural gas project could be blocked to protect porpoises

"Environmental protection is a feel-good topic to hide hard-nosed ideology," wrote Marco…

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Czechia fears a Russian oil embargo

Just when it seemed like that the Hungarian government of Viktor Orbán…

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Ukraine in the EU would fulfill Polish dream

European public opinion is increasingly warming to Ukraine’s entry into the European…

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PM Orbán: Banning Russian energy would be ‘historic failure’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to the president of…

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Poland second only to US on aid for Ukraine

Poland ranks second only to the United States with regards to the…

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Hungary will veto EU’s energy sanctions against Russia

Hungary will veto the European Union's planned sixth round of sanctions against…

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Betrayal and patriotism define the battle between the EU and Poland

My generation believed in the European Union, and it wanted to be…

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‘You dream of bloodstained Russian rubles’ – Polish MEP slams EU parliament sanctions push amid Ukraine war

The majority in the European Parliament is appealing to the European Commission…

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Some EU countries cannot afford an embargo on Russian oil, Germany says

Germany would be willing to impose an embargo on Russian oil because…

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Czech PM drives a wedge between Hungary and Poland

It is a common understanding that the Achilles’ heel of the historic…

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EU chief slams Russia’s gas ‘blackmail,’ insists bloc is ready to respond

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has claimed that Russia's attempted…

Douglas Murray: Victimhood is wielded as a weapon to seize power

The prominent British political commentator and author Douglas Murray introduced his new…

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EU has paid Russia €1 billion a day for energy since the war began

The European Union may have supported Ukraine with €1 billion, but since…

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Are Ukrainians and Poles closer than ever?

With the way Ukraine is defending itself against Russia and Germany’s discreet…

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Britain will send Channel migrants to Rwanda

Wrapped in a conspicuous concern for refugees and misplaced anger diverted towards…

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EU approves additional €3.5 billion funding for member states receiving Ukrainian refugees

The Council of the European Union has adopted an amendment to the…

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‘EU’s rule of law proceedings are biased,’ Hungarian justice minister claims

The European Commission's implementation of the bloc's rule of law mechanism is…

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UN’s vote against Russia reveals new global political map

As news of the massacre in Bucha near Kyiv swept the world,…

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Orbán proposes EU measures to keep energy prices in check

The European Union should act immediately to help keep energy prices in…

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EU transfers funds to Hungary after Orbán’s letter

The European Commission disbursed €2.17 billion in loans to three EU member…

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EU approves Orbán’s request for funding

The European Commission has approved the release of EU funds to Hungary…

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US-EU free trade TTIP agreement, which sparked mass protests in Germany, is now back on the table

The renewed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the European…

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Ukraine’s anti-Hungarian rhetoric reaches new extreme with unfounded annexation claims

Hungary’s refusal to ship weapons or allow their transit through its territory…

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Hungary asks EU for recovery loan as catastrophic refugee crisis grows

With the war in Ukraine representing an unprecedented challenge, Hungary urgently needs…

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Ex-Bulgarian PM Borisov released from custody following arrest for blackmail

Authorities in Bulgaria have released the country's former prime minister, Bojko Borisov,…

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The left prepares the ground for questioning Hungary’s election results

Conservatives in Hungary are voicing concern that a report from the Office…

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RT and Sputnik still accessible on some networks in Czechia despite EU ban

Despite Russian state media outlets Sputnik and Russia Today were banned across…

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While Ukraine was being sliced up, European arms exports flowed to Russia

European leaders are adamant that they are doing their best to stop…

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Who says the war in Ukraine has no winners?

That Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to ruthlessly crush his real or…

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Viktor Orbán walks his own path on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has rejected not only shipping arms…

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Fortress Slovakia: A small country prepares to become a massive NATO base

Since the beginning of this year, things are moving fast in the…

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Putin will keep winning until Western liberals start acknowledging their crucial role in his success

Since the end of the Cold War, European and American opinion-makers have…

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8 EU member state leaders call for immediate accession talks to bloc for Ukraine

The presidents of eight member states of the European Union, including Czech…

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EU approves financial support and weapons shipments to Ukraine in unprecedented move

The European Union will take further punitive measures against Russia and Belarus…

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EU approves second sanctions package against Russia

In an uncharacteristically swift response, leaders of the European Union have approved…

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Russian money laundered in European capitals fuels Ukraine crisis

This week's invasion of the Donetsk and Luhansk region by Russian troops…

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‘We are not troublemakers, we have just strengthened,’ PM Orbán tells Brussels

Central European countries are not troublemakers, they have simply become better at…

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While Europe faces illegal migration wave, African leaders speak of ‘Fortress Europe’

As the EU-Africa summit is approaching its conclusion, it has given us…

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European Parliament approves €1.2 billion emergency aid to Ukraine

The European Parliament approved on Wednesday an emergency aid package for Ukraine…

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UN takes aim at Hungarian law stopping LGBTQ propaganda directed at children

Hungary's child protection law is facing a coordinated attack now from both…

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Central European countries have lowest representation in EU institutions

Officials in Brussels are mainly of nationalities from the "old" EU member…

Lucie Ctverakova Lucie Ctverakova

Why is Slovakia’s media scaremongering about a Hungarian military invasion?

As of late, the Slovakian social media landscape has increasingly published content…

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Leaked footage reveals how Soros-funded OSF manipulates public opinion about Hungary and Poland

Those who have doubted Hungarian and Polish politicians' claims about an ongoing…

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What happened to Matteo Salvini?

"Today, we are no longer allies with Salvini and Berlusconi. They preferred…

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George Soros expresses hope for regime change in Hungary and China

Billionaire U.S. oligarch George Soros has given a useful insight into his…

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Europe seeks alternative gas supply routes to reduce its reliance on Russia

At a time of growing tensions around Ukraine, the European Union is…

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Croatia’s president threatens to pull troops from NATO if Ukraine escalates war with Russia

Croatia's president, who also serves as the leader of its armed forces,…

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EU talks tough on Russia, but business between East and West is booming

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó discussed what he believes is the hypocrisy…

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NATO closes ranks behind Ukraine even as its leaders systematically violate human rights

In recent months, the saber-rattling on the Ukrainian-Russian border has succeeded in…

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EU will invest €500 billion in a new generation of nuclear power plants

The European Union will have to invest €500 billion in a new…

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Will the CIA intervene to defeat Viktor Orbán? Hungary’s opposition prays for foreign intervention

Nothing describes the pre-election despair of the Hungarian anti-Orbán camp better than…

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EU court’s power grab is subverting democracy and national sovereignty, according to legal expert

There are signs of growing resistance against the EU's relentless takeover of…

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Germany’s liberal establishment wants Telegram blocked in EU despite supporting app during Belarus’ protests

Several leading figures in Germany’s new left-liberal coalition government have started advocating…

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Germany slams EU for declaring nuclear energy is green

On the final day of 2021, when Germany shut down three of…

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Cyprus calls on EU to accept illegal migrants from overcrowded detention camps

The Republic of Cyprus has called on other European Union member states…

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Romania may lose billions of euros from EU recovery plan

Romania stands to lose billions of euros from the European Union's recovery…

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Germany is the master of soft power

When people became aware of how Germany’s role in Europe grew incomprehensibly…

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Hungary reveals details about modernization of its fighter jets

The Hungarian Ministry of Defense has released further details about its intention…

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Czechia, Poland and Slovakia oppose EU plan to include cars and housing in carbon tax scheme

The plan to include road transport and heating of buildings in the…

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What are the most and least prosperous EU countries?

A report into the levels of actual individual consumption (AIC) in the…

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Will the Polish government stop the EU’s carbon madness?

The European Union's scandalous emissions policy-making is having devastating consequences throughout Europe,…

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Poland cannot give in to EU blackmail, says former head of Polish diplomacy

The conflict between Poland and the European Union over the rule of…

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Hungary urges EU to speed up process of making Serbia a member state

While advancing entry negotiations with Serbia is a step in the right…

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Hungary’s top court gives government wiggle room on immigration policy

On Friday, Hungary's Constitutional Court published its long-awaited decision concerning an unfavorable…

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Could this drive European energy prices higher?

On Wednesday, the price of emission allowances in the European Union rose…

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EU nations’ defense spending hits new high in 2020

European Union member states spent a record €198 billion on defense in…

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A crowded field on the right gives Macron a boost of confidence

A busy weekend in France has given us three new official candidates…

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