The Weekly
The Weekly
Hungarian “war bonds” – Signs of an impending collapse – The Weekly 140
When Viktor Orbán became Prime Minister again in 2010, perhaps he had no idea what lucrative years he was going to see in the economy. However, as populist politicians often do, he soon realized that the boom can help him to establish his regime.
Lay the foundations of conservatism in Hungary – The Weekly 139
Every day, hundreds of media outlets report that Hungary has a right-wing government, and millions of people refer to Fidesz’ rule like that. Quite wrongly! What is called “the right” in Hungary has no more to do with the original than grandma’s lemon tiramisu with the original Italian cake. (I apologize to the fans of the grandma version).
Orbán’s foreign policy, or the snake eating its own tail – The Weekly 138
Last week the world witnessed two events with only a few hours passing between them: first, addressing a crowd that gathered in Belgrade for the Serbian president’s campaign rally, Hungary’s foreign affairs minister Péter Szíjjártó talked about the friendship of the two nations and second, enraged Serbs, while hailing Orbán, attacked Hungarian KFOR troops.
Orbán – Europe’s toothless lion – The Weekly 137
If you can believe the news, the European Parliament’s next plenary session may vote on the resolution to simply revoke the Hungarian government’s right to the EU’s rotating presidency, on the grounds of the Article 7 procedure.
In defence of motoring – The Weekly 136
All of us were taught at school that the rise of the western world, with Europe in it, was largely due to the concurrent presence of such key conditions for progress as individual rights, including the right to freedom of movement, freedom of research and openness to development.
When will we see “Zeitenwende” in Europe? – The Weekly 135
Fifty years ago, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt took a revolutionary step by announcing the new “Ostpolitik” concept and breaking West Germany’s isolation from the eastern bloc countries. Although the concept may likely have had something to do with the German Social Democrats’ traditional sympathy for socialist regimes, the initiative grew beyond itself and eventually benefited the West.