No dictum or indictment by the European Parliament will cause the Hungarian government to change its policy on migration, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said on Wednesday in a parliamentary debate held in light of the EP’s approval of the Sargentini report. Continue reading “Gulyas: Hungary won’t change its migration policy”
Group leaders of Hungary’s opposition parties on Monday slammed Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s speech opening the autumn session of parliament, accusing him of misrepresenting the Sargentini report approved in the European Parliament last week and of ignoring Hungary’s real problems. Continue reading “Opposition slams Orban’s speech”
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been introducing the main goals of his policy at the Balvanyos Summer Open University and Student Camp (Tusvanyos) for years. Marton Gyongyosi, deputy chairman and group leader of Jobbik reacted to this on his Facebook page. According to him, the Hungarian prime minister’s “cultural fight is not European and not Hungarian”, and instead of his system that constantly creates conflicts, Hungary and Europe needs “predictable daily life and plannable future”. Continue reading ““The mistakes of the Western liberal intellectuals should be battled by the real Europe, not by Eastern despotism””
According to Jobbik’s recently elected deputy chairman and parliamentary group leader Marton Gyongyosi, judging by the Orban government’s communication it’s a question whether Hungary’s place is in the European Union or not. The politician, who was interviewed by Jobbik-near Alfahir, said that he finds the European Commission’s consultation about the EU’s future important. Continue reading “Jobbik considers the consultation about the EU’s future an important opportunity”
Tamas Sneider has been elected president at the strongest opposition party, Jobbik’s congress on Saturday, Jobbik-near Alfahir.hu reported. Continue reading “Jobbik elects new president and praesidium”
Viktor Orban’s “dystopian warnings of a future dominated by a clash of civilisations appear to have struck a chord with his countrymen”, the Financial Times writes about the Hungarian prime minister’s election campaign and rhetorics on migration. Continue reading “Searching for the key to Orban’s success”
According to a lengthy article by Reuters, Hungary’s strongest opposition party Jobbik is set to win more votes in the April elections after its “shift to the center-ground”. Continue reading “Reuters: Jobbik’s newly moderate tone appeals to many voters”
