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Orbán chose the Rouble - The Weekly 91

Last week I asked which way Hungary was going: to the east or to the west, or, symbolically, towards the Euro or the Rouble? Orbán soon answered the question: as the first European leader to do so, he announced Budapest was willing to pay for the Russian gas in roubles.

4/12/2022

EURO OR RUBLE? – HUNGARY CHOOSES – THE WEEKLY 90

On 3 April, Hungary holds its national elections. Although some of the campaign slogans may suggest otherwise, the stakes are quite clear: the people of Hungary will decide whether the country returns to the democratic path and the Euro-Atlantic alliance or becomes Russia’s puppet state like Belarus.

4/7/2022

CONTEMPORARY MERKELISM – WHY KEEP FUNDING AUTOCRATS? – THE WEEKLY 89

Angela Merkel’s chancellorship will likely be written in the history books as a remarkable era in many respects. Beside her many virtues however, the former German premier undoubtedly committed mistakes with long-lasting ramifications, some of which are demonstrated by the Ukraine conflict today.

4/7/2022

ORBÁN KEEPS STUMBLING IN THE BATTLEFIELD – THE WEEKLY 88

There are three places left where they are either unaware or in denial of the obvious fact that today’s Ukraine is the theatre for a clash between freedom and oppression. One such place is Russia, the second is Belarus and the third is Viktor Orbán’s circle in Hungary.

4/7/2022

PUTIN’S ANTI-EUROPE WEB IS EXPOSED. BUT WHAT WILL EUROPE DO? – THE WEEKLY 87

Being Orbán, Salvini or Le Pen can’t be easy nowadays – not that we feel sorry for them at all. It is now completely clear what Putin’s European lackeys have been working on for years.

3/17/2022

Three areas where Putin has already lost – The Weekly 86

Although the Russian offensive is still going on in Ukraine, unfortunately (albeit not at the planned pace), Vladimir Putin has already incurred three major losses. And that’s just the beginning.

3/17/2022

Sanctions against Russia, now! – The Weekly 85

Ever since World War II, Europe has not seen anything like the ongoing clash in Ukraine, which has a major significance for the outside world, too.

3/17/2022

EU institutions and the rule of law – comments on the CJEU’s ruling – The Weekly 84

Reaching its verdict this week, the European Court of Justice determined that the rule of law mechanism is compatible with EU law. Justice prevails – one could say, if we didn’t have to wait a year just to state something so obvious or if the European Commission wasn’t playing for time once again.

2/21/2022

Pegasus affair reloaded – the scandal keeps growing – The Weekly 83

Breaking out last summer, the Pegasus-scandal revealed that several countries had been conducting illicit surveillance operations with highly questionable legitimacy, by using an Israeli-developed spyware called Pegasus.

2/21/2022