Tag: Victor Orban
Upper price limits for eggs & potatoes – shortage economy possible
Vienna Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has again set a price cap in the country – this time for eggs and potatoes. Consumer prices for these foods will be frozen…
How Eastern Europe wants to get through the winter with new lines
LNG tanker in Poland Ships from the USA and Qatar regularly arrive in Swinoujscie to unload gas. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Hardly anyone has been as dependent on Russia for decades…
Greta Thunberg helps Christian Lindner
Olaf Scholz may have a bad memory when it comes to the topics “Cum-Ex” and “Warburg”. But apparently, at least according to his stories, he had an unmistakable sense that…
“Hope for Peace is Donald Trump”
Victor Orban The Hungarian prime minister believes former US President Trump is capable of ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo: AP) Berlin Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for…
“Hope for Peace is Donald Trump”
Victor Orban The Hungarian prime minister believes former US President Trump is capable of ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo: AP) Berlin Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for…
Christian Lindner under pressure because of “double boom”
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance defended the relief package for the German economy as “not oversized”. (Photo:𧉨-Berlin) Luxembourg The federal government’s €200 billion relief package for the German…
Why the EU expects blockades after Meloni’s victory
Brussels, Rome During the election campaign, Giorgia Meloni announced: “The fun is over for Europe now.” This included the threat to put national interests ahead of common European projects. Her…
Why the EU expects blockades after Meloni’s victory
Brussels, Rome During the election campaign, Giorgia Meloni announced: “The fun is over for Europe now.” This included the threat to put national interests ahead of common European projects. Her…
EU fears new blockade – “Meloni will play the troublemaker in Europe”
Brussels, Rome During the election campaign, Giorgia Meloni announced: “The fun is over for Europe now.” This included the threat to put national interests ahead of common European projects. Her…
Right-wing alliance triumphs, Meloni nominates Prime Minister
Rome Giorgia Meloni is the winner of the Italian parliamentary elections: according to initial projections, her post-fascist party Fratelli d’Italia won the most votes. Their aspired alliance, which also includes…
The first forecasts see a right-wing alliance around Giorgia Meloni
Rome Giorgia Meloni is the winner of the Italian parliamentary elections: according to initial projections, her post-fascist party Fratelli d’Italia won the most votes. Their aspired alliance, which also includes…
EU plans new sanctions after partial mobilization
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President has further sanctions against Russia drawn up. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Brussels The EU wants to react quickly to the Russian escalation in…
The woman with two faces who wants to rule Italy
Genoa On a covered pier between Genoa’s aquarium and the old harbor basin, Giorgia Meloni gathers next to the campaign stage: she adjusts her blouse, grabs a hand microphone, and…
The stoppable rise of the right-wing populists
Giorgia Meloni The Italian politician stands for the rise of the right. (Photo: imago images / Italy Photo Press) The post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia (‘Brothers of Italy’) party led by Giorgia…
Viktor Orban throws gas market into chaos
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban Gasoline consumption in Hungary increased by 20 percent in the first half of 2022. (Photo: Reuters) Vienna No politician wants to mess with drivers. This…
Will Italy pose a threat to the euro zone after the election?
Rome A light-flooded room with a view of the garden, plush sofas in the background, the dress in a light green summer color: Giorgia Meloni chose a presidential ambience for…
CPAC conference: Trump is combative
Dallas Donald Trump enjoys the attention. The former US President stood on the stage in Dallas, Texas for two hours on Saturday and was celebrated by his supporters. “I will…
E-mobility: Viktor Orban’s dubious ambitions
Victor Orban The Hungarian prime minister wants to bring large Asian corporations into the country. (Photo: Reuters) Budapest In the small town of Göd, Hungary wants to create an ecological…
Hungary: Small business owners rehearse uprising
Small business owners demonstrate on a bridge in Budapest So far, small businesses have benefited from a tax reform from 2013. (Photo: AP) Vienna In Hungary, small business owners are…
How Europe is experimenting with a tax on crisis profits
London, Rome, Athens, Vienna, Brussels, Madrid “Skim off crisis profits – cap costs!” If IG Metall has its way, the so-called excess profit tax on random profits from dominant energy…