Tag: Victor Orban
Macron’s victory is not a triumph
In view of this result, so many stones have fallen from Europe’s hearts that they could trigger a tsunami in the English Channel. The horror visions that something like Donald…
Right-wing nationalist Jansa loses election in Slovenia – Liberal winner
Elections in Slovenia Robert Golob speaks to members and supporters of the freedom movement via video camera due to a corona infection. (Photo: dpa) Ljubljana Energy manager Robert Golob’s new…
A President Le Pen would be a disaster for the EU
After the election is before the election. Even if France’s head of state Emmanuel Macron kept his challenger Marine Le Pen at a distance in the first round of the…
President Orban keeps little distance from Russia
Christopher Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone interested…
EU argues about oil embargo – these countries are blocking it
Olaf Scholz and Karl Nehammer The governments around the Federal Chancellors of Germany and Austria speak out against an energy embargo against Russia. (Photo: dpa) Vienna, Madrid, Stockholm, Brussels, Paris,…
What the EU rule of law procedure means for the country
Victor Orban Reports detail Prime Minister Viktor Orban providing himself, his family and friends with lucrative grants. (Photo: IMAGO/Belga) Brussels In Hungary and Poland, the governments are securing power and…
Viktor Orban may have won the elections, but now he has other problems
In the months leading up to the elections, Orban could not resist handing out election gifts to young and old. For example, residents under the age of 25 no longer…
The EU Commission is taking action against Hungary for violations of the rule of law
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission “With Hungary, we made it very clear, the problem is corruption.” (Photo: dpa) Strasbourg Hungary is the first country to face…
Viktor Orban is weak despite his election victory
“Orban has been further strengthened domestically by the election, but may be in a weakened position within the EU,” says Thorsten Benner, director of the Global Public Policy Institute in…
Viktor Orban wins election in Hungary
Vienna Shortly before 11 p.m., Hungary’s old and new Prime Minister Viktor Orban stepped in front of a euphoric crowd, who greeted him with football and revolution songs. “Our victory…
Viktor Orban wins election in Hungary
Vienna Shortly before 11 p.m., Hungary’s old and new Prime Minister Viktor Orban stepped in front of a euphoric crowd, who greeted him with football and revolution songs. “Our victory…
Bucha – the “My Lai of Russia” – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
My Lai: For many years, the US Army’s image suffered from its 1968 massacre in a Vietnamese village. At that time 504 people died. Srebrenica: The 1995 massacre by the…
Orban party clearly ahead in elections
Counting in a Hungarian polling station Budapest Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed victory in the parliamentary elections for his national conservative party Fidesz. He has been given a…
Is the country about to change power?
Gyor The opposition’s election campaign event in Gyor is over, but the big screen will remain in front of the Trianon memorial until Sunday, monitored by two security guards. The…
Hungary: Elections – Viktor Orban’s opponent works with anti-politics
Hodmezovasarhely Peter Marki-Zay clearly named good and bad on the national holiday. The opposition leader said that Hungarians would have to make a decision in the parliamentary elections in early…
The EU can only get it wrong
Christopher Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone interested…
Prime Minister grabs his bag of tricks ahead of Hungary’s elections
Vienna Rising inflation rates, and of all things before the April 3 elections: the past few weeks could hardly have gone worse for Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In February,…
Family entrepreneur Ulrich Bettermann: “I don’t understand Putin”
Ulrich Bettermann The family entrepreneur is concerned about energy security in Germany. (Photo: Julia Sellmann/laif) Dusseldorf In the Ukraine crisis, family entrepreneur Ulrich Bettermann is concerned about energy security in…
Procedures have not been opened for weeks
Brussels The European Commission is dampening expectations that the rule of law violations by the Polish and Hungarian governments will soon lead to a cut in EU funds. Last Wednesday,…
Procedures have not been opened for weeks
Brussels The European Commission is dampening expectations that the rule of law violations by the Polish and Hungarian governments will soon lead to a cut in EU funds. Last Wednesday,…