Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán attended a celebratory mass in Sopron, western Hungary on August 19 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic and the fall of the Iron Curtain. “We...
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Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has privately told US ambassador to Hungary David Cornstein that the Hungarian secret services will monitor the activities of the...
Lobbyists of the Hungarian government in the US House of Representatives are using “misleading” reports to get a resolution supporting Hungarian nationalist prime...
Coca-Cola ads linked to Central and Eastern Europe’s largest music festival have prompted a boycott call from a senior member of Hungary’s far-right...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Leaving a legacy, that’s what life should be about. Whether is a great achievement, recognised worldwide, or only the love of our family. The final purpose of every...
The European Parliament has confirmed Ursula von der Leyen, a close ally of German chancellor Angela Merkel, as president of the next European Commission. The Christian...
The Open Society Foundations (OSF) are providing a 1.1 million-euro grant to support independent arts and culture in Hungary, despite growing concerns over the influence...
After three days of intense talks, there’s a touch of female know-how at the European institutions. Late on July 2, EU leaders agreed on German defence minister...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them here...
Most Hungarians consider the reburial of the country's former prime minister Imre Nagy on June 16, 1989 as one of the most remarkable moments of the slow, but peaceful...
Four emerging European countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland) have vetoed a landmark climate action plan that would have made the European Union...
