22nd December 2019

Weber accuses Macron and Orban of committing an attack on democracy in Europe

Former European Commission president nominee Manfred Weber has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of committing an "attack on democratic Europe" together with Hungary's Viktor Orbán, POLITICO reports. Weber told the…

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31st May 2019

Hungary Fidesz dismisses cooperation with Salvini’s far-right group

Hungary's ruling Fidesz party doesn't see much chance of working with the far-right group to be established in the European Parliament by Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. "We respect the…

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20th March 2019

EPP votes for the suspension of Orban’s Fidesz Party

Earlier it was reported that Fidesz will immediately quit the EPP if it decided to suspend the party, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff told state news agency MTI…

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10th March 2019

Weber to meet Orbán in Budapest amid EPP row

 Manfred Weber, the center-right candidate favorite to be the next European Commission president, said that in the coming days he will meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest to…

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3rd March 2019

Viktor Orbán calls EPP antagonists ‘useful idiots’

Politico reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán labelled those in the European People's Party (EPP) critical of his party,  "useful idiots". Orbán was quoted by Politico as saying this…

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11th January 2019

Anti-Migrant vs Pro-Migrant ‘alliances’ to characterise MEP campaigns, as efforts to ‘change’ EU political landscape are declared

Hungary's Viktor Orban hopes a right-wing alliance can help gain an anti-migrant majority in the European Parliament. The alliance was pitched by Italy's Matteo Salvini, whom Orban described as a…

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19th October 2018

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán backs Manfred Weber to be the European People’s Party lead candidate

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán backs Manfred Weber to be the European People’s Party lead candidate in next year’s European Parliament election, a Hungarian minister said Thursday. Minister Antal Rogán told Hungarian…

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17th September 2018

Europe stood by us, now it is our turn – Hungarians protest against Orban

Around 1,000 Hungarians protested against Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday at a pro-EU rally organized by leftist opposition parties, demanding that the government respect democratic rights and other EU…

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12th September 2018

Malta News Evening Roundup – Wednesday 12th September 2018

Good evening, The news today were mainly dominated by The discovery of lifeless body in off the coast of Xemxija. This is a developing story The conviction of a man…

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28th August 2018

Anti-migration Salvini and Orban meet in Milan (Updated)

"Migration can be stopped and Salvini has shown it". This was stated by the Hungarian premier Viktor Orban after the meeting with Matteo Salvini in Milan. "With the minister - added Orban - we talked about…

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5th August 2018

EPP urged to stand up to Hungary’s Orban – Politico

Politico's Anna Maria Corazza Bildt writes that the time has come for the European People’s Party to finally stand up to Viktor Orbán. As Europe’s biggest and most diverse political grouping,…

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5th July 2018

Merkel’s meeting with Orban described as a sign of ‘new winds blowing in Europe’ though evident differences on views on issue of migration

Euronews/ AFP:  In a joint press conference following the talks, divisions between the pair were clear. Orban argued that closing borders was the only way to deal with migration. "If the…

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10th April 2018

Hungary – Reactions to Orban’s Victory

Winning a two-thirds majority for the third time straight time in Sunday’s election, gives Victor Orban the power to change constitutional laws - potentially paving the way for further friction…

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