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Viktor Orbán delivers his remarks at the Tusványos Summer University on 26 July 2014. Sitting next to him is Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly Zsolt Németh (L)

A Decade of Political Visions — Orbán’s Tusványos Remarks over the Past Ten Years

The first Tusványos speech that became famous across the Western world was delivered a decade ago in 2014. In the international, and especially Western media, the speech became (in)famous for using the phrase ‘illiberal democracy’ for the first time. Talking about competitiveness in a globalizing world Orbán said: ‘We are trying to find the form of community organisation, the new Hungarian state, which is capable of making our community competitive in the great global race for decades to come.’

‘It is possible and worthwhile to work with everyone’ — An Interview with Dr. Ágnes Virga, PhD, Former President of the Hungarian Society of Massachusetts and HAC Vice President

‘After all these years, I’m in a phase where I really enjoy my work…I also feel that I’m well known in the local community and that many people come to see me, so my work is a success every day. If only two out of twenty patients thank me for changing their lives because, for example, they can work or because their migraines have stopped, that’s a very good feeling for me. I am also on good terms with my colleagues. My secretaries have learned how to make Hungarian espresso, for example, and when I go to the office, they wait for me with it.’

MCC Vojvodina Opens Its Doors to Train Local Youth

Mathias Corvinus Collegium Director General Zoltán Szalai highlighted at the opening ceremony that MCC training is not merely based on textbook knowledge but starts where public and higher education end. ‘This training is for those who want a bit more, who feel they have more ambition and talent,’ he explained.

Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Suggests Hungary Should Leave EU, NATO

In response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the Tusványos festival, Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski of Poland has called on the Hungarian leadership to leave the EU and NATO if they believe these organizations treat them so badly. Meanwhile, US Ambassador David Pressman has also come out to criticize the same speech by PM Orbán.

Balázs Orbán Hints at Possible PfE Expansion in the Near Future

Balázs Orbán, the political director for the Hungarian Prime Minister, participated in a panel discussion at this year’s Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp. He spoke about the current state of the European right, Viktor Orbán’s peace mission, and Hungarian foreign policy strategy. He mentioned that the Patriots for Europe political group, co-founded by Viktor Orbán, will be expanded in the near future, but he did not specify who the new members might be.

Fulfilling Predictions, Political Compass — The Most Memorable Thoughts of Viktor Orbán’s Tusványos Speeches

As is the case every year, the speech of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will be the main event of the Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp, commonly known as Tusványos. The speech delivered here has become one of Orbán’s most significant yearly addresses in recent times, offering political guidance with his insights and, in many cases, accurately predicting future geopolitical events.

33rd Tusványos Summer Free University Starts Today

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary is among the featured speakers at the annual Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp, better known by its colloquial name Tusványos, as per tradition. The event is taking place from 23–28 July in Tusnádfürdő (Băile Tușnad), Transylvania, Romania.

St John of Capistrano – Combative Lion at the Service of the Church

St John of Capistrano, Hero of the 1456 Victory at Nándorfehérvár

The crusader army numbering tens of thousands that St John of Capistrano recruited played an important role in the successful defence of the Fortress of Nándorfehérvár and in the battle that ended the siege. John Hunyadi would have been defeated at the fortress walls if Capistrano had not attacked the Ottoman camp with his crusaders on 21 July.