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US Embassy Reduces ESTA Validity Period in Response to Hungarian Government’s Defiance

The Budapest embassy stated that the United States government made significant efforts over the years to avoid this modification and resolve the longstanding security risk resulting from the Hungarian simplified naturalisation process. However, the Hungarian government decided not to address…

Budapest Pride 2023: Another Chance to Bash Hungary?

The embassies of the United States, Germany, Slovakia, and 35 other nations have put out a joint statement ahead of the Budapest Pride March, condemning the Hungarian government for allegedly not protecting the rights of LGBTQ people in the country….
A baby holds a rainbow flag during the Annual New York Pride March on June 25, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)

Some Thoughts on the NYC Pride March and the ‘Misguided’ US Ambassador in Budapest

It can’t be doubted that gays and lesbians have been badly treated. It is real and welcome progress that gay men and women can walk the streets of Budapest holding hands and face no harm. In a liberal society, people…

Ambassador Pressman Scolds Hungarian Government in Speech Kicking Off Budapest Pride

The Ambassador stressed that LGBT activism is ‘not cultural imperialism’, nor is it ‘an export of a decadent West’. However, ‘pride month’, which he called on all Hungarians to celebrate, is centred around two recent events in American history that…

If Jews Can Be Called ‘Nazis’, Then What Is Really a ‘Nazi’?

Today, confirmed anti-Semites may be the ‘great friends of the Jews’, but members and sympathisers of the government that proclaims ‘zero tolerance’ regarding anti-Semitism at all international and domestic fora, and which unequivocally stands by and up for Israel, can…

March of the Living 2023 — The March From Death to Life

One hundred fifty-five people from Hungary travelled to Poland to attend the International March of the Living on 18 April, where nearly 10,000 participants from 54 countries marched the 3 km route between the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau lagers. The…

Violence and Other Stunts by Opposition Parties — Desperate Attempts to Substitute Substance in the Shadow of DK?

It remains to be seen, however, if this desperate craving for attention, and the aggressive and violent actions that some of the opposition forces engage in are appealing to the Hungarian electorate. It is more likely that meaningful, constructive actions,…

America’s Lipsticked Pig

Ambassadors are supposed to represent their country’s interests in overseas capitals, including advocating for their government’s policies. But they are also supposed to be prudent and, well, diplomatic. Do the American people understand how David Pressman, Washington’s man in Budapest…

The Many Faults In the US Embassy’s Billboard Campaign

The confusing messaging of the US Embassy-sponsored billboards seems to erroneously imply that the Orbán administration is not in favour of the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, when in fact the Hungarian government has repeatedly stated its public support…

Nézőpont Director: Despite Pressure From the US, Hungary Still Advocates Peace

‘So far, they have done everything, and they will continue to do everything in the future on behalf of the United States government to make Hungary change its position,’ the leader of the Nézőpont Institute, Sámuel Ágoston Mráz said in…

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