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Rule of Law Double Standard Put on Glaring Display in EP Debate

Balázs Hidvéghi, MEP for the ruling Fidesz party in Hungary, pointed out how the European Union treats rule of law concerns completely differently in the case of the left-wing Socialist party in Spain than it does in the case of…

European Commission Proposes Start of Accession Talks with Ukraine and Moldova, Considering of Candidate Status to Georgia

Ursula von der Leyen, presenting the report on the expected reforms for the EU accession of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, as well as the accession prospects for the Western Balkans and Turkey, announced that the European Commission recommends initiating accession…
Viktor Orbán speaking at the leadership meeting of CDI in Bled, Slovenia on 18 May 2023.

Financial Times: Brussels May Unfreeze Hungarian Funds

Viktor Orbán has firmly stated that Hungary will not approve any EU budget increase until its access to the withheld funds is reinstated. The EC may now be willing to release the frozen funding to gain Budapest’s support for an…
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend the second working session of the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on 9 September 2023.

How the French And the Germans Seek to Reform the EU (and Mute Dissenting Voices)

The French and German political elites have apparently grown tired of the never-ending debates about the present and future of the European Union, which are impeding the integration goals they wish to see, and now want to force them to…
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

‘State of the Union 2023’ Address — A Missed Opportunity to Demonstrate Trustworthiness

Ursula von der Leyen’s annual ‘State of the Union’ address was rife with notable omissions, which raises concerns about transparency, and highlights the need for the Brussels leadership to demonstrate more substantively that they are worthy of voter trust ahead…
Prof Jesse Merriam

‘In the EU and the USA, Those In Power Tend to Invoke the Rule of Law as a Weapon’ — An Interview with Prof. Jesse Merriam

‘One of the most dangerous trends we are seeing in the West is the increasing deployment of the rule of law for instrumental political ends. We are seeing this in the European Union, just as we are seeing it used…
The Plenary Hall of the European Parliament in 2021.

European Elections 2024: The EP Campaigns with a Treaty Change

The European Parliament’s new campaign proposal would not only end the foreign affairs veto by amending the EU treaties but would also give the EU more power in the area of the rule of law and migration. As part of…
Werner Patzelt/Flickr

The German Elephant and the Hungarian Mouse — Werner Patzelt on European Identity, EU Institutions and Germany’s Role

‘A significant part of European culture is fading away. The Greek tradition of philosophy, knowledge, curiosity, is being lost. We live in the period of cancel culture, of narrowing down what can be contested or argued or put into question….
Youth at the 32nd Tusványos Summer Festival on 18 July 2023.

Tusványos Day 2: Politicians Share Thoughts on Universities, Ukraine, Brussels, Energy Security and the Role of Culture

A brief summary of the most important remarks made by government officials on the second day of the 32nd Tusványos Summer Festival in Transylvania….
A witches kitchen

2023 Rule of Law Report on Hungary: a ‘Brussels Cookbook’ of Narratives

While many had hoped for a more balanced portrayal of Hungary’s legal system and reforms, the report still appears to maintain a negative image of the country….

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