R. Daniel Kelemen from Rutgers has given an interview to Népszava and in it he mentioned that the benefit of an EU-membership might be that Orbán will not resort to Lukashenko-like violence because an EU member state can not sink as deeply into autocracy as a non-member could. Continue reading
Tag Archives: EU
If it takes a referendum, Orbán can’t make Hungary leave the EU
Can Orbán exit Hungary from the EU? Continue reading
Breathtaking increase in support for EU
Despite 10 years of hysterical anti-EU propaganda Continue reading
Orbán is taking his game to the next level: EU
Orbán as the new Juncker? Putin and Bannon approve Continue reading
Orbán Has Taken EPP For a Ride (Again)
EPP wants to believe and is hugely complicit in Orbán’s sins Continue reading
Chinese v EU Infrastructure Investment in CEE
Loans vs subsidies Continue reading
7 Issues Hungary and the Balkans Now Have in Common
Both EU accession and membership need to be reinvented Continue reading
Macron Meets His German Fate
It doesn’t make sense to ask France to make reforms before easing on the principles Continue reading
This Is Not a Survey. This Is Propaganda.
Six shockingly manipulative questions, designed to outrage – and all of them are lies Continue reading
3 Things Orbán Got Right About the EU
Exploiting weaknesses gives you an edge in the race to the bottom Continue reading