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Can the militarization of the regime really not happen?
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Can the militarization of the regime really not happen?

Posted on March, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

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 →

If it takes a referendum, Orbán can’t make Hungary leave the EU
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If it takes a referendum, Orbán can’t make Hungary leave the EU

Posted on December, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Can Orbán exit Hungary from the EU? Continue reading →

Breathtaking increase in support for EU
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Breathtaking increase in support for EU

Posted on October, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Despite 10 years of hysterical anti-EU propaganda Continue reading →

Orbán is taking his game to the next level: EU
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Orbán is taking his game to the next level: EU

Posted on August, 2018 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán as the new Juncker? Putin and Bannon approve Continue reading →

Orbán Has Taken EPP For a Ride (Again)
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Orbán Has Taken EPP For a Ride (Again)

Posted on May, 2018 by MwBp • 1 Comment

EPP wants to believe and is hugely complicit in Orbán’s sins Continue reading →

Chinese v EU Infrastructure Investment in CEE
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Chinese v EU Infrastructure Investment in CEE

Posted on November, 2017 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Loans vs subsidies Continue reading →

7 Issues Hungary and the Balkans Now Have in Common
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7 Issues Hungary and the Balkans Now Have in Common

Posted on August, 2017 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Both EU accession and membership need to be reinvented Continue reading →

Macron Meets His German Fate
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Macron Meets His German Fate

Posted on May, 2017 by MwBp • 2 Comments

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.
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This Is Not a Survey. This Is Propaganda.

Posted on April, 2017 by MwBp • 7 Comments

Six shockingly manipulative questions, designed to outrage – and all of them are lies Continue reading →

3 Things Orbán Got Right About the EU
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3 Things Orbán Got Right About the EU

Posted on March, 2017 by MwBp • 1 Comment

Exploiting weaknesses gives you an edge in the race to the bottom Continue reading →

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