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Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2024 19:55:59 GMT
On the 29th, Hungary expressed a positive attitude toward approving the European Union's (EU) aid proposal of 50 billion euros (approximately 8 trillion yen) to Ukraine, which it had previously rejected. The EU is aiming to agree on the aid plan at an emergency summit on February 1, and Hungary may have made concessions amid mounting pressure from other member states.
[Photo] Kim Jong-un expresses support for Russia as a “death of justice”
Meanwhile, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó visited Uzhgorod in western Ukraine on the 29th and met with his country's Foreign Minister Kuleba. Both countries agreed to aim to hold a summit meeting to improve relations.
The Orban administration in Hungary is said to be close to the Putin administration in Russia. After Russia invaded Ukraine, it disrupted the EU's efforts to support Ukraine. At the EU summit in December last year, he opposed a budget review that included 50 billion euros (over four years) in aid to Ukraine. The resolution was shelved because it requires unanimity.
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Post by Admin on Feb 6, 2024 13:49:09 GMT
According to the US Bloomberg News Agency and other sources, approval of Sweden's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was scheduled to be an agenda item, but deliberations were postponed due to a lack of quorum as the ruling Fidesz party, which holds the majority, was absent.
New accession to NATO requires ratification by all member states. Turkey, which had been postponing the process, changed its approval on January 23, leaving only Hungary.
The country's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has expressed support for Sweden's membership, but Fidesz is requesting a meeting between Mr. Orbán and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christesson before ratification.
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Post by Admin on Feb 11, 2024 13:29:34 GMT
[Berlin Current Affairs] European political circles are frequently at the mercy of Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, who puts his country first, and a feeling of ``Orban fatigue'' (Polish Prime Minister) is spreading among the leaders of various countries.
[Photo] Hungarian President Novak, a close aide of Prime Minister Orbán, resigned on the 10th
There are signs that the right-wing ruling party ``Fidesz Hungarian Civic League,'' which supports the Orbán government with its pronounced authoritarian stance, is collaborating with right-wing populist parties that are emerging in various countries, which is a cause for concern for European countries to take a united stance.
"Why don't we go out for coffee?" Last December, at a summit meeting to discuss Ukraine's entry into negotiations for membership in the European Union (EU), where Russia continued to invade, German Chancellor Scholz urged Orbán to leave. The summit took a vote in Orbán's absence, and it was decided to enter accession negotiations. An agreement would require unanimity, and it was a clever move to reach a compromise with Mr. Orbán, who remains conciliatory toward Russia and does not want to give up his opposition.
The Hungarian parliament delayed approval of Sweden's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) without providing any rationale, making it the last country yet to ratify it. Hungary has asked Sweden, which criticizes Sweden's domestic politics, to "express its respect" and has asked Prime Minister Cristsion to come to Sweden.
Zsuzsanna Begh, a visiting researcher at the German Marshall Foundation in the US and an expert on Eastern European politics, explains that the Hungarian government and ruling Fidesz party are interested in "maintaining Mr. Orbán's face." He points out that the progress of the ratification process depends on Mr. Orbán's decision. It appears that European politics is being swayed by the authoritarian Orbán regime.
Hungary has been isolated in Europe, with some of its subsidies from the EU frozen due to the ``undermining of the rule of law,'' and even after the invasion of Ukraine, it has maintained good relations with Russia, which it relies on for energy procurement. However, in the European Parliament elections scheduled for June, it is expected that right-wing populist factions, who advocate policies similar to Orban's such as anti-immigration and curbing the powers of the EU, will gain more seats.
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