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Prime ministers of Hungary and Poland shake hands during celebrations of Hungary’s National Day in Budapest in 2019
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Why Hungary and Poland are sticking together
Dr. Pawel Kowal
Dr. Pawel Kowal

When Poland's and Hungary’s leaders jointly threatened to veto the EU’s Covid recovery fund last December, they argued it was in defense of their sovereignty. The nations’ historical traumas notwithstanding, both governments are rumbling down the path toward authoritarianism. 

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100 years of Hungary’s dictated peace

This month, Hungary commemorated the centennial anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon, which handed 72 percent of its land to neighboring states. While Hungarians have every right to reflect on the unfairness of the peace terms, this year’s ceremony has taken place amid much criticism from Western member states of ...
Warsaw, March 12, 2016: A pro-European demonstration. Hungarians and Poles enjoy unrestricted freedom of speech and association; citizens may publicly demonstrate their opposition to the government (source: dpa)
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Central Europe is headed for turbulence, not Putinization

Recent political developments in Hungary and Poland have been interpreted as portending a reversal of westernization. If history is any guide, this perception is wrong. It is true that the region appears headed for institutional turbulence that could foster growing political and economic volatility. But a more serious upheaval is ...
 Ignacy Morawski
Ignacy Morawski
Moscow, 14 Jan. 14, 2014: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) reached a deal on the Paks nuclear power plant modernization that may bend EU’s procurement rules (source: dpa)
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EU faces dilemmas over Hungary’s nuclear deal with Russia

Hungary is officially upbeat about its agreement with Russia to expand the Paks-2 nuclear plant. But behind the hurrah-optimism of Prime Minister Viktor Orban and government officials, the 12 billion euro contract with Rosatom is encountering stiff resistance at home and abroad, writes GIS guest expert Peter Juhasz. Summary ...
 Peter Juhasz
Peter Juhasz
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