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The Left and the far-right want to convince the world that Jobbik is now ‘kosher,’ but they’ve got a serious problem

Another story that the international media continues to ignore...

With his visit this weekend to Budapest, Commissioner Timmermans is giving his seal of approval to the Left’s alliance with the extremist, far-right

It’s a deeply disturbing political deal and it seems Commissioner Timmermans is ok with that

Hungarian NGO activists lobby MPs in the Dutch Parliament to put more pressure on Hungary

These activists have no democratic mandate, so why do the Dutch even bother?

Dear Guardian columnist: No, Hungary’s family policy is not about “controlling women’s bodies”

Whale preservation good. Human preservation not so much

World Jewish Congress “deeply troubled” by “dangerous” alliance between Hungary’s opposition and “extremist Jobbik”

Why is the media ignoring this story?

US Sec State Pompeo in Budapest: “Americans and Hungarians have always stood together in the pursuit of freedom, and that tradition continues today”

Although the general direction of US and Hungarian policy is important, cooperation is clear in specific areas as well

Briefing room

News in Brief

FM: IS terrorists are returning to Europe “by the hundreds"

Feb 21, 2019

Migration poses “further and extreme” risks for Europe, the foreign minister said

News in Brief

President Áder: Economic relations between Hungary and Austria have intensified dynamically over the past seven years

Feb 21, 2019

President Áder said Austria is still one of Hungary’s major economic partners, noting that it is the third largest foreign employer and investor in Hungary

News in Brief

Budapest Airport installs largest digital screens on the continent

Feb 21, 2019

In 2019, Budapest Airport is expecting many new improvements which are part of the 6.5 billion HUF Budapest Plus program

News in Brief

Tony Curtis exhibition coming to Hungary in August

Feb 21, 2019

The exhibition of the Hollywood star’s personal effects will open in August in the northeast Hungarian town of Mátészalka. Curtis' parents were from the Hungarian town

The Spokesman's blog

The Left and the far-right want to convince the world that Jobbik is now ‘kosher,’ but they’ve got a serious problem

Just when you thought the story couldn’t get any worse. Hungary’s far-right, extremist party, Jobbik, decided in December 2018 to dismiss one of its vice presidents because of his anti-Semitic statements and replaced him with another who backed the idea of drawing up a list of Jews.