News in Brief Justice Minister says Europe should focus on terrorism threat Nov 04, 2020 Justice Minister Judit Varga said Europe needed to “wake up from hypocrisy and start to talk about real problems: anti-Semitism, murders and terrorist attacks in western Europe”.
News in Brief Letter to the FT: Hungary's universities row has never been political Oct 12, 2020 State Secretary says Hungary’s 2017 amendment of its higher education bill has never been about politics, or even about George Soros.
Blog Wie man die Financial Times hereinlegt, Falschnachrichten zu veröffentlichen Jun 18, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács Mitten in der Coronavirus-Pandemie wurden die Wähler möglicherweise mit einem der unangenehmsten Versuche der ungarischen linken Opposition konfrontiert, falsche Nachrichten zu produzieren. Natürlich konnte die Opposition niemanden täuschen, außer vielleicht der Financial Times, aber es zeigt, dass es Leute gibt, die alles tun würden, um der Orbán-Regierung zu schaden.
Blog Duping the Financial Times into publishing fake news Jun 16, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, voters may have faced one of the most unpleasant attempts to produce fake news by Hungary’s left-wing opposition. Of course they couldn’t fool anyone, except maybe the Financial Times, but it does show that there are people who would do anything to damage the Orbán government.
News in Brief Budapest resident writes letter to FT pointing out that whatever PM Orbán’s government does, it never receives a positive headline May 20, 2020 As it stands today in Hungary, the pandemic is well under control, the fatality numbers are well below any in western Europe. So what was the fuss all about?
News in Brief Jewish life in Budapest is enjoying a renaissance May 21, 2019 Writer Adam LeBor has penned a compelling piece for The Financial Times where he highlights how Jewish life in Hungary is enjoying a revival, where it’s extremely safe and secure
News in Brief Seven Hungarian firms among top 1,000 fastest-growing companies in Europe Mar 04, 2019 According to The Financial Times list of Europe’s 1,000 fastest-growing companies, Hungary did particularly well this year with seven entries
Blog To the Financial Times, he’s Person of the Year, but to many ordinary citizens, Soros is an enemy of their democracy Dec 21, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács The man that the Financial Times calls the “standard bearer for liberal democracy” devotes untold treasure to undermining popular democracy.
News in Brief Prime Minister FT likens Trump’s presidency to the way PM Orbán successfully runs Hungary Nov 08, 2018 The Financial Times in the UK discusses the emergence of billionaire George Soros and the affect his actions have had on both the United States and Europe
Blog How Fantastic Feb 01, 2018 - Mária Schmidt This newspaper, apparently the authoritative daily of the business world, set out to decipher Orbán’s secret with the intent of revealing to its readers Viktor Orbán’s real nature and his “illiberal democracy”.
Blog Here’s how the Financial Times missed the story – again Jan 26, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács Yesterday, the Financial Times published a long feature entitled, “The rise and rise of Viktor Orbán.”
Blog What do globalists and communist collaborators have in common? Orbánophobia Oct 26, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács As a sometimes vocal critic of certain EU policies and a leading figure in the move to strengthen borders, limit immigration and oppose pro-migration forces, Prime Minister Orbán has become a target of some sharp criticism. That’s to be expected, but among Prime Minister Orbán’s detractors, there is a special group on the extreme end of the spectrum that harbor an irrational fear and contempt.
Blog The Financial Times has become completely unhinged Oct 04, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Over the course of the last two weeks, the Financial Times has run no fewer than four – yes, four – articles maligning the Orbán Government for our opposition to George Soros’ pro-immigration agenda and for the usual charge of undemocratic behavior. We must have got under their skin.
News in Brief Hungarian government pens letter to Financial Times opposing the "Soros plan" Sep 28, 2017 The government of Viktor Orbán opposes illegal immigration, with broad, popular support, and that’s why it opposes Mr Soros’s efforts to push his immigration plan, Hungary's government spokesperson said
Blog The Financial Times and the Soros plan deniers: these people just aren’t being straight with us Sep 22, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Sometimes, you just can’t make this stuff up. Over the course of last week, two prominent media sources have run pieces featuring flat-out denials that the Soros plan exists.