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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...

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    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

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    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?

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

    Whale preservation good. Human preservation not so much

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

    Why is the media ignoring this story?

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    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

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    Sargentini Report

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    FM Szijjártó: Sargentini Report adopted through voting fraud

    Sep 12, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    News from today’s vote in the European Parliament report that the Sargentini Report proposing an Article 7 procedure against Hungary has passed with the necessary “two-thirds majority.” Passage, however, relied on voting fraud, a violation of clear voting procedures, and the Hungarian government is currently evaluating possible avenues for legal remedy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said during this afternoon’s press conference in Budapest.

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    The debate over the Sargentini Report, Part 2: Are they really this desperate?

    Sep 08, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    As I wrote in Part 1, the European Parliament will convene in plenary next Tuesday to debate a resolution to trigger an Article 7 procedure against Hungary for alleged violations of the rule of law. Following the debate, it could be put to a vote on Wednesday. According to sources in the EP, liberals and leftists have become so desperate to push through the Sargentini Report that they would resort to an underhanded voting trick.

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