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Analyses | | Łukasz Frynia, Ryszarda Formuszewicz

The game to exclude Fidesz from the European Peoples Party

On 4th March the president of the European People’s Party (EPP) Joseph Daul announced the launch of a procedure which could lead to Fidesz being suspended or excluded from the party. The related motion was supported by 13 parties from 10…
Analyses | | Łukasz Frynia

Hungarys response to the offer to improve US-Hungarian relations

On 11 February, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travelled to Budapest as part of his trip to Europe. This was the first visit of a US Secretary of State to Hungary since 2011. Pompeo met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the minister…
Analyses | | Łukasz Frynia

Hungary the opposition joins forces to resist labour law amendments

Fidesz, the governing party in Hungary, passed a controversial act modifying the Labour Code on 12 December. It increases the admissible level of overtime from 250 to 400 hours annually and extends the period within which the employer must…
Analyses | | Łukasz Frynia

Consolidation of the pro-government media in Hungary

On 28 November, the owners of the majority of Hungary’s conservative media began transferring shares in their companies to the Central European Press and Media Foundation that was established in August. The foundation is led by individuals…