Hungary or Slovenia – Who will give the next enlargement Commissioner?
With only a month left for the nomination of candidates for the next European Commission, two countries have expressed their interest for their candidate to be in charge of the enlargement portfolio....
View ArticleOrbán’s former Justice Minister nominated to be in charge of EU’s enlargement
BRUSSELS – Despite rumours that Dubravka Šuica of Croatia or Janez Lenarčič of Slovenia are going to be nominated for the Neighbourhood and Enlargement portfolio in the new European Commission, in the...
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László Trócsányi: Good news only for the leaders of the candidate countries
Even though the European Commissioners are not supposed to represent their national interest, it is impossible to separate the track record of former Justice Minister of Hungary László Trócsányi and...
View ArticleOlivér Várhelyi nominated by Orbán as the replacement for Trócsányi
BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST – Following the rejection of Hungarian original nominee László Trócsányi by the European Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has nominated Hungarian Permanent Representative to...
View ArticleBieber: Von der Leyen should reshuffle the Commissioner’s portfolios
GRAZ – Olivér Várhelyi might appear to be an apolitical bureaucrat, but Orbán government has not afforded diplomats and other technocrats any independence and those whose careers have advanced during...
View ArticleVisegrád Prime Ministers disappointed with EU’s negative message to WB
PRAGUE – Speeding up enlargement negotiations with Montenegro and Serbia could somewhat mitigate the negative signal sent by not opening accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania, Visegrád Group...
View ArticleVárhelyi repeatedly questioned by MEPs about his independence from Orbán
BRUSSELS – Commissioner-designate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi went through two and a half hours of hearing in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament...
View ArticleS&D MEPs ask the Commission about Hungarian interference in North Macedonian...
BRUSSELS – S&D Group called European Commission to act on Hungary’s interference in the democratic process in Slovenia and North Macedonia. MEPs Tanja Fajon, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri and Andreas...
View ArticleA year after suspending Fidesz, EPP still turning a blind eye to Serbian...
On 20 March 2019, European People’s Party (EPP) made a decision to suspend the ruling party of Hungary, Fidesz, from its membership. “As the party of Europe’s Founding Fathers and many European...
View Article[EWB Interview] Ara-Kovács: Vučić’s undemocratic steps could damage Serbia’s...
The controversial aspects of the state of emergency in Serbia, declared due to the COVDID-19 pandemic, did not go unnoticed in the EU – on 16 April, a group of 20 MEPs signed a letter drafted by Attila...
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