Category: VOLUME XI, No. 5

HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS

“What is the trend and magnitude of the changes Hungarian foreign policy will be forced to implement as the world emerges from the coronavirus crisis? Are we going to be compelled to make any radical changes at all? Or is it rather the case that the pandemic merely amplifies already

THE RULE OF LAW DEBATE – CAN GERMANY GET HUNGARY OFF THE HOOK?

“‘Rule of Law’ has become the battle cry of our times in the arena of European politics. Accompanied by spectacular rhetorical theatrics of leading politicians whenever the media are around, the ‘RoL’, as it is often abbreviated, looks set to become the object of new EU rules aiming to discipline

THE COMISSION’S EU BUDGET PROPOSAL HAS BEEN OVERRULED

“The Eurozone was already in a fragile condition when the coronavirus pandemic struck, so at the instigation of France and Germany, a major €750 billion support and recovery fund was established by the EU to tackle the challenges posed by the pandemic. €390 billion of this stimulus package, which is

LEGAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DILEMMAS REGARDING THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION

Ever since the Polish Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, announced at a press conference towards the end of July 2020 that Poland wished to withdraw from the agreement commonly known as the Istanbul Convention, debates over the legitimacy of the document signed in the Turkish metropolis in 2011 have again

OUR OLD KÖNIGLICHE HEIMAT – ON THE EUROPEANISM OF ENGLISHNESS

If you are an Englishman living on the European mainland, you will no doubt have come across the idea that England is a conservative relic; an impression that either charms or infuriates the continental observer. But while there is some veracity contained in this concept, its truth may belie the

POPE JOHN PAUL II AND THE THEOLOGY OF THE NATION

The year 2020 marks the centennial of John Paul II, the 100th birthday of Karol Wojtyła, future Pope, poet, Polish patriot and saint. He was born in a Poland where Mary was revered as the Eternal Mother and the regnant Queen, and the love of country was a function of

DE GAULLE AND CHURCHILL – POLITICAL CONFLICT IN A COMMON ENDEAVOUR

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism,when hate for people other than your own comes first.Charles de Gaulle1 You have enemies? Good.It means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Winston Churchill On 18 June 1942, the second anniversary of his great Appel to the