That Was Not The Deal – A Conservative Critique of The Orbán System
Our point is: if Orbán was in opposition and Hungary’s rulers did what he is doing now, he would loudly call them communist. And he would be right.
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“Karikó’s assertion cannot be refuted” – the director general of the Historical Archives of the State Security Services about the agent accusation
It was explosive news that Hungarian scientist Katalin Karikó, who played a key role in the development of vaccines using mRNA technology, confirmed that she had been recruited by the state security services in the late 1970s. The director general of the Historical Archives of the State Security Services (ÁBTL) tells our publication that Karikó’s “index card six” can indeed be found in their institution. What does this document reveal?
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“We are like cockroaches in a nuclear war” – interviewing Putin’s latest enemy
The Russian government has put the sole remaining major independent news outlet, Meduza, in front of its administrative death squad. In his interview to Válasz Online, editor-in-chief Ivan Kolpakov explains why.
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Putin needs people like Orbán – an exclusive interview with Mikhail Kasyanov
Válasz Online asks Mikhail Kasyanov, who has been a harsh critic of his former boss since 2005, about the prospects of the opposition after the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny and about the Hungarian-Russian friendship blossoming since 2010. Moreover: as a Russia liberal, would he hand back Crimea to Ukraine?
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‘Belarus is not a second Maidan’ – exclusive interview with the leader of the Belarusian opposition
Maria Kalesnikova believes even with the governance of the current opposition Belarus would not turn away from Russia towards the West.
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“My father was not a Jew-hater but a careerist” – an exclusive interview with the son of a Nazi mass murderer
What should a son do when his father was responsible for exterminating millions of Jews and Poles?
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András Lányi: We are living through the most dangerous moments of history
We believe that the writer and philosopher has created a key text about the effects of the virus on Europe and the West, with a detour into the conditions in his native Hungary.
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Stopping climate change: a Hungarian scientist has transformed CO2 into useful substance
The Hungarian chemist-economist, Zoltán Köntös, has invented the method of transforming the Globe-choking CO2 into useful substance in large quantity.
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“Today I do not miss Fidesz” – an exclusive interview with the leader of the Polish opposition
The former foreign minister and Sejm Marshal, whom we met at EPP’s congress last week, also says he does not miss Fidesz any more while the helm that takes the Hungarian party back to EPP is entirely in Viktor Orbán’s hands.
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“I do not see Arabs as enemies” – Israel’s outgoing ambassador about the Soros-billboards and the challenges ahead of the Hungarian Jews
An Arab can be a good citizen of Israel, says Yossi Amrani who believes Hungary would also do better if it did not judge people by their origin. Israel’s outgoing ambassador to Budapest explains Válasz Online his Arab roots as well and stands by Pride and the advertisement of Coca-Cola that caused serious public impact lately.
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“I don’t think I feel the need to write songs about politics” – An exclusive interview with Katie Melua
Sweet, mellifluous voice on the phone. A dulcet tone which sounds suspiciously familiar. Is it her? Hardly. In case of international superstars, it is common for a manager to pick up the receiver first, sometimes
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US top diplomat on Ukraine to Válasz: “It does not matter who is the president”
“We do not support individuals and candidates, we support principles”, says the US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations asked by Válasz Online. When it comes to president-elect Volodimir Zelensky, Ambassador Kurt Volker admits democracy is
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“The point is, it should hurt” – A Good Friday interview with cardinal Péter Erdő about Lenten, politics and Christian Europe
Seeing the Cathedral Notre-Dame on fire filled not only the religious hearts with deep sorrow. And this common sorrow shows us perfectly how deeply and strongly interconnected are Christianity and the European identity, cardinal Péter
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Belgian EPP member initiating the expulsion of Fidesz: “Are we the idiots? We are the majority!”
“It was strange to see someone vote for sanctions against themselves,” Benoît Lutgen, president of Belgian cdH, one of the parties requesting Fidesz’s expulsion from the EPP. Válasz followed the events live in Brussels as
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The most divided country in Europe – A young Danish journalist wrote a book about Hungary
Viktor Orbán managed to break certain taboos in Europe but he has not facilitated serious debates in Hungary, according to Lasse Skytt. The young Danish journalist was not pleased with the reports about Hungary so
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“Orbán is the future of Europe“ – Nigel Farage tells Válasz
“You can never tell what freedom looks like“, relaxes himself the loudest founding father of Brexit asked by Válasz. Nigel Farage, the former leader of UKIP, is not even sure how will his homeland look
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One should never trust Russia – an exclusive interview with Ben Hodges
He has never been concerned about what Russia thinks; notwithstanding, he is wary of the installation of a permanent US military base in Poland. In an exclusive interview to Válasz, the former commander of the
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The Austrian ex-minister who takes Viktor Orbán’s oligarchs to the sky
The Hungarian press has already reported about the lavish lifestyle of Hungary’s top business and political leaders. Válasz has now investigated that the luxury yachts and aircrafts used by the circle of Lőrinc Mészáros (prime
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The friend of Erdoğan conquers Hungary’s solar energy sector
The Turkish businessman Adnan Polat, who stands in the focus of the Erdoğan–Orbán axis, has transformed Hungary to a procession area of the wealthiest class of his compatriots: he and his fellows are already controlling
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Radosław Sikorski: “Viktor, this is not what we were fighting for”
An Oxford alumnus, war correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph from Afghanistan, former minister of national defence and foreign affairs as well as a one-year speakership of the Polish sejm before a rather disgraceful exit from
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