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Jean-Claude Juncker

Authoritarian drift in Hungary: Europe must find the antidote for Viktor Orbán’s latest power grab Jean-Claude Juncker

Authoritarian drift in Hungary: Europe must find the antidote for Viktor Orbán’s latest power grab

Led by our partners Civico Europa, political and cultural figures from across the continent call on the institutions and citizens of the EU to take action against the Hungarian Prime Minister's latest power grab, enacted on the pretext of combating the coronavirus epidemic. We Europeans need to fight two viruses,…
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April 20, 2020
By surrendering to autocracy in the fight against COVID-19, Hungary poisons European ideals Jean-Claude Juncker

By surrendering to autocracy in the fight against COVID-19, Hungary poisons European ideals

The EU must swiftly propose and adopt sanctions against the latest ‘democratic backsliding’ by the Hungarian government, say leading European politicians, media and civil society leaders in an open letter whose signatories include former Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, and EURACTIV founder Christophe Leclercq. We Europeans need to…
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April 20, 2020
Jean-Claude Juncker urges ‘plain language’ on Hungary’s state power grab Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker urges ‘plain language’ on Hungary’s state power grab

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her predecessor Jean-Claude Juncker | Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images Hungary is ‘acting outside of any reasonable zone,’ says former Commission president. The EU should have called "a spade a spade" in a more robust response to Hungary's move to boost government…
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April 13, 2020
Viktor Orban Profits From Friends and Funds from the European Union Jean-Claude Juncker

Viktor Orban Profits From Friends and Funds from the European Union

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Viktor Orban’s latest power grab in Hungary speaks to his sheer ruthlessness and canny opportunism as a politician.As nations around the world hunker down for the all-consuming fight against Covid-19, the Central European country’s prime minister has seized the opportunity to amass emergency powers to support his ambitions…
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April 7, 2020
Viktor Orban Profits From Friends and Funds from the European Union Jean-Claude Juncker

Viktor Orban Profits From Friends and Funds from the European Union

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Viktor Orban’s latest power grab in Hungary speaks to his sheer ruthlessness and canny opportunism as a politician.As nations around the world hunker down for the all-consuming fight against Covid-19, the Central European country’s prime minister has seized the opportunity to amass emergency powers to support his ambitions…
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April 7, 2020
French Diplomatic Note: Coronavirus May Cause African States to Collapse Jean-Claude Juncker

French Diplomatic Note: Coronavirus May Cause African States to Collapse

A leaked French diplomatic note has claimed that outbreaks of Chinese coronavirus in Africa could lead to the collapse of regimes in various countries across the continent. Currently, coronavirus cases across Africa remain low in comparison to Europe, North America, and Asia, but experts predict that a severe outbreak of…
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April 5, 2020