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Victor Orbán Viktor Orbán has become the perfect personification of a far-right populist leader. With his party Fidesz and an always present legislative majority, Orbán has reshaped the Hungarian democracy…
Von der Leyen’s camaraderie with Avdullah Hoti: Supporting Kosovo in its EU integration
+ They met on June the 25th, a day before von der Leyen’s meeting with the Serbian President. + Hoti remarked that his country meets the EU visa liberalisation criteria.…
Ursula von der Leyen’s frenemies with Xi Jinping: Trade interdependence but different values
+ Von der Leyen’s European Commission has identified China as one of the main perpetrators of online misinformation about coronavirus in the EU. + EU leaders do not want to…
Friday (April 3rd): EU a la carte
Koen Lenaerts Name? Koen Lenaerts Westphalian identity? Belgian Age? 65 Why is he in the news? Koen Lenaerts is the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union.…
Monday (March 30th): Orbán takes control, full control
Viktor Orbán Name? Viktor Orbán Westphalian identity? Hungarian Age? 56 Why is he in the news? Today Hungary’s parliament passed a law that lets Orbán rule Hungary by decree, without…
Wednesday (March 25th): EU greenlights membership consideration of Albania & North Macedonia
Oliver Varhelyi Name? Oliver Varhelyi Westphalian identity? Hungarian Age? 48 Why is he in the news? The 27 European Ministers of Foreign Affairs agreed to start negotiations for the 35…
Ursula: Covid-19: Will Europe (the EU) survive?
Ursula is keeping Europe alive, or at least she is trying Twitter: @vonderLeyen During the past few weeks, multiple European governments have closed their borders to prevent Covid-19 from spreading…
Thursday (March 5th): Brexit is cooler than Covid-19
Michel Barnier Name? Michel Barnier Westphalian identity? French but European in this context Age? 69 Why is he in the news? Let’s take a break from the exhausting panic about…
Ursula von der Leyen’s First Day at Work
On December 1st Ursula could finally move into her office and make phone calls. Twitter: @vonderleyen A Compromise for a Commission Finally, Ursula von der Leyen was able to start…