I left Budapest in July 2017 after 3.5 years of living in this beautiful capitol. This is a part 2 of my series about the reasons that led me to quitting Budapest. Read the first part about how the city changed, and how tourism shapes it. Or just be a rebel, and read the second […]
Affairs
An archive of my articles on current affairs in Central Europe, mainly in Hungary and the Czech Republic. Topics include policies, migration and refugees, relations with China and many more.
Hungarians are so brave for surviving this
The Hungarian referendum tested not only my nerves but also the stamina of Hungarians. What did we have to withstand since the announcement of the referendum? Let me walk you through the five months of the campaign as I experienced it here in Hungary. A little Hungarian referendum timeline February 2016 I heard about the […]
Hungary’s referendum about EU quota and what is wrong with it
Hungary has been swamped with billboards again, this time, the government played everything on one card and decided to send a message to Brussels so that they also get it. What is it all about? Who gets richer and what valuable messages does it truly send? Read further to find out how to never construct […]
Czechs, China and the flags – visit of the Chinese president to the Czech Republic
The Chinese president Xi Jinping is paying a visit to the Czech Republic in the period 28 – 30th March 2016 for the very first time. Many state officials have already visited the Czech Republic since the Velvet Revolution, but this time, it feels somewhat special. Where are the controversies and what are the reactions of […]
What is happening in Czech refugee detention centres?
The Czech Republic is: a) neighbour of Germany and Austria; b) the most developed from the V4 countries; c) a country that lived under communism for four decades and since the Velvet revolution break out, also a country that focuses its foreign policy on the protection of human rights. All are correct, but there is […]
Infographics: Status Quo of Migration to Hungary in 1H 2015
Illegal Migration to Hungary Hungary has been experiencing a huge influx of illegal migration in the past half a year with an average of 1,000 people a day coming in the last weeks. Majority of them are arriving to Hungary through the common border with Serbia. To stop them, Hungary will erect a fence and […]
Hungary: From illiberal democracy to pornography. Viktor Orban speaks.
The prime ministers of Visegrad countries (Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic) were participating in a Q & A session at the Globsec 2015 conference. Hungarian PM, Viktor Orban managed to embrace reference to pornography, Christianity and family making in his answers. He also referred to Hungarians as discussion addicts (more about the all […]
Anti-Immigration Billboard Campaign – If you come to Hungary…
Hungary has been over the past month struggling with a huge influx of refugees that amount up on average to 400 people/day. Being the gateway to Schengen zone, while it is being encompassed by 4 non-Schengen countries (Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia). Guarding more than 1000 km has become lately more and more demanding. Hungarian Prime […]
Flight radar over Ukraine after MH17 crash
Interesting, what routes become alternatives against flying through Ukraine.