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1 week ago | vsquare.org | Szabolcs Panyi

HungaryHungary ranks second in terms of public warmth toward authoritarian powers. However, despite Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s overtures to Moscow, 61% of Hungarian respondents view Russia negatively, and only 21% hold a positive view of the country. Supporters of Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party are the most pro-Russian (42%), closely followed by voters of the far-right Our Homeland party (40%).

3 weeks ago | vsquare.org | Szabolcs Panyi

Welcome back to Goulash, where we dish out the hottest bites from Central Europe’s political kitchen. Donald Trump’s latest moves are once again shaking up global alliances and markets — and our region is feeling the heat. Central Europe is in a vulnerable spot, just as Russian meddling ramps up, with our new analysis explaining all the recent cyber campaigns in Germany and beyond.

1 month ago | vsquare.org | Szabolcs Panyi

Welcome back to Goulash, where we keep stirring the pot on Central Europe’s bubbling political landscape. The far-right is rising in Poland, while Viktor Orbán has been turning up the heat on his own radical agenda in Hungary—seasoning his rule with yet another alarming far-right shift. Our main scoop this week is particularly spicy: Orbán’s intelligence agency is now cooking up a blacklist of so-called foreign agents, whom he has labeled stink bugs and vowed to “eliminate by Easter”.

1 month ago | vsquare.org | Paul May

Germany’s political structure and electoral system favors a coalition of the major parties. But with a growing movement of the far-right — and the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) doubling their vote share — disinformation tools have been used to push electoral agendas towards narratives favouring the Kremlin. Meanwhile, Russian election interference continues to expand throughout Europe.

1 month ago | vsquare.org | Szabolcs Panyi

Szabolcs Panyi (VSquare) Photo: Zoltán Fischer (Hungarian PM's Office) 2025-03-10 The Trump administration’s most influential think tank, The Heritage Foundation, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland and Hungary on how to shape the future of the European Union. The proposals, obtained by VSquare, include dismantling key EU institutions and renaming the entire bloc.