[Leaning Right]

Thanks for posting this. It is an interesting counterbalance to the pro-Magyar articles recently posted here.

I’m taking a wait-and-see attitude. Great if Magyar continues Orbán’s staunchly anti-immigration and EU-skeptical stances. Not so great otherwise.

And as a side point, too often this topic is colored by one’s view of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. The question should be what’s best for Hungary, not what’s best for Russia or Ukraine.

[nathanbedford]

From groc:

In summary, the Hungarian funds are conditional EU development money withheld under established internal rules to safeguard values and the budget; the Russian assets are external sanctions assets held against an aggressor state. The EU's approach to Hungary rests on solid legal legitimacy (with political controversy) and has been largely transparent procedurally, though implementation has drawn valid critiques of consistency and openness. With the post-election transition, the Commission has signaled readiness to release funds swiftly upon verifiable reforms.

[volare737]

Agreed. There is no conceivable reason for him to have missed that many votes other the EU engineering the election.

If there is a good reason, I would sure like to hear it.

[citizen]

I don’t think there is any need to wait and see. The EU suits have for years hated Orban for vetoing EU edicts.

That the EU is immediately moving to prevent a future Hungary or any single EU member nation from stymieing their plans is really all we need to know.