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Hungary's PM, Viktor Orban, welcomes his Polish counterpart, Beata Szydlo, to the parliament in Budapest. (Photo: Official Facebook page of Viktor Orban)

Central Europe's descent into authoritarianism

It is time to accept that recent developments in Hungary and Poland, along with alarming reports on democratic standards in the region, are not just temporary turbulence, but a new type of political regime in the making.

The new Hungarian university law adopted this week by the parliament has already been branded a Lex-CEU.

This new legislation allowing the government to expel Central European University (CEU) from Hungary is like an X-ray image of a hybrid regime - a democracy d...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Hungary's PM, Viktor Orban, welcomes his Polish counterpart, Beata Szydlo, to the parliament in Budapest. (Photo: Official Facebook page of Viktor Orban)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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