What was once dismissed as ‘xenophobic rhetoric’ is now becoming policy, as governments across Europe—from Finland to Greece—tighten borders under rising public and political pressure.
“This is not support for genuine civil society—it’s an attempt to institutionalize a political pressure network in Hungary,” government spokesman Zoltan Kovács said.
Inflation has given tax revenue an artificial boost over the past couple of years. Price stability is back now, yet government spending keeps growing at unsustainable rates.
The EU hints that it wants to get involved in health care funding. If it does, it could disrupt national health care models and grow government at the expense of other ways to pay for medical services.
