A bit of Polish doggerel from the 18th century, when Polish and Hungarian nobles fought together against the Russian empire, maintains that Poles and Hungarians are “brothers, both of the sword and of the [wine] glass”.
폴란드와 헝가리 귀족들이 함께 러시아 제국에 대항하여 싸웠던 18세기의 폴란드 시의 일부에서 폴란드인과 헝가리인은 "형제여, (폴란드인과 헝가리인 둘 다 함께 싸우고 함께 축배를 들었네"라고 주장한다.(다니엘 샘 주: 시 해석은 이해를 돕기 위해 풀어서 썼습니다. ㅠㅠ)
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Drinking from the same glass
Viktor Orban’s visit to Warsaw showcased an illiberal alliance
Hungary and Poland are challenging the EU’s commitment to liberal democracy
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빅토르 오르반의 바르샤바 방문은 비자유주의적인 동맹을 보여주었다.
헝가리와 폴란드는 자유민주주의에 대한 EU의 헌신에 도전하고 있다.
A BIT of Polish doggerel from the 18th century, when Polish and Hungarian nobles fought together against the Russian empire, maintains that Poles and Hungarians are “brothers, both of the sword and of the [wine] glass”. The Hungarians have a similar rhyme. Lately this friendship has experienced a revival that goes beyond a common interest in fighting and drinking. The two countries’ ruling parties, Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) and Hungary’s Fidesz, both disdain liberalism, disregard the independence of the judiciary and reject the European Union’s plans for resettling refugees from the Middle East. They also protect each other in Brussels, where their policies have drawn the ire of the European Commission.
On May 14th Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, visited Warsaw on his first foreign trip since winning re-election in April. It was a triumphal visit for Mr Orban, whom PiS has long admired. In 2011 Jaroslaw Kaczynski, PiS’s chairman and Poland’s de facto leader, said he was “convinced that the day will come when we will have Budapest in Warsaw”. Since coming to power in 2015, PiS has led Poland in the illiberal direction charted by Fidesz. It has packed the supreme court and turned the public media into a government propaganda channel, echoing earlier changes in Hungary.
Viktor Orban’s visit to Warsaw showcased an illiberal allianceHungary and Poland are challenging the EU’s commitment to liberal democracywww.economist.com