Orbán’s realpolitik has always been rooted in the defence of Hungarian national interests and sovereignty; not to undermine the West but to steer it towards a more responsible and sustainable direction.

This year’s economics prize winners are good economists, but their research is far from the original contribution that should merit a Nobel Prize.

Jeremy Hunt’s proposed tax scheme could easily have been hatched by a Labour government.

Trade with hostile nations is always not a bad idea—after all, interdependence can increase the chances of peace. Yet some European countries were perhaps naïve to pursue a normalisation of relations with Iran so eagerly.

Croatian MEP Mislav Kolakušić said the EU Commission’s purchase of 4.5 billion vaccine doses for 450 million EU citizens is the biggest corruption scandal in human history.”

The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitshchko, posted on social media that approximately 28 drones were seen flying over the city and that there were a total of five explosions.

The defection of Forza Italia’s votes in the Senate reveals that tensions persist in the coalition over posts in the future government. Meanwhile, Sergio Mattarella has not officially recognized Giorgia Meloni as prime minister.

Presidents from the four Central European countries meet to discuss the war in Ukraine, the V4’s collective security, the ongoing energy crisis, inflation, and the potential expansion of alliance.