As EU leaders welcome Hungary’s new government, allies of the former prime minister say little has changed beneath the surface.
The economy is reopening, but the regime is intact, and the promised path to democracy looks increasingly distant.
The Socialist government plans to legalise over half a million people, with the total likely to rise over time.
Less than 24 hours after the Hungarian election, the President of the European Commission called for using the “momentum” to eliminate the ability of member states to veto any decision they do not consider fair.
With Gulf shipping routes under threat, Europe rejects Washington’s approach while remaining heavily reliant on the very flows the U.S. seeks to control.
The removal of Brussels’ most persistent opponent is set to accelerate plans to curb national vetoes, expand EU borrowing, and tighten control over member states.
For years, it was claimed that Viktor Orbán had turned Hungary into an autocracy where political alternation was impossible. Last night’s election proved the opposite.
“If the European Union starts to consider democratically elected governments illegitimate simply because they do not share the dominant political line in Brussels, then the problem is no longer Viktor Orbán.”
A disabled man who says he feared for his life during a street robbery is held without bail as protests erupt and questions grow over Spain’s self-defense laws.
Sunday’s election pits national sovereignty against deeper integration, with consequences far beyond Hungary’s borders.
Leaked calls and mounting political pressure fuel claims that outside actors are actively trying to influence the outcome.
Protests in Ireland and early fuel shortages in France point to mounting pressure as costs begin to feed through the economy.
