Not one, but two controversial photos of an opposition Tisza Party candidate have fuelled a fresh political storm—weeks before Hungarians head to the polls.
A political scientist says Europe’s refusal to engage seriously with Moscow could trap the continent in a prolonged conflict.
Speakers at the MCC Budapest Summit argued that the West faces growing demographic, political, and geopolitical pressures and called for renewed emphasis on national sovereignty and democratic accountability.
Speakers at the Budapest Balkans Forum warned that the EU’s enlargement policy lacks credibility and clarity.
Hungarian authorities want to know why two armoured vehicles transported large amounts of cash and gold linked to a Ukrainian state bank through the country.
The row erupted as Hungary blocks a €90 billion EU loan while pressing Kyiv to restore Russian oil flows through Druzhba.
The reform comes amid growing political tensions over rising numbers of foreign welfare recipients and concerns about incentives to work.
Political interference? Facebook has suspended Hungarian right-wing outlets weeks before the national election.
Europe’s cultural and political disputes are increasingly being settled by judges in Luxembourg rather than by elected national governments, speakers at the MCC conference said.
A court in Cologne found no clear evidence that the AfD’s overall political direction amounted to an “anti-constitutional tendency.”
Speakers at a Budapest conference argued that former U.S. and current EU funding programmes overtly promote progressive causes instead of traditional development goals.
Excuses for failure: at the CDU’s national party congress, Friedrich Merz defended his record, his debt U-turn, and his refusal to cooperate with the AfD.
