Hungary’s gross domestic product has grown by 0.2 per cent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, which translates to a 0.4-per-cent growth quarter-to-quarter, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) has reported.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has recently made an appearance on the Polish TV channel wPolsce24, where he talked about the adversarial relationship between him and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, the election victory of President Karol Nawrocki earlier this year, and a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
International and energy attorney Máté Tóth has criticized the new US–EU trade deal, calling it a ‘stunning defeat’ for Europe on Hír TV’s morning programme. He highlighted unequal tariffs—15 per cent on EU goods vs 0 per cent on US exports—and questioned Brussels’ $750B energy investment, warning that the EU is overcommitting financially and politically.
President Trump has weathered many scandals during his political career. This time, however, it is coming from a different direction—not the mainstream media, but his own base. Will he be able to live down the Epstein files debacle?
Hungary is reaping major benefits from economic ties with China, FM Péter Szijjártó said, citing record-breaking exports, high-tech investments, and job creation. He emphasized Hungary’s leading role in attracting Chinese projects and promoting cooperation between East and West.
Coming off the box office disaster that was Disney’s new Snow White, Rachel Zegler could hardly get any new film roles in the United States. She did get cast in a London production of the musical Evita—however, at one of the shows last week, she had to abruptly leave during intermission for mysterious reasons.
The 2025–2026 season of the Hungarian football league has just started: Újpest FC beat Diósgyőr 3–1 at home in the first game, with a great performance from Újpest striker Krisztofer Horváth.
At Tusványos 2025, leaders of Hungarian communities gathered to discuss ethnic minority rights, diaspora engagement, and regional geopolitics. From Ukraine’s demographic crisis to Serbia’s improving ties with Hungary, the National Policy Roundtable highlighted shared struggles and progress, featuring Deputy Prime Ministers Zsolt Semjén of Hungary and Barna Tánczos of Romania.
Former US Ambassador to Hungary has published an opinion piece in The New York Times, comparing the supposed authoritarian power grab by President Trump to that of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary—certainly not the first such piece in a Western mainstream media publication. Bryan Leib has responded.
The Ukrainian legislature fast-tracked a new bill that would put the Ukrainian independent anti-corruption agencies under the purview of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, an appointee by President Zelenskyy. The move sparked concerns over conflicts of interest—people took to the streets to protest in Ukraine, and EU officials have spoken out about it as well.
At a panel discussion at Tusványos 2025, Hungarian MP Zsolt Németh shared his hopes on how the second Trump administration could bring about ‘Pax Americana 2.0’. This and other important questions were discussed by him, Carlos Roa, Botond Csoma, and Zsolt Szilágyi.
At Tusványos 2025, global thinkers from all around the world, from Lebanon, the UK, and Hungary, discussed the decline of liberalism and rise of post-liberal democracy. Speakers like Balázs Orbán, Lord Frost, and Philip Pilkington argued that Western liberalism failed to deliver its promises, while others stressed the need to protect traditional values.
A surprise audit of the Hungarian government’s national gold reserves has been carried out by the Committee on Security and Defence in the National Assembly, Committee Chairman Lajos Kósa has revealed. Hungary’s gold reserves in total are 110.2 metric tonnes.
Edwin Feulner co-founded the influential American conservative think tank Heritage Foundation in 1973, then served as its president for 36 years, between 1973 and 2013, and again for a year, between 2017 and 2018. He passed away on 18 July 2025.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be coming to an end in May 2026, the American TV network CBS has announced. Colbert has been criticized by conservatives for being too partisan for a mainstream talk show ever since he took over David Letterman’s spot in 2015.
Over 130 Hungarian artists are protesting the inclusion of Northern Irish hip hop group Kneecap in the Sziget Festival’s line-up, citing the band’s support for the Islamist terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Signatories argue this goes beyond free expression and promotes hate, contradicting the festival’s core values.
A new study by the Madrid, Spain office of the Center for Fundamental Rights has revealed that the European Commission has funnelled €939.5 million to progressive activist civil groups in Central and South America over the last decade.
In an amazing feat, professional poker player Michael Mizrachi managed to take down both of the two most prestigious events at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada this summer, the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship for $1.331 million and the $10,000 Main Event for $10 million.
Construction of Hungary’s 102-mile border fence with Serbia began ten years ago amid the 2015 European migrant crisis. Despite EU criticism and daily fines, the Hungarian government defends the barrier. Migrant clashes and trafficker violence followed. Since then, migration pressure has shifted from Hungary to Italy.
At an oversight hearing on misuse of federal funds in the US House of Representatives, Republican Congressman Brandon Gill of Texas asked why the Biden administration used American taxpayer dollars to fund the opposition against the democratically elected Prime Minister Orbán in Hungary.
Sophie Wilmés, the former Prime Minister of Belgium and current Vice President of the European Parliament, has stated that Slovakia may be on a path to become ‘the next Hungary’ while presenting the EP’s civil liberties committee report, according to news by POLITICO.
Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has posted a video in which he accuses President Trump of fascism for trying to strip the American broadcasting companies PBS and NPR of public funding. That is despite the fact that the 20th-century authoritarian regimes he is comparing him to did the exact opposite, and invested heavily in public media, turning it into a state-run propaganda machine…
Senior Fellow for the Center for Fundamental Rights Bryan Leib congratulated Tibor Kapu on X after the Hungarian astronaut safely returned home from space after 20 days. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of Hungary also did the same.
The premier Hungarian stock index BUX, made up of 16 large-cap companies listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange, has also been outperforming other European indexes this year, such as the German DAX or the Eurozone’s EURO STOXX 50.
At the European Parliament last week, Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch accused Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony of coming to Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France, to actively lobby against Hungary receiving its frozen COVID recovery and EU cohesion funds.
On 13 July 2025, President Trump joined Chelsea’s celebrations after their shock 3–0 win over PSG in the FIFA Club World Cup final—exactly one year after surviving an assassination attempt. Another iconic photo was born in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this time under safer skies.
Hungary’s top court has approved a referendum on making 24 December a public holiday. Backed by the Jobbik party, the move would give Hungarians an extra day off for Christmas. While welcomed by many, critics warn that more non-working days could impact national productivity and GDP.
On 4 July, former US Vice President Kamala Harris posted a celebratory photo on X of herself and her husband watching some fireworks—only for users to discover that she had cropped out President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden from the original picture. What’s behind the awkward move?
The Norway Grants pulled out of Hungary in 2014 after the non-profit organization in charge of allocating its funds, the Environmental Partnership Foundation, had been accused of political bias by the Orbán government. After over a decade, the Norway Grants are returning to Hungary, partnering with the same group yet again—Balázs Orbán has shared his concerns over the matter.
The Ministry of National Economy has announced in a press release that the government’s Hungarian Village Programme, which has been operating since 2023, will provide state-owned, unused real estate to towns of 5,000 or fewer people.