The fourth annual CPAC Hungary is currently taking place in Budapest, Hungary, the first under the Presidency of Donald Trump in the United States—’the Age of the Patriots’, as the organizers refer to it. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary delivered the keynote speech for the illustrious event.
At the Yerevan Dialogue conference, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of Hungary has criticized the EU’s political climate, lamenting the decline of rational debate and the proclivity to label views outside the liberal mainstream as ‘fascist’. He also defended Hungary’s national-interest-driven policies and praised Trump’s resurgence of patriotism and sovereignty on the global stage.
Famed Canadian psychologist and philosopher Jordan Peterson has recently appeared as the guest on a show by the popular YouTube channel Jubilee, where he debated 20 atheists taking turns who were trying to disprove four statements he made about religion and atheism.
According to Századvég’s report, 26 per cent of Europeans have missed at least one utility payment last year due to indigence, while the same number in Hungary is just 12 per cent. This, however, can change for the worse, they warn, if the EU’s proposed embargo on Russian energy comes into effect.
In this historical article, we take a look at the two earliest political parties vying for power in the United States, Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist Party against Thomas Jefferson and James Madison’s Democratic–Republican Party.
Hungarian MP for KNDP in the ruling Fidesz–KDNP coalition István Simiscskó has recently appeared on Hungarian public media, where he talked about how Ukraine’s potential EU accession would be ‘very premature’ and would create ‘serious security and economic risks’.
In a 215–214 vote, the US House of Representatives has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts, removes taxes on tips and overtime, and gives additional funding to border patrol. Due to the budget reconciliation process, it does not need 60 votes in the Senate to bypass the filibuster.
Carte Rouge, a 2024 historical drama by Hungarian director Sándor Gerebics, premieres in Los Angeles on May 31 at the Meryl Streep Center. Set after WWI, it follows Hungary’s fight to preserve its borders at the Paris peace talks. The event includes a panel with the director, cast, and screenwriter, hosted by Hungary’s Consulate in LA.
CPAC Hungary 2025 will be taking place on 29–30 May at the Budapest Congress Center, just one week from now. The confirmed speakers include famed American political commentators Ben Shapiro and Dave Rubin, as well as Member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies for the right-wing populist Vox party Santiago Abascal.
A man died in Hungary after an alleged case of police brutality during a drug-related arrest. His family claims he was beaten and dragged despite severe injuries. Authorities deny wrongdoing, but a criminal investigation is underway and protests are planned in Szeged this weekend.
Goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi has announced that he will no longer be playing for the Hungarian National Team. The 35-year-old footballer is one of the few players who were in the squad for all three consecutive European Championships Hungary qualified for between 2016 and 2024.
The Trump administration has been exercising the clause in the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act that allows the government to fine illegal migrants $500 a day for defying removal orders. As a result, a Honduran woman in South Florida, who has been in the US illegally since 2005, was given a fine of $1.82 million.
Hungary is the first country to host leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) for a summit as an Observer State, as opposed to a Member State of the organization. The event hosted by Prime Minister Orbán will be taking place on 20–21 May in Budapest.
Over the weekend, his family revealed that Former President Joe Biden had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. President Biden had also lost his son, Beau Biden, to cancer in 2015.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the British Embassy Residency in Budapest, Ambassador Fox is hosting a series of events this year, all dedicated to the illustrious building, which has been visited by both the members of the rock band Queen and Queen Elizabeth II herself during its long and eventful history.
At Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming inaugural mass in the Vatican this Sunday, President of the Republic Tamás Sulyok will be leading the Hungarian delegation, his office has announced.
A Hungarian Facebook user has shared a video of tanks driving across the streets of Budapest at night over the weekend. Many people picked up the footage, fearing it was a sign of military escalation. However, an expert from the Hungarian tabloid Blikk has cracked the case.
Center for Fundamental Rights Senior Fellow Bryan Leib has recently attended the Jewish News Syndicate’s conference in Jerusalem, Israel, where he explained to the audience why Hungary is the safest place for Jews in Europe.
István Kovács from Nagykároly (Carei), Romania, will be officiating this year’s UCL final between Paris Saint-Germain and Internazionale. He is the fourth ethnic Hungarian to referee the premier European club competition’s final, after Károly Palotai (twice, in 1976 and 1981), Sándor Puhl (1997), and, most recently, Viktor Kassai (2011).
‘The only true solution [to the Demographic crisis] is to support families and encourage higher birth rates among the domestic population,’ Political Director to the Prime Minister of Hungary Balázs Orbán wrote in his recently published essay for The Telegraph.
The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) posted the video of the arrest of the Serbian man apprehended at the southern border. He was caught with over five kilograms (11 pounds) of heroin and methamphetamine.
The Washington Post recently ran an article in which it details how LGBT pride march organizers in the United States are facing major gaps in their budgets for this year’s events, as corporate funding has significantly slowed under the second Trump administration.
In Hungary, students take a so-called ‘érettségi’ (maturity) exam at the end of their high school education, which serves as both their SAT and GED in the American context. These exams take place in early May every year—students are taking their exams as we are writing this article.
At a press conference on Thursday, President Trump revealed that the first country to sign a new trade agreement with the US under his second term is the United Kingdom. Per the new deal, the US will have a baseline tariff of 10 per cent imposed on the UK, with certain exceptions, such as UK-made steel. Meanwhile, the UK will drop its tariffs on US goods from 5.1 to 1.8 per cent.
Visit Hungary has shared that the 5 millionth foreign tourist of the year arrived in Hungary on 6 May, which is the earliest date to cross that milestone on record. Overall, there has been a 6 per cent increase in the number of foreign tourists year-on-year.
The Budapest-based think tank Center for Fundamental Rights has listed the five greatest accomplishments of the first 100 days of Presdent Trump’s second term, such as the closing of the border, or dismantling USAID—read more to find out the rest of the list!
At a press conference with State Secretary for Families Zsófia Koncz and Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) President Tünde Fűrész, Minister of Culture and Innovation Balázs Hankó of Hungary stated that, unlike Brussels, the Hungarian government is spending its resources on peace, family, and children, not war.
After nearly a decade of mainstream pollsters consistently underpolling President Trump’s national support in the United States, it is fair to ask the question: Does his approval rating even matter anymore? Or is there any better way to asses the success of his second administration?
After the terror attack in the disputed Kashmir region last month, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó of Hungary wrote in a Facebook post that he had spoken with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar over the phone; and that Hungary wants to see a de-escalation of tensions in the region.
‘Hungary is not looking to pick fights. It’s looking to form mutually beneficial partnerships. If only all of our NATO allies thought the same way as Hungary! Every meeting…was guided by a single, unifying theme: the urgent need to end the war in Ukraine and restore peace and security to Central Europe,’ Bryan Leib wrote in his recent piece for the Daily Caller.