‘Hungarian Minister for National Economy Márton Nagy recently visited Bulgaria and met with President Rumen Radev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov, Minister of Economy and Industry Peter Dilov, and Minister of Tourism Miroslav Borshosh. The meeting marks a significant step forward in bilateral relations.’
Hungarian EU presidency, under the slogan ‘Make Europe Great Again’, offered real solutions to the challenges the European Union faces. Nearly three months into 2025, Danube Institute and the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs organized a conference to analyse the impact of these fundamental initiatives and address the challenges that lie ahead.
‘As Christoph Heusgen said, under the Biden regime, Washington and Brussels shared a “common value base”—apart from all those many continental voters and nations who did not share this same identikit set of leftist moral values, who had to be made to do so by means perhaps best described as “meddling in European democracy”.’
A large-scale digital skills assessment conducted across the Visegrád countries and Ukraine highlights improvements among students but also reveals gaps in problem-solving and algorithmic thinking. The IT Fitness Test results suggest that while basic digital literacy is strong, advanced skills require further development.
A recent report published by MCC Brussels exposed the European Commission’s opaque funding of NGOs and media outlets that promote its political agenda. The Brussels-based think tank has joined calls for the establishment of a European DOGE—an investigative watchdog similar to the one co-chaired by Elon Musk in the United States, which is currently working to dismantle deep-state strongholds in Washington.
‘To this humble foreign observer, it seems relatively straightforward why Fidesz has remained in power so long: the opposition has failed to offer an appealing alternative. Recently, Mr Márki-Zay, lionized in Western media, proved a poor campaigner (one recalls Kamala Harris). Mr Magyar’s narcissism and personal history seem certain to cause him political problems…’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivers a hard blow on EU leadership following Donald Trump’s announcement that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine will begin immediately. As Washington appears to be sidelining the EU in the talks, Orbán attributes this to Brussels’ failed diplomacy and weak leadership.
‘The HQ MND-C’s role will expand in the coming years, and is set to coordinate NATO military exercises aimed at testing combat readiness and enhancing interoperability among Allied forces. It will continue to play a critical role in the region’s defence architecture, ensuring that the Alliance remains prepared for the challenges of the future.’
As Donald Trump has pulled the brakes on US foreign assistance—allocated through USAID to influence domestic affairs via media and NGOs in foreign countries, including Hungary—, the globalist elite has already devised a plan to maintain its network without the US agency. According to statements from progressive media and politicians, Brussels could step in to replace USAID, continuing to fund actors that discredit sovereign governments and undermine their legitimacy.
While at least one reported Antifa attack took place in Budapest over the weekend, marking the second anniversary of the brutal assaults that occurred on the streets of the Hungarian capital in 2023, Ilaria Salis—one of the perpetrators, who has been hiding behind European Parliamentary immunity since the summer of 2024—continues to clash with Hungarian State Secretary Zoltán Kovács on X, falsely accusing Hungary of violating her fundamental rights during her custody in the country.
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