Orbán Highlights Economic Neutrality and Competitiveness at Ludovika University
In his speech at the Ludovika University campus in Budapest Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary has taken over the rotating presidency of the EU Council in uniquely hard times. He warned about Europe’s decreasing level of competitiveness, and stressed Hungary’s need to remain economically neutral. He nailed down that Hungary needs to conduct itself on the new bipolar global economic stage based on its own national interests.
The Next Big Thing — When Does the Rule of Law Become the Rule of Lawyers?
‘We are at the start of a new era of stilted social relations, endless jobsworths protecting themselves from liability, grindingly rigid hiring rules, untold chilling effects, and general sclerosis in the arteries of capitalism. “The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state,” said Tacitus. To which I would add: the more numerous the lawyers, the more inured the people.’
The Ideal Concept of the Rule of Law
‘From a sovereigntist standpoint, we need a rule-of-law conception that does not concede any authority over domestic affairs to supranational organizations and international bureaucracies. We need to keep an eye on the bigger picture and understand that these discussions are very much related to the future of the European community. Eurocrats instrumentalize courts to promote their federalist agenda through seemingly neutral rulings about the rule of law.’
Liberals Ruined It, Patriots Will Fix It — Great Reset: Hungarian–Polish Push to Change EU
‘The current course [of the EU] leads straight to disintegration,’ Balázs Orbán pointed out in his keynote address at an event at Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in Budapest, focusing on the recently published joint report by MCC and the Polish Ordo Iuris Institute on the urgent need for EU reform. Orbán’s speech was followed by a panel discussion featuring the report’s authors, Jerzy Kwaśniewski of Ordo Iuris and Rodrigo Ballester of MCC, alongside Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights Miklós Szánthó.
Trump Orders Full Release of JFK Assassination Files, National Archives Publishes 80,000 Pages
The long-awaited release of classified documents related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy has begun, with over 80,000 pages now available to the public. Following Donald Trump’s directive, the National Archives has published the files unredacted, marking a major step toward historical transparency.
The Reluctant Lion of Flanders: How a Former Separatist Became the Prime Minister of Belgium
The leader of Belgium’s most important Flemish nationalist movement in decades has been put in charge of a right-leaning coalition in the country he once vowed to split.
Fragile Truce Shattered: Israel Targets Hamas After Two-Month Ceasefire
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, lasted for two months. Currently, 59 hostages are still awaiting their release as Israel has once again resorted to military action against the terrorist organization.
Chris Hansen Catches Illegal Alien in Latest Predator Sting
TV legend Chris Hansen, best known for his segment To Catch a Predator on Dateline NBC in the mid-2000s, has recently caught an illegal alien from Mexico trying to have sex with a 15-year-old sex traffic victim in his latest investigation. He went on Jesse Watters Primetime to talk about the outrageous case.
Hungary Rejects Sacrificing Minority Rights for Ukraine’s EU Accession
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated that Hungary firmly rejects Ukraine’s fast-track EU accession, especially if it comes at the expense of the Transcarpathian Hungarian community. For the past ten years, Kyiv has gradually curtailed the rights of national minorities, including Transcarpathian Hungarians.
Hungary Lifts Veto on EU Russia Sanctions at Urging by Rubio
According to reporting by POLITICO, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of Hungary to have the Hungarian government lift its veto on the renewal of sanctions on Russia by the EU. Hungary eventually did refrain from using its veto power, and thus the sanctions have been renewed for another six months.
