Viktor Orbán Presents Ten-Point Plan to Achieve Peace in Ukraine
After some details had been circulating in the press for days, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán decided to release his ten-point proposal and assessment he had sent to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, following his peace mission. The document is the most detailed plan for achieving peace in Ukraine that has ever been made public since the war broke out in February 2022.
J.D. Vance: Middletown’s Hero — And Felcsút’s
‘In his convention speech, Vance challenged the globalist idea that nations are a thing of the past. After telling a powerful story about how seven generations of his family are buried on the side of a Kentucky mountain, Vance said, “That is a homeland. That is our homeland. People will not fight for abstractions, but they will fight for their home.” This should resonate with Hungarians who support Prime Minister Orbán’s fight to protect Hungarian sovereignty and culture from the internationalists of Brussels and Davos.’
More von der Leyen, Less Popular Will — President of the European Commission Re-elected
On 18 July the European Parliament re-elected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with 401 votes in favour. In her speech before the vote, von der Leyen made numerous political promises for the next five years but also, of course, criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s peace mission.
The Trump Phenomenon from a Bird’s-Eye View
Donald Trump likely would not have made it through the Republican primaries had he run in 2012. In 2016, however, he was the only candidate to reject the new absurd language norms imposed by the woke movement and the only candidate to actually speak up against illegal immigration. Since then, he has defied the common wisdom of American intelligentsia and media in multiple ways.
MEGA Before It Was Cool — How Hungary’s Presidency Shapes EU’s Future
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.
‘In the Carpathian Basin people often feel more Hungarian’ — A Conversation with Györgyi Gyulassy
‘At that time, there was no Hungarian scouting in San Francisco, but when the idea of founding a local scout troop came up a few years later, I joined them as a patrol leader up front, even though I had never been a scout before. I thus became a founding member of the local troops, together with Tamás Csoboth and a few others.’
What Could Have Happened at a Women’s Carnival?
‘For the women, Women’s Carnival was a special occasion: a break from their strictly fixed lives to enjoy themselves. They drank beer and pálinka, had fun, danced, swore, and sang obscene songs—all things that were outside the norm of behaviour that was typically expected of women in the closed community of villages.’
Bryan Leib Lauds Hungary’s Policy of Tax Exemptions for Mothers
Bryan Leib has praised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary’s newly announced policy of giving income tax exemptions to mothers of two or more children. He has also suggested that the United States should implement a similar policy and even tagged Elon Musk in his reply.
CDU Wins, Yet AfD Emerges as True Victor in German Elections
Friedrich Merz’s CDU was declared the winner of Germany’s early elections on Sunday, securing 28.5 per cent of the vote. However, the true victor of the election is undeniably the AfD, which nearly doubled its support and reshaped the long-standing political landscape of the EU powerhouse.
Minister for National Economy: 2025 Is Hungary’s Economic Breakthrough Year
Hungary is on the brink of an economic breakthrough, with at least eight key indicators pointing to a positive shift, according to Minister for National Economy Márton Nagy. Speaking at the Companies for the Future Award gala in Budapest, he highlighted rising employment, real wage growth, and surging industrial activity as critical factors.
