Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said Hungary aims to rebuild trust with European partners through a more constructive diplomatic approach, while maintaining firm positions on issues such as Ukraine, migration and the rights of ethnic Hungarians abroad.

Following devastating local election results, Labour faces internal pressure as leadership speculation grows. Bloomberg reports that some within the party are floating the idea of a long-term return to the EU, with figures such as Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham being increasingly open about wanting closer European ties.

Beijing emerged as one of the clear geopolitical winners of the past week after hosting both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin within days, with the summit diplomacy widely interpreted as a major symbolic victory for Xi Jinping. The meetings highlighted both the growing parity between China and the United States and Russia’s increasingly subordinate position within Beijing’s orbit.

‘The trajectory of Israel–Türkiye relations suggests that another reconciliation may emerge in the interest of both countries’ security, recalling the warmer ties enjoyed during the informal alignment between the governments of David Ben-Gurion and Adnan Menderes (The Peripheral Pact). However, developments in Iran and the upcoming Turkish elections may prove detrimental to such a rapprochement.’

The European Union is facing growing pressure to appoint a special envoy for potential Russia–Ukraine peace talks after former German Chancellor Angela Merkel argued that Europe must complement military support for Kyiv with a stronger diplomatic role. The following article examines the figures already being discussed as possible European mediators.

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok said there is no constitutional basis for his resignation after Prime Minister Péter Magyar demanded the departure of several public office holders. In an interview with Index, Sulyok defended the constitutional role of the presidency and described the recent election as a government change rather than a regime change.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will visit Poland on Tuesday for his first official foreign trip since taking office, meeting Donald Tusk in what both governments describe as a new chapter in Polish–Hungarian relations. Budapest’s unusually large delegation, including six ministers, signals the growing closeness between the two governments.

Two-term Senator Bill Cassidy finished third with 25 per cent in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, failing to reach the run-off and set to leave office at the end of his term. He is the fifth of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict President Trump in 2021 to leave Congress. Meanwhile, Kentucky votes tomorrow as Trump ally-targeted Rep Thomas Massie fights to survive his primary.

‘Trump’s legacy in Europe, if current trajectories continue, may be the precise opposite of his intention, as laid out by the 2025 National Security Strategy. The president most hostile to European institutions may go down in history as the most effective catalyst for European unity since the Marshall Plan.’

Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has reached a record 29 per cent in the latest INSA poll, placing the party just one point below the symbolic 30 per cent threshold while leading the governing CDU by seven points nationwide. The figures increasingly suggest that Germany may be approaching a political ‘20–30 moment’ similar to developments previously seen elsewhere in Europe, including France, Italy, and Hungary.

‘The first 22 years of Hungary’s EU membership offer a twofold lesson. On the one hand, EU membership alone is no guarantee of catching up…On the other hand, Hungary’s situation is by no means hopeless…The success of Hungary’s EU membership over the next two decades will ultimately be decided not in Brussels, but in Budapest.’

After 30 years, the West’s most ambitious nation-building project is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions.

As Keir Starmer faces a mounting rebellion inside the Labour Party, his government has launched an aggressive crackdown on foreign right-wing activists expected to attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally in London on 16 May, triggering accusations that the prime minister is using political censorship to divert attention from Labour’s domestic crisis and his own policy failures.

The new Hungarian government is still in campaign mode, but in addition to sweeping up popularity and embarrassing the outgoing cabinet, the law factory has also started. The guidelines of the Tisza political ideology, which have been mostly hidden until now, will be revealed in the legislation.

A new Republikon Institute poll shows support for the Tisza Party rising to 57 per cent while backing for Fidesz–KDNP has fallen to 23 per cent amid exceptionally high voter engagement following Hungary’s parliamentary election.

In his first video address since leaving office after 16 years, former PM Viktor Orbán touted the successes of his tenure, such as the second-highest economic growth in the EU, income tax exemption for mothers of three or more children and people under 25, and Hungary’s ‘work-based economy’. He also described the new Tisza government as ‘liberal’, despite PM Magyar identifying as a conservative.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping opened high-stakes talks in Beijing on Thursday focusing on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, and strategic supply chains, but a newly discovered massive lithium reserve in the United States may have pushed negotiations over critical minerals and technological dominance into an entirely new geopolitical dimension.

Hungary’s state of emergency has ended after six years, closing an extraordinary legal regime first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and later extended because of the Russo–Ukraine war, while several emergency measures remain in force through ordinary legislation.

Antoinette Fernandez, the person in charge of the UK Green Party’s reparations programme that would give monetary compensation to the descendants of slaves in the British Empire, was revealed to come from a family of Nigerian monarchs on her mother’s side that made fortunes on commissions on slaves they sold to the Transatlantic slave trade.

Remarks by Hungary’s incoming foreign minister Anita Orbán have triggered intense criticism from conservative and right-wing commentators, who accuse the Tisza government of retreating from Péter Magyar’s campaign promises on migration and alignment with the EU Migration Pact.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has seen an increased interest in his 2028 prospects as President among bettors, with him even becoming the favourite to win on the decentralized crypto prediction market Kalshi. Can Secretary Rubio become the first Latino President of the United States?

The move signals a possible shift in the EU’s political dynamics regarding Israel, particularly following the end of the Hungarian veto.

Hungary’s newly inaugurated Prime Minister Péter Magyar has demanded an urgent written account from caretaker ministers of all decisions and financial commitments made after the new parliament was formed, amid allegations that documents are still being destroyed inside ministries.

Hungary’s incoming Tisza government appears set to normalize relations with Brussels without fully abandoning the pragmatic Russian energy ties of the Orbán era. The hearings of István Kapitány and Anita Orbán suggest that although Hungary’s diplomatic style may change, disputes over Russian energy, Paks II, and strategic decoupling will likely persist.

Hungary entered a new political era on 9 May as the Tisza Party formally took power with a constitutional supermajority, with the inaugural session demonstrating that the transition would be anything but conventional. From constitutional confrontation and symbolic culture-war clashes to scenes of unprecedented public celebration, we gather the top five moments of the historic inaugural session.

‘The sharp contrast between Angelika Niebler’s case and that of the French National Rally has led some to highlight what they see as politically motivated double standards applied by the EP against right-wing parties.’

Hungary’s incoming agriculture minister has announced plans for a 5 per cent VAT rate on fruit and vegetables, alongside major reforms targeting drought management, food self-sufficiency and land ownership rules.

‘Antifa is “proudly illiberal” and rejects the liberal principles of freedom of speech, opinion, and assembly. From a revolutionary perspective, a legalistic approach to rights is not worthy of respect, since, in Antifa’s view, rights are not “inalienable”. For antifascists, the wellbeing of marginalized groups takes precedence over abstract liberal rights.’

Péter Magyar was formally inaugurated as Hungary’s new Prime Minister after his Tisza Party won a constitutional supermajority in the 12 April election. In his first address, he promised national renewal, justice, and accountability, pledging to investigate past corruption, and create a new government that respects all its citizens equally.

‘The successful Danish referendum allowed the Maastricht Treaty to enter into force in November 1993, while Denmark was also able to preserve key elements of its national sovereignty.’