The Save Europe Act, a European Citizens’ Initiative calling for an end to non-European immigration and a Europe-wide remigration framework, surpassed 100,000 signatures within three days of its launch. Backed by Dutch commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek and endorsed by Viktor Orbán, it also advocates stricter border controls and migration-related welfare reforms.

European Commissioner Michael McGrath arrived in Budapest on Tuesday for talks with Hungary’s new government as Brussels prepares its 2026 Rule of Law Report. The visit comes only days after the agreement on the unblocking of €16.4 billion in previously frozen EU funds and amid an escalating constitutional stand-off between Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government and President Tamás Sulyok.

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been exposed for exchanging sexually explicit messages with multiple other women despite being married at the time. This follows the controversy surrounding the Nazi symbol Totenkopf on his chest. Democrats were already facing a difficult map to overcome to regain control of the Senate—without Maine, it is nearly impossible for them to succeed.

Hampshire Police is facing mounting outrage after newly released body-camera footage showed officers dismissing the pleas of fatally wounded student Henry Nowak with an arrogant and indifferent attitude. The recordings triggered backlash against Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ‘too little, too late’ reaction, while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called on the public to react with ‘pure cold rage’.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says he will not seek a third presidential term in 2027, but has indicated that he could return as prime minister after leaving office, keeping his future political role open as Serbia prepares for simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections.

EU negotiators reached a political agreement on Monday on a sweeping new Return Regulation strengthening member states’ powers to deport illegal migrants and rejected asylum seekers. The deal introduces detention periods of up to 24 months, limits appeal-based deportation delays, expands entry bans, increases penalties for non-cooperation, and formally approves return hubs outside the EU.

The Kremlin welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s refusal to send weapons to Ukraine, arguing that peace would come sooner if other countries adopted a similar approach, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said after Magyar’s meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The remarks highlight the government’s attempt to balance Western alignment with pragmatic relations with Moscow.

While pressuring President Tamás Sulyok to resign, Prime Minister Péter Magyar has also called for the resignation of the heads of two public media companies. The demands followed reports by RTL that leaked emails from public broadcasters showed a news director instructing staff to cover stories damaging to Magyar’s Tisza Party.

Hard-right, pro-Trump candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won a surprise first-round victory in Colombia’s presidential election on 31 May, ahead of left-wing senator Iván Cepeda Castro. President Gustavo Petro alleged fraud, while De la Espriella vowed to ‘defeat tyranny’ ahead of the 21 June run-off.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the Tisza Party will pursue a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok if he does not resign voluntarily, arguing that the credibility of Hungary’s presidency must be restored.

‘If we add to this that the National Assembly is also one of the national legislatures with traditionally strong powers in European politics, then it becomes clear why the relationship between the Hungarian legislature and the European Parliament is considered exemplary by experts.’

While Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government is celebrating the release of billions in frozen EU funds, European Commission officials are seeking to temper expectations. According to POLITICO Brussels, Hungary still faces major legal and procedural hurdles—and largely the same conditions imposed under Viktor Orbán—before any money can be disbursed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Armenia to hold a referendum on whether it wants to pursue EU membership or remain in the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union, warning that full integration into both is impossible. The remarks came days before Armenia’s parliamentary election amid intensifying competition between Russia and the West in the South Caucasus.

German right-wing activist Maximilian Märkl was detained at Munich Airport and banned from travelling to Portugal ahead of the upcoming Remigration Summit in Porto, with authorities arguing that the event promoted ‘right-wing extremism’. The incident fits into a broader recent pattern of European mainstream governments using legal and administrative measures to suppress anti-immigration voices.

Hungary’s social affairs minister has called for a comprehensive review of the country’s child protection system following talks with child welfare officials and a police investigation into alleged sexual abuse cases in a Csongrád-Csanád County institution.

‘Are you feeling the heat of this week’s heatwave? It is easy to lay the blame at the feet of climate change, but a new MCC Brussels analysis identifies an important and unacknowledged cause of your hot misery: the European Union’s relentless drive for sustainability over human comfort.’

Hódmezővásárhely Mayor Péter Márki-Zay, one of Péter Magyar’s earliest and most vocal supporters, has issued his strongest criticism yet of Hungary’s new government, warning that the country risks drifting toward a ‘new one-party system’. His criticism comes amid mounting controversy surrounding Tisza’s investigative committees and plans affecting municipalities.

The EU’s watchdog overseeing European political parties has formally launched a procedure that could ultimately strip the sovereignist Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) alliance—including AfD and Hungary’s Our Homeland—of its official status and EU funding. Supporters of the alliance described the move as a politically motivated attempt to suppress anti-immigration and nationalist forces across Europe.

Scandals are mounting around Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain. The offices of his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party in Madrid, Spain, have just been raided by police to collect evidence for a corruption investigation.

The withdrawal process which had originally been initiated by the Orbán government seen by many as a gesture to Netanyahu.

Hungary’s governing Tisza Party moved closer Tuesday to establishing five investigative committees into alleged scandals and abuses during Viktor Orbán’s tenure, despite criticism from rights groups over proposed quasi-judicial powers. Vice President Márk Radnai said Orbán or family members could be escorted to parliament by police under the proposal.

A proposed constitutional amendment by Hungary’s governing Tisza party triggered backlash after initially seeking to remove references to protecting the country’s ‘Christian culture’ from the Basic Law. The government later revised the proposal, insisting the changes were aimed only at abolishing the Sovereignty Protection Office, amid criticism that the original amendment could weaken Hungary’s migration policy and constitutional identity.

The Makerfield by-election has become one of the most closely watched political battles in Britain as Keir Starmer faces mounting internal revolt and Reform UK attempts to consolidate its rise across northern England. The contest could simultaneously determine Andy Burnham’s political future, Reform’s credibility as a genuine anti-Labour force, and provide the first meaningful indication of Restore Britain’s actual electoral support.

‘Governor DeSantis dropped out of the race after a poor performance in the Iowa caucus, the first primary contest of 2024, and endorsed President Trump. Trump went on to win the largest share of the popular vote for a non-incumbent candidate in a primary contest for a major party…’

Hungary’s parliament could vote as early as Wednesday on a government proposal to reverse the country’s planned withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, reaffirming its commitment to international justice and human rights.

‘The United States no longer wishes to play the role of a “world government” that claims sole responsibility for maintaining the world order…The strategy makes clear that the United States’ partners must take responsibility for their own regions and play a more significant role within the transatlantic alliance system.’

Donald Tusk and the Civic Coalition suffered a major symbolic defeat after voters in Kraków overwhelmingly backed the recall of liberal Mayor Aleksander Miszalski. The result also highlighted growing right-wing cooperation between PiS and Konfederacja ahead of the 2027 parliamentary election.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected Friedrich Merz’s proposal to grant Ukraine EU ‘associate membership’ without full voting rights, insisting on complete membership instead. The debate has also shown that Viktor Orbán is far from the only obstacle to Kyiv’s integration into the bloc.

‘In recent years, the ECHR added a new legal rule, a new human right: the right for expelled foreigners to come back to Europe at the end of their re-entry ban.’

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.