What will be the main topics of Viktor Orbán’s 7 November White House meeting with Donald Trump? Can he secure an opt-out on energy, and how will Hungary’s connectivity strategy hold up if global powers clash? We spoke with the Deputy State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office about the potential new deals between Trump and Orbán.
‘The Commission considered Ukraine’s support to be more important than the protests at the national and sectoral level in the Member States and therefore pushed through the amendment to the trade agreement…’
‘Ostpolitik became the means for the Church to engage the Warsaw Pact nation-states under the pontificates of Popes John XXIII and Paul VI.’
Netflix’s fantasy epic The Witcher returned for its fourth season on 30 October, once again captivating millions worldwide. Based on the novels of Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, the series stands out as a rare non-Anglo fantasy phenomenon—and its latest chapter highlights multiple Hungarian references, including the iconic character Zoltan Chivay.
‘Violent crime has arrived in a country where it was exceedingly rare. Iceland is now even a contributor to the online migrant-crime genre.’
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is set to meet President Donald Trump in Washington on 7 November, with energy cooperation expected to dominate the talks. According to Index, the two governments have worked for months on a deal involving American nuclear technology and gas exports that could fundamentally reshape Hungary’s energy strategy.
‘Trump’s EO perhaps instinctively draws from the historical lesson: that love of one’s country is not a limitation of freedom—it is a precondition of a nation’s survival.’
‘Our world has changed, the international order has transformed, and every actor is trying to adapt. With the end of unipolarity, the hegemony of liberal foreign policy also ended…Free trade has given way to protectionism; moralizing, value-centric diplomacy has given way to transactional realism. However, this recognition apparently eludes the European Union.’
‘The debut of a Korean hypersonic missile prototype was one of the exhibition’s highlights, placing Seoul into an elite club.’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an ‘external attack’ after explosions hit the Százhalombatta oil refinery earlier this month. A similar incident occurred the same day in Romania, raising suspicions of possible sabotage linked to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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