Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is currently in Türkiye, where he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. One of Orbán’s closest allies in the region, Erdoğan is facing unrest on a scale not seen in years following the arrest of opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges of corruption and alleged links to terrorism.
Why are children conservative creatures? Which has better statistics: the conservative or the liberal family model? And should the state interfere in family matters despite the old Republican concept? We talked to the Fellow of the Manhattan Institute about family policies and realities at the Danube Institute’s Family Formation conference in Budapest.
Tamás Bernáth, researcher and lecturer at the MCC School of Economics, has recently appeared on the Hungarian news channel HírTV to discuss the new crude oil pipeline being built between Hungary and Serbia; as well as a defence agreement reportedly in the planning between the two nations and its implications.
‘Thanks to the strong relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Orbán, there is real space—on the ground, in government, in business, and among ordinary citizens—to build something meaningful,’ US Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Robert Palladino remarked during a discussion on US–Hungary relations with President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs Gladden Pappin.
What does a woman learn about life after being a mother of eight children? How can we protect our children from external sexual ideological stimulations? And how can the state assist in protecting families and children? We asked the Professor of the Catholic University of America about family matters at the Danube Institute’s Family Formation conference in Budapest.
In a 5–4 decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Federal Judge in DC had no power to halt the deportation of 200 Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, and the challenge should have been filed in Texas, where the illegal migrants were detained. However, the ruling also stressed that it does not address the constitutionality of using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal migrants.
‘President Donald Trump, on his self-proclaimed “liberation day”, imposed sweeping tariffs of at least 10 per cent on almost every product that enters the U.S. from almost every country…with the aim of keeping jobs within the American homeland. What the president has done is reverting to the American “protectionism” of the 19th century, which economists call the Hamiltonian Statecraft.’
Following talks with Donald Trump at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to reduce trade barriers for American goods and create a more balanced trade relationship between the two allies.
‘Orbán and the Fidesz leadership are seeking lasting change to Hungarian politics and culture. They recognize that pro-life and pro-family issues are not just legal disputes; they are culture-wide struggles, and they must be addressed as such. Hungarian conservatives are not surrendering on these issues, and they are not acting recklessly…the Orbán government’s family policies are prudent.’
As USAID’s activities—and its shady tactics of foreign interference—are increasingly becoming just a bad memory, the European Union is stepping in to bail out the network of NGOs previously funded by the American federal agency. Through a new directive, Brussels plans to establish so-called European Cross-Border Associations, which would provide foreign-funded NGOs with a protective shield.
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