Hungary Unveils Slogan for EU Presidency: ‘Make Europe Great Again’

According to the graphic shared by the Prime Minister’s political director Balázs Orbán, Hungary’s slogan will be ‘Make Europe Great Again,’ or ‘MEGA’ for short, for the upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union. This is an obvious allusion to US President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan ‘Make America Great Again,’ which he is using for his presidential campaign as well.

Government Renews and Strengthens the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Political Director of the Prime Minister, Balázs Orbán has been appointed to oversee the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT), which is also changing its name back to the pre-2014 one of Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA). The new president of the organisation will be Gladden J. Pappin.

The Flight of the Bumblebee: A Review of ‘The Hungarian Way of Strategy’

Balázs Orbán’s work is a penetrative exegesis of the unique success of Hungarian statecraft in the past decade as well as an astute guide for all nation-states of similar stature. The Hungarian Way of Strategy is a beacon in the fog of our ideology-driven era, meant for those whose understanding of time goes beyond the fleeting moments of the present.

MCC Brussels Is Open for Business

At the opening event of MCC Brussels, Balázs Orbán said: ’As neighbours, we need to talk and listen. This is the only antidote to the spectre of political polarization that haunts politics today.’

Tisza Picks Academic to Lead Powerful Asset-Recovery Agency despite Experience Gap

Parliament’s justice committee has chosen political scientist Anna Róza Unger as its nominee to lead the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, favouring the candidate with the strongest systemic accountability agenda despite her limited operational background. The decision sharpens questions over what role the super-agency is meant to play as parliament prepares for Friday’s secret ballot.

The Hungarian Rector Who Gave Mossad Cover to Recruit Iran’s Former President

Mossad reportedly spent years cultivating former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a possible future asset, using closed climate conferences in Budapest to conceal meetings with Israeli intelligence operatives. The Hungarian figure who made the arrangement possible was Gergely Deli, rector of NKE, who knowingly provided institutional cover after being approached by a senior government official.

Fidesz Election Nightmare Deepens as Support Hits 14-Year Low

First post-election polling data indicate a widening gap between Hungary’s incoming governing Tisza Party and Fidesz–KDNP, with support shifting decisively in favour of the winner. The results reflect not only a post-election ‘honeymoon effect’ around Tisza, but also an intensifying internal crisis within Fidesz regarding the interpretation of the election results.

Catherine Belton’s Budapest Visit Under Scrutiny as Hungary’s Russiagate Deepens

British journalist Catherine Belton visited Budapest on 4 March to participate in an exclusive closed-door event co-organized by the British Embassy and Budapest-based think tank Political Capital. Three weeks later, she broke Hungary’s ‘Russiagate’ in The Washington Post, alleging that FM Szijjártó had leaked confidential EU information to Moscow, escalating an unprecedented intelligence and information war surrounding the upcoming election.

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