Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed the country’s economic outlook, European Union conflicts, and global political shifts in a radio interview. He emphasized the importance of strengthening the middle class, argued in defence of government policies, and criticized Brussels for its economic approach.
‘After 20 years of left–liberal rule, Fidesz’s goal was to stimulate the creation of a much more balanced and pluralistic environment in all segments of society and a country less dependent on any form of foreign influence. In the eyes of ordinary Hungarians, none of the experiences described above called into question the benefits of EU and NATO membership or the conviction that Hungary’s place is in the West.’
CPAC Hungary 2025 will be taking place 29–30 May this year, Director General Miklós Szánthó for the Center for Fundamental Rights has announced at a press conference with American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp.
Elon Musk reacted to reports that Hungarian opposition media outlets were outraged over Trump’s decision to halt US foreign assistance, cutting off substantial grants previously provided by USAID and the US Embassy in Budapest. Sharing Balázs Orbán’s post, the US billionaire pointed out that these outlets were never truly independent to begin with.
The Political Director of the Hungarian Prime Minister spoke at the 35th anniversary event for the Hungarian history periodical Rubicon. He discussed the end of the unipolar world order dominated by the United States, the EU in the new world oder and the new Trump administration’s novel approach to geopolitics.
Center for Fundamental Rights Senior Fellow and US Ambassador to Hungary hopeful Bryan Leib has sent an open letter to the CEOs of major American passenger airlines, urging them to start offering non-stop, direct flights between the most populous American cities and Budapest.
Speaking at the Lámfalussy Lectures Conference, organized by the Central Bank of Hungary, Viktor Orbán asserted that, instead of the Washington Consensus, it is now time to speak of the Budapest Consensus—a framework for nation-states to navigate and thrive in the emerging age of sovereignty.
By voicing his support for AfD on his platform and challenging the taboo of German national guilt, Elon Musk has emerged as a key figure in the right-wing party’s gradual dismantling the ‘firewall’ that mainstream parties have upheld against it for years.
In an interview on Tara Palmeri’s podcast, journalist Marc Caputo revealed that he was told while working for POLITICO not to write about the Hunter Biden laptop story, which could have damaged Democrat nominee Joe Biden before the 2020 election.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has instructed his cabinet to prepare an agreement to reinstate the double taxation treaty between Hungary and the United States, unilaterally terminated by the Biden administration. The scrapping of the agreement by the previous US government caused significant economic and political harm to Hungary.