‘Two points from the recent Frontex report deserve more attention. Firstly, while in 2015 the most popular migration route into Europe was the Western Balkans, today…it is the Central and Western Mediterranean routes…The other thing that emerges from the figures is that…there were fewer arrivals by all routes until April compared to the same period in 2024.’
European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micallef has proposed the exclusion of athletes from a country engaged in a legitimate war of self-defence against a terrorist organization. The EU was preparing further measures against Israel, although Hungary intervened.
Hungary reaffirms its zero-tolerance policy on antisemitism. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has appointed EU Affairs Minister János Bóka to coordinate national and international efforts against rising antisemitism across Europe.
Hungarian agricultural leaders warn that Ukraine’s EU accession and EU budget reforms could slash farm subsidies by up to 25 per cent. Farmers and industry bodies rallied in Brussels to protest against plans that could merge the CAP into a broader superfund.
‘An EU–UK “reset” should not violate the will of the people as expressed during the Brexit referendum; nevertheless, negotiating some form of economic cooperation with the EU is possible, and it could potentially be beneficial for both the UK and EU member states.’
‘In the past two decades, the European Union has turned from a community of values into a power centre and from an internal market into a proto-state. It has happened without the explicit political authorization of the Member States and European citizens…Today, the main line of division in European politics lies between those who support or condone this process and those who oppose it.’
The EU’s General Court has delivered a major blow to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, annulling Brussels’ refusal to release her COVID-era text messages with Pfizer’s CEO. The ruling exposes deep flaws in EU transparency and intensifies scrutiny over the €35 billion vaccine contract central to the Pfizergate scandal.
‘Albeit the Tineke Strik-led delegation was supposed to establish “facts” about the state of the Hungarian democracy and rule of law during their time in Budapest, Strik had her mind made up about these matters long before arriving in Hungary.’
‘Funding anti-government media and NGOs in developed countries…is not genuine development activity but political interference. The term “NGO” literally means “non-governmental organization”. However, practice shows that thousands of European NGOs struggle without American government money,’ government commissioner András László has told our site.
Ukraine’s accelerated EU accession could consume essential resources and undermine Hungary’s strategic position, warned Political Director to the Prime Minister Balázs Orbán, who outlined the financial, geopolitical, and security risks at a Budapest business conference.