Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will visit Poland on Tuesday for his first official foreign trip since taking office, meeting Donald Tusk in what both governments describe as a new chapter in Polish–Hungarian relations. Budapest’s unusually large delegation, including six ministers, signals the growing closeness between the two governments.
Slovenia may soon see the return of veteran conservative politician Janez Janša as prime minister after coalition negotiations produced a viable agreement for a centre-right minority government. Janša is set to officially submit his candidacy to parliament on Tuesday and has pledged to fight corruption, pursue decentralization, reduce bureaucracy, and stimulate economic growth if elected to government.
‘The first 22 years of Hungary’s EU membership offer a twofold lesson. On the one hand, EU membership alone is no guarantee of catching up…On the other hand, Hungary’s situation is by no means hopeless…The success of Hungary’s EU membership over the next two decades will ultimately be decided not in Brussels, but in Budapest.’
The new Hungarian government is still in campaign mode, but in addition to sweeping up popularity and embarrassing the outgoing cabinet, the law factory has also started. The guidelines of the Tisza political ideology, which have been mostly hidden until now, will be revealed in the legislation.
Greek authorities warn that up to 550,000 migrants may be preparing to cross from Libya into Europe as arrivals through Crete continue to rise. Combined with instability in Iran and the implementation of the EU’s Migration Pact, the growing pressure is reigniting debate over Europe’s border security, deportation policy, and migrant redistribution system.
Hungary’s new government is facing its first major foreign policy crisis just days after taking office as Russian drones targeted Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region, home to a significant ethnic Hungarian minority. Prime Minister Péter Magyar condemned the strikes and summoned Russia’s ambassador to Budapest following the unprecedented attack.
Remarks by Hungary’s incoming foreign minister Anita Orbán have triggered intense criticism from conservative and right-wing commentators, who accuse the Tisza government of retreating from Péter Magyar’s campaign promises on migration and alignment with the EU Migration Pact.
Incoming transport minister Dávid Vitézy has pledged sweeping reforms to Hungary’s transport sector, including railway modernization, infrastructure renewal, stricter road safety measures and efforts to recover suspended EU funds.
Alternative für Deutschland candidate René Stadtkewitz won a landslide victory in the mayoral election in Zehdenick, becoming the first directly elected AfD mayor in the state of Brandenburg. The result is the latest sign of the party’s growing strength, particularly in eastern Germany, where dissatisfaction with the federal government remains exceptionally high.
Two new polls in Germany indicate a sharp decline in support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, while the Alternative für Deutschland continues its rise nationwide. Surveys by INSA and Forsa show deep voter dissatisfaction and growing openness to an unprecedented CDU–AfD coalition.
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