The European Commission has refused to register the ‘Save Europe Act’ as a European Citizens’ Initiative, ruling that its proposed halt to non-Western immigration and defence of Europe’s demographic continuity would amount to racial discrimination. Organizers denounced the decision as anti-democratic and vowed to continue after gathering more than 580,000 signatures.
Viktor Orbán’s fall was expected to make EU sanctions on Russia easier to approve. Instead, negotiations over the 21st package have exposed how Hungary’s resistance often shielded other capitals with objections of their own, as Greece, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, France and Germany pushed to exclude certain measures, including some areas once portrayed as uniquely pro-Russian.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitutional order faces pressure from two directions after international envoys failed to choose a new High Representative. The US–EU dispute over the office’s future is weakening Dayton’s external safeguard just as Milorad Dodik and Dragan Čović coordinate efforts to overturn OHR decisions and strengthen Serb and Croat autonomy within BiH.
Ixelles Mayor Romain De Reusme has banned a demonstration linked to the Save Europe Act campaign outside the European Parliament one day before it was due to take place, prompting organizers to launch an immediate legal challenge. The anti-immigration campaign says supporters will still gather in Brussels as it seeks to deliver signatures backing its remigration initiative.
A majority of MEPs present voted to reject the controversial Chat Control regulation but fell short of the absolute majority needed to block it at second reading. Controversially, the vote took place just before the summer recess, when many MEPs had already left Brussels.
‘In Israel, Hungary is viewed not merely as a diplomatic partner but also as a Central European ally…Whether it was the state visit of PM Netanyahu or Budapest’s position to create a safe environment for its 120.000 Jewish inhabitants spread all across the country, Hungary offers a comprehensive model that ought to serve as an example for all European countries.’
EU finance ministers have approved Hungary’s revised Recovery and Resilience Plan, clearing the final Council-level hurdle for Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government to seek €10 billion in post-pandemic funding. The decision implements the political agreement with Ursula von der Leyen in May, but payments remain conditional on reforms completed by the end of August.
Ireland assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July, handing one of the bloc’s most socially progressive and pro-Brussels governments control of the EU’s legislative agenda for the next six months. While Dublin promises competitiveness and security, conservatives warn it will use the role to advance progressive priorities across Europe.
Hungary has opposed a European Commission proposal aimed at supporting Ukraine’s wartime mobilization by limiting automatic EU protection for military-age men fleeing the country. The decision came just days after Budapest blocked the opening of all negotiating clusters in Kyiv’s EU accession bid and closely mirrors the position previously taken by Viktor Orbán’s government.
‘The Court distinguishes between objective grounds—such as the possession of modern technical or financial resources, or the experience acquired by the operator—and grounds that involve a “highly subjective assessment”, such as a project’s ability to fulfil a “societal function” or to serve the public interest.’
At a time when public debate is increasingly polarized and superficial, Hungarian Conservative remains committed to depth and independent thought.
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