Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (b) welcomes Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Istanbul on December 8, 2025.

Hungary and Türkiye Deepen Strategic Defence Cooperation

‘As part of the high-level meetings, Hungary and Türkiye also convened the first-ever session of the Hungarian–Turkish Consultation Mechanism, bringing together the foreign ministers, defence ministers and national security officials of both countries—a format Türkiye reserves only for its closest partners.’

EU Fine on Elon Musk’s X Triggers Biggest US–EU Clash of Trump 2.0

The European Commission’s decision to fine X €120 million under the DSA has ignited the sharpest transatlantic clash since Trump returned to power. Musk called the penalty ‘bullsh*t’, while senior US officials warned the EU is undermining free speech and straining the foundations of the alliance.

Orbán Warns 2026 Will Be the Last Election Before EU Goes to War

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned that the 2026 parliamentary election will be the last before Hungary could face a direct threat of war, arguing that only a national government can keep the country out of a conflict he says is approaching Europe. He claimed Brussels is preparing the EU for confrontation with Russia and shifting towards a war economy.