Being Useful a Little Every Day — An Interview with Éva Pápai

‘When I arrived here as a young woman in my twenties, full of deep Catholic faith and great enthusiasm, Fathers Kristóf Hites, Pius Horváth, Egon Jávor, and József Jaszovszky all embraced and supported me. They gave me wings and helped me fulfill the goals of the Catholic Mission.’

IMEC Conference Co-hosted by the Israeli SIGNAL Group and the Danube Institute

Budapest-based Danube Institute and the Israeli SIGNAL Group co-organized a conference on the India–Middle East–Europe Corridor (IMEC)—an alternative transport route proposed in 2023 by G20 countries to link Asia to Europe while countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Experts and policymakers argued that IMEC could represent a new vision of multipolar cooperation, economic resilience, and strategic autonomy.

Carried by the Waves of History: The Hungarian Diaspora in Lima

‘It is no surprise, then, that even Peru, a mountainous country far from the Pacific coast, a subject of many tales about the Incas, was also home to Hungarians throughout history. This is not just a tale of curious travels from Central Europe to Latin America, but a history of our relationship to the great migratory waves that have impacted our region…’

Serbian Drug Smugglers Busted at Hungarian Border

The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) posted the video of the arrest of the Serbian man apprehended at the southern border. He was caught with over five kilograms (11 pounds) of heroin and methamphetamine.

Bundestag Elects Friedrich Merz Chancellor after Historic First-Round Failure

The Bundestag has elected CDU leader Friedrich Merz as Chancellor of Germany in a second round of voting, following a historic failure to secure an absolute majority in the first round. Falling just six votes short, Merz became the first chancellor-designate in the country’s post-war history to require a second vote.