The 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Consular Rights between Hungary and the United States was marked with a commemorative event at the Ludovika University of Public Service. Speakers included Rector Gergely Deli, US Chargé d’Affaires Robert Palladino, and State Secretary for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Boglárka Illés.
‘With the raging war in Ukraine, Russia’s recent incursions into NATO airspace in Poland, Estonia, and Denmark, and the rising worries of war in the Pacific, one would probably imagine that the tone of the conference would be somber and serious. However, it was anything but.’
‘In the name of both myself and all the residents of the house, I lodge this complaint against unknown Romanian soldiers who, after becoming intoxicated day after day in the tavern located on the ground floor of the building, come out into the courtyard and recklessly fire their weapons with live ammunition, constantly endangering the bodily integrity and lives of the residents.’
In its ‘Beyond the Óperencia’ series, Magyar Krónika is looking at the meeting points of America and Hungary, and at Hungarians in America, from penniless peasants to political emigrants and soldiers of fortune. In this part, let us present the story of Dr Arthur Wadgymar, who had a quite unbelievable life…
‘It is worth reading Hungarian historian Péter Hahner’s intriguing book, published 12 years ago, which deals with the most well-known conspiracy theories related to the Kennedy assassination on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, if only because President Trump signed an executive order on the release of secret files related to the assassination earlier this year.’
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok paid an official visit to Kazakhstan, where he was awarded the country’s highest state honour, the Order of Friendship, in recognition of the close ties between the two nations. Talks focused on strategic cooperation in energy, trade, and logistics.
An event honouring the life and legacy of UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was held at the Danube Institute in Budapest. Institute President John O’Sullivan, who worked closely with Thatcher as a policy advisor and speechwriter, was joined by a number of distinguished guests who shared personal memories and reflections on the enduring impact of the Iron Lady.
‘This is precisely the power of diplomacy. Minsk’s example demonstrates that authoritarian regimes respond to smart diplomacy. The leaders of such countries also react to incentives—be it better trade deals or a bit of international spotlight.’
Hungary cannot be circumvented with legal manoeuvres to open Ukraine’s EU accession process, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Copenhagen ahead of an informal EU summit, insisting any enlargement must follow the same rules and warning that fast-tracking Kyiv risks drawing the EU into war and draining funds.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland called the Russo–Ukrainian war ‘our war’ at the Warsaw Security Forum, prompting a sharp rebuke from his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, who warned that neither Hungary nor the EU is at war with Russia and accused Tusk of endangering European lives.