Budapest’s culture draws tourists through architecture, music, film, and cuisine. Experts at a BP Műhely panel highlighted how residents shape the city’s image, from service workers to everyday curiosity, while sports and party districts diversify the capital’s appeal on the global stage.

Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said a Brussels–Kyiv alliance is seeking to remove Hungary’s national government as an obstacle to fast-tracking Ukraine’s EU accession, arguing that political change in Budapest is central to the plan.

‘King Béla I lost his life in 1063 in an accident, or—as has recently been suggested—as a result of a political conspiracy…The latter would not be entirely surprising, given that 15 per cent of European rulers living between 600 and 1800 ended their lives as victims of political murder, and it is well known that ruling was one of the most dangerous occupations in the Middle Ages.’

From Kurdish self-governance to the UAE’s federal model, speakers at an MCC–Danube Institute conference argued that the Middle East’s minority question demands multiple, locally grounded solutions rather than one-size-fits-all answers.

Hungary has launched a new ‘three-in-one’ education programme linking technical schools and universities, allowing IT students to earn a university degree faster through credit recognition and practice-oriented training.

In a recent episode of the Brussels Playbook Podcast, POLITICO’s Chief EU Correspondent Zoya Sheftalovich has explained that the EU leadership is hiding information about Ukraine’s planned accession to help Péter Magyar defeat Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the upcoming Hungarian elections. If PM Orbán does prevail, the EU is even willing to strip Hungary of its voting rights, she also revealed.