‘A horseman cannot consider their occupation to be work. It is a service, a vocation that we are happy to perform, and we are fortunate to be able to do so…It requires constant readiness and dedication, day after day, so anyone who doesn’t really love it would find it difficult. We have to feel the weight of what we do. In the long chain of the stud farm’s history, we cannot be weak links.’
Hungary’s Rural Development Programme, launched in the previous EU budget cycle, has supported nearly 400,000 projects with over 2,942 billion forints in EU and domestic funding, marking the largest rural investment initiative since the country’s democratic transition.
Budapest may soon join the ranks of historic diplomatic cities as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet there for peace talks on Ukraine. Analyst Anton Bendarjevskiy says the summit could become Hungary’s most significant foreign policy milestone in decades.
The Mathias Corvinus Collegium is launching a new philosophy journal titled European Journal of Political Philosophy. On that occasion, Chief Editor William Wood and Managing Editor Titus Techera spoke at an event on MCC’s Budapest campus. Joined by András Lánczi and Professor Tilo Schabert, they discussed the bodies of work of such thinkers as Eric Voegelin, Leo Strauss, and Alexandre Kojève.
The HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network will host the 2026 annual conference of Academia Europaea in Budapest next October, providing a major opportunity to highlight Hungarian scientific achievements on an international platform.
‘If we are truly conservatives today, then we must want to revolt against this contemporary, anti-conservative world. Does anyone seriously believe that Burke would want to conserve what we have right now?’
Hungary’s capital will host the next Trump–Putin summit on Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed on Thursday. The talks aim to revive negotiations stalled since August and come just as Zelenskyy pushes Washington for long-range Tomahawk missiles to strike deep inside Russia.
How did the Iron Lady fix the struggling British economy? What was her role in the collapse of the Soviet Union? For what reasons was she a convinced Eurosceptic? We asked her former Political Secretary about Margaret Thatcher’s living political legacy at the Danube Institute’s conference on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
Previously unknown construction drawings of the Chain Bridge by Adam Clark, dating back 185 years, have been identified by the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport. The rediscovered plans will go on public display in November in Budapest.
Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has achieved a historic breakthrough, polling 40 per cent in Saxony-Anhalt and becoming Germany’s largest party nationwide with up to 26.5 per cent, according to Insa and Ipsos surveys—cementing its dominance across both regional and federal levels.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sharply rebuked Brussels ahead of next week’s European Council summit, accusing EU leaders of using Ukraine to ‘cover up their inability’ to solve the bloc’s real problems—namely soaring energy costs and a crisis in the automotive industry.
‘In its LGBTIQ+ strategy, the Commission proposes to include hate speech in the…list of serious crimes—all to “better protect” the LGBTIQ community. This would not only mean that the 27 Member States would need a common approach to defining what constitutes “hate speech” but also that all EU countries would be required to fight against such crimes collectively.’
Hungary’s military science has become an interdisciplinary field linking defence, technology, and civil academia, Deputy State Secretary János Czermann said at the opening of a new exhibition honouring soldier-academics at the National University of Public Service in Budapest.
German Green MEP Daniel Freund has lodged a criminal complaint against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, alleging an attempt to hack his email using spyware. Freund—long a vocal Orbán critic—claims Hungarian intelligence was behind the attack.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary is globally recognized for its commitment to peace, following his attendance at the Gaza ceasefire signing in Sharm el-Sheikh. He also announced an upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss economic and political cooperation.
‘The moment of birth for the modern myth of progress is when Western thought retained the linear time-scheme of Christianity but radically reinterpreted its content. This “humanist turn” was essentially a process of secularization, during which divine providence was replaced by human reason…’
Justin McKenzie Smith has been appointed as the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary. He has presented his credentials to President Tamás Sulyok of Hungary, as per tradition, and also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Heroes’ Square.
A new poll shows Nigel Farage’s Reform UK heading for a landslide victory unprecedented in modern British politics, securing a projected 445 seats in the House of Commons. As disillusionment with Labour and the Conservatives deepens, commentators warn that the two-party system is collapsing.
Following his breakthrough Gaza peace deal, US President Donald Trump now seeks to replicate the success in Ukraine. Ahead of his Friday meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump remains confident he can broker an end to the war—even as Kyiv pushes for Tomahawk missiles and Moscow warns of escalation.
The Trump administration has launched its long-awaited crackdown on Antifa, opening FBI investigations and contacting victims of Antifa-linked violence. Amid the pressure, Rutgers University professor and Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook author Mark Bray—dubbed ‘Dr Antifa’ by students—has reportedly fled the United States for Europe.
Hungarian workers have become less fearful of artificial intelligence taking their jobs, according to the latest BNP Paribas Cardif–Medián survey. Optimism about job security remains stable, and fewer people expect AI to have a major impact within the next decade.
Hungary drew 2–2 against their highest-ranked opponent in their qualification group, Portugal, in Lisbon, Portugal. Captain Dominik Szoboszlai scored the equalizer in additional time. Hungary are very likely to finish second in the group, and going into the play-offs as they continue their quest to reach their first World Cup since 1986.
A new independent foundation has been established in Zalaegerszeg to operate and develop Hungary’s ZalaZONE vehicle test track. The foundation aims to expand into robotics, energy, and agriculture while strengthening Hungary’s role in high-tech innovation.
‘Tommy Robinson told his rally of English patriots from a platform in Whitehall: “There has been a globalist revolution. They have attacked the family. They’ve attacked Christianity. They’ve opened the borders. They’ve flooded our nations. We are the start of a counter-revolution.”’
Hungary’s Media Authority (NMHH) and the Bethesda Children’s Hospital have signed an agreement to promote healthier digital habits among children through joint research, educational campaigns, and new guidelines to reduce screen time.
Archaeologists near Salgó Castle in Salgótarján, Hungary, have uncovered remarkable treasures. Finds include medieval artefacts like lead bullets, crossbows, and pottery, as well as prehistoric objects just one meter (three feet) underground. The discoveries will be showcased in a museum exhibition next April.
‘The belligerent tone of European leaders reinforces, on the Chinese side, the image of an ideologically aggressive West, expansive and domineering by its very cultural core.’
The Hungarian Pavilion emerged as one of the biggest attractions at the 2025 Osaka World Expo, drawing over one million visitors. Celebrated for blending tradition with innovation, Hungary’s showcase offered a vivid journey through folk music, gastronomy, and craftsmanship under the motto ‘Without our past, we have no future’.
‘What the GOP should watch in the two elections this year in Virginia and New Jersey is the margins. If they can keep both elections within a couple of points of the 2024 presidential results, that would show electoral strength for President Trump and his presumptive successor, Vice President JD Vance.’
Renew Europe chief Valérie Hayer has demanded that Ursula von der Leyen ‘use her power to act’ over reports of an alleged Hungarian spy network in Brussels tied to Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi. Hungarian officials strongly denied the story, calling it a foreign-funded smear campaign designed to damage Budapest ahead of next year’s election.
