‘In June 2024 Hungarian eco-activists participated in the International Environmental Camp in Samarkand, organized by the Zamin Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Ecology, UNICEF, UNDP, FAO, and other partners. This event strengthened the ties between the youth of both countries, laying the groundwork for a new generation of environmentally responsible leaders.’
‘As someone who is politically homeless, I have no interest in producing propaganda for any government or its leader. But I do believe Hungary’s policies—particularly its border fence and stringent asylum processes—offer a compelling case study in slowing mass immigration, especially from Islamic-majority countries.’
Major bookmakers are already taking bets for the winner of the 2028 US presidential election. According to the odds, Vice President JD Vance is the favourite right now, followed by, surprisingly, a third term by President Trump.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary has spoken before the General Assembly of Delegates of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) on the occasion of the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement between the Hungarian government and HCCI. There, he told the attendees: ‘There can be no successful management, no successful economic policy, without a strong entrepreneurial class.’
‘The story of Cardinal Kung is that of a faithful shepherd—a saintly figure who refused to renounce God and His Church, despite the consequences of a life sentence imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Three months before his arrest in 1955, then-Bishop Kung stood by his clergy and the faithful in China, rejecting numerous offers of safe passage out of the country.’
‘If you are an excellent professional, you can thrive in a smaller market. But if you are a leader, there are no limits to the size of the market you can serve,’ highlighted Sándor Kürt, co-founder and former CEO of KÜRT Zrt, in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.
Preserving native species and biodiversity is essential in slowing the spread of invasive species and minimizing their damage, emphasized former President János Áder and ecologist László Garamszegi in the latest episode of the Blue Planet podcast.
The first Termez Dialogue brought together leaders, experts, and stakeholders from Central and South Asia to discuss regional connectivity, peace, and development. Held in the historic city of Termez, the forum emphasized shared heritage and the urgent need for cooperation on trade, infrastructure, and stability across the region.
Karol Nawrocki has narrowly won Poland’s presidential election with 50.89 per cent of the vote, backed by the opposition PiS party. His victory may reshape Polish domestic politics and reinvigorate regional alliances like the Visegrád Group.
‘When countries collectively decide to form a permanent institutional body where divisible sovereignty is the norm, like the EU, it attenuates the ability of those states to make decisions regarding the governance of their own economies and other associated policies. In essence, Hungary must realize that so long as it is a member state of the EU, it delegates certain decision-making to it.’
Moody’s has reaffirmed Hungary’s investment-grade credit rating, aligning with other major agencies. The government highlights strong employment, rising wages, and record tourism as signs of a stable economy with growing investor confidence.
Ohio has become a Republican stronghold because Trump’s message resonates deeply,’ Congressman Warren Davidson said in an interview with Hungarian Conservative. He spoke about JD Vance’s political rise, the media’s portrayal of Viktor Orbán, and why Hungary feels freer and safer than many Western capitals.
In just three months, Hungary’s DELTA Programme triggered over 3,500 criminal investigations, seizing more than half a ton of drugs and exposing major trafficking networks. Authorities say the initiative has reduced drug use and curbed the spread of narcotics.
‘Conservatives don’t believe that we’re morally superior to our grandparents. Conservatives cherish all that’s made us: our families, our faith, our nations and the best that’s been thought and said. Conservatives count the cost of change, as well as its benefits, and want change to reflect what’s best in us, so we can come closer to being our best selves as individuals and as peoples.’
‘It is important to understand the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate’s place in the intricate interplay of local and international as well as sacred and profane interests that often seems to govern every important decision in the Holy Land. Pious pronouncements…from Europe and elsewhere abroad almost invariably collapse under the weight of the sheer complexity of local realities…’
‘[Elvira Valentini] had always been interested in the flora of the Balkans…She thought that in Fiume, after teaching, she would explore the countryside and continue her scientific work. But that was not to be. A few months later, war broke out, and her family called Elvira home, asking her to stay there. The shot fired in Sarajevo thus marked not only the beginning of the First World War, but also the end of an ambitious Hungarian woman’s scientific career.’
In the most lopsided scoreline in the history of the finals of the primary European club competition, Paris Saint-Germain beat Internazionale 5–0 in Munich, Germany. Transylvanian Hungarian István Kovács refereed the historic game.
‘The Beginning of the World also responds to our emotional needs. It skillfully brings together personal experience, scientific arguments, and the fears and doubts we all have. It gives space to the human aspect. But it also offers us the chance to transcend, at the level of action, our everyday weaknesses, both individual and human.’
‘Overall, it is clear that Kraus was a religious Israeli Hungarian publicist who rightly earned the communist dictatorship’s ire. To hinder his activities, a covert procedure was launched, and his conversations and correspondence were monitored both directly and indirectly; in other words, he was treated as an enemy of the regime for decades.’
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 look at the story of Mihály Fabriczy Kováts, whose name is even commemorated on a plaque in Charles Town, West Virginia.
‘Our goal is to become the leading right-wing party in Poland within two years,’ said Deputy Marshal of the Polish Sejm and prominent Konfederacja leader Krzysztof Bosak in an interview with Hungarian Conservative. The discussion centred on the upcoming presidential run-off, the party’s political trajectory, and the ongoing election campaign in Hungary.
‘I first became vice president in 2001 to better understand how the club operated, then became president in 2002. It wasn’t easy because only men had previously held leadership roles. At first, they didn’t take kindly to a woman joining their ranks—especially since I was significantly younger than them at 50 years old…During my presidency, younger generations began joining us.’
Hungary has received its first L-39NG trainer jets, marking a milestone in national defence and military aviation. The aircraft will bolster independent pilot training and support Hungary’s growing role in NATO’s European aviation programmes.
CPAC Hungary 2025 continued on its Day 2 with speeches by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó of Hungary and by one of the most anticipated guests at the event, the leader of the German AfD party Alice Weidel.
‘The practice of suppressing the sovereignty of individual Member States in the European Union cannot continue,’ Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stressed during his keynote speech at CPAC Hungary 2025.
‘A White House photo with President Trump would certainly benefit Orbán ahead of the election,’ former Trump Advance Associate Johnny Szani remarked in an interview with Hungarian Conservative. The conversation centred on US–Hungary relations under the second Trump administration, including insider perspectives on key bilateral issues.
‘It is hard to imagine a better example of “Stockholm syndrome” than this sorry episode, when local Catholics and even the Vatican seemed more intent on supporting la Résistance than protesting the occupation of the birthplace of Jesus Christ by Muslim militants. Perhaps some occupations are more just than others.’
‘Two points from the recent Frontex report deserve more attention. Firstly, while in 2015 the most popular migration route into Europe was the Western Balkans, today…it is the Central and Western Mediterranean routes…The other thing that emerges from the figures is that…there were fewer arrivals by all routes until April compared to the same period in 2024.’
Political director to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Balázs Orbán sat down with US political commentator Dave Rubin for a brief discussion during CPAC Hungary 2025. Their conversation focused on Hungary’s distinctive conservative approach to key issues such as border protection, the war in Ukraine, and also touched upon the upcoming 2026 parliamentary elections.
The fourth annual CPAC Hungary is currently taking place in Budapest, Hungary, the first under the Presidency of Donald Trump in the United States—’the Age of the Patriots’, as the organizers refer to it. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary delivered the keynote speech for the illustrious event.