Due to a tragic terror attack in Czechia, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš had to return to the country and will not be able to take part in CPAC Hungary 2026 tomorrow as originally planned, Center for Fundamental Rights Director General Miklós Szánthó revealed at a press conference. However, President Javier Milei of Argentina will be among the distinguished speakers, he also announced.
Can free markets still save Western civilization? This was the central question at the Free Market Road Show in Budapest, where leading economists and policymakers warned that Europe’s economic stagnation is the result of deliberate policy choices—high taxation, overregulation, and flawed energy strategies—that are undermining growth and competitiveness.
Hungary was not willing to lift its veto on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine at today’s EU Summit. Budapest demands that Ukraine restart the Druzhba pipeline as a condition for ceasing to block additional EU measures that help Kyiv in their war effort.
The Hungarian government has extended the deadline for its national petition to 8 April, citing increased pressure from Ukraine and urging citizens to voice their stance on key issues including war financing and energy policy.
CPAC Hungary 2026, this Saturday, 21 March, will feature such illustrious guest speakers as Dave Rubin, Eva Vlaardingerbroek, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš of Czechia, and Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland.
‘The Hungarian election forces us to see the civilizational choice clearly. We will either continue dissolving into the failures of the liberal project, or we will recover our birthright with the support of that ancient civilizational glue which made Europe great in the first place.’
Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to build a new fuel pipeline linking their refineries in a bid to strengthen regional energy security amid ongoing disruptions to supply routes. The project comes in response to Ukraine’s halt of oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, which is threatening the energy security of both countries.
‘Across Central Europe, especially during communism, Britain was seen as a beacon of freedom, democracy and human rights. Its descent seems both mystifying and unstoppable.’
Another explosion struck Amsterdam on Sunday night as Dutch authorities investigate a suspected terror campaign targeting Jewish and Western-linked sites. The attack in the city’s financial district follows the bombing of a Jewish school and the arson of a synagogue last week—incidents claimed by a previously unknown Islamist group and linked to the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran.
Speakers gathered in front of Polish General Józef Bem’s statue in Budapest, Hungary to commemorate the 1848–1849 Hungarian Revolution and celebrate the historic friendship between Hungary and Poland. The line-up of illustrious speakers included Balázs Orbán, Paweł Czubik, and Zoltán Lomnici.