No Orbán, no excuses

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today to discuss a hefty list of geopolitical crises. But compared with past gatherings, something feels … different. That might be because, wit…

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The Board of Peace, EU edition

This week’s agenda is brimming with high-level summits and meetings on foreign affairs. The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, kicks it all off by focusing minds on Gaza. Today Kallas host…

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Hungary just handed Orbán a supermajority loss. 16 years of court-packing, media capture & gerrymandering — undone at the ballot box. by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

https://onlys.ky/hungary-election-2026/

#Democracy #Hungary #Orbán #EuropeanPolitics #Authoritarianism

Hungary says "Igen!" to democracy

People power defeats an illiberal autocrat.

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Europe’s Far Right Re-evaluates MAGA Ties Post-Orbán Loss

European far-right groups are rethinking ties with US MAGA figures like Trump and Vance after Viktor Orbán's election loss in Hungary.

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https://newsletter.tf/europe-far-right-reconsiders-maga-ties-after-orban-loss/

European far-right parties are questioning their reliance on US MAGA endorsements following Viktor Orbán's recent election defeat in Hungary. This follows a pattern where international backing may now be seen as a political risk.

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Europe Far Right Rethinks US MAGA Ties After Orbán Loss

European far-right groups are rethinking ties with US MAGA figures like Trump and Vance after Viktor Orbán's election loss in Hungary.

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Hungary’s Tisza party widens parliamentary majority as final votes are counted

Incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar held talks with the European Commission to unfreeze EU funds.

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Europeans tried to win over the US this week in DC. Their efforts were lost in translation.

The Trump administration, focused on the economic arms race with China and its foreign policy goals, doesn’t seem to be listening to Europe.

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What Orbán’s ouster means for MAGA, Le Pen and Brussels

Election night in Hungary was an emotional and teary one … but now, the work begins. The winners — Peter Magyar’s Tisza party — have the daunting task of reversing years of democratic backsli…

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Can an ex-fighter-jet pilot run Bulgaria?

Viktor Orbán may be out — but his man in Brussels is not. Today on the pod, Ian and Sarah discuss how the Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is expected to stay on in the Berlaymont after his F…

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