The two-day conference in Brussels, featuring figures like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and former British politician Nigel Farage, was interrupted by Belgian police citing public safety concerns. The event organized by the Edmund Burke Foundation faced venue struggles and eventual shutdown as police blocked the entrance, allowing people to exit but not enter. While there were no counterprotesters, attendees inside were served tea and canapés as speakers criticized the European Union, gender theory, and migration.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in a holiday speech coinciding with a national holiday, criticized the EU and urged support for his right-wing populist agenda, emphasizing opposition to immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. Orban compared the EU to imperial occupiers and highlighted Hungary's commitment to national pride and sovereignty. He expressed a desire for a different way of life for Hungarians, contrasting it with the 'Western world's' perceived rootlessness and destruction. Orban's remarks come ahead of EU elections expected to see a rise in far-right party support across the continent.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Republican frontrunner Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, endorsed Trump's bid to return to the White House, and discussed issues like strong borders. Biden criticized the meeting, emphasizing defense of democracy. Orban, known for advocating illiberal democracy and restrictive policies, praised Trump and emphasized the globalist vs. sovereignist struggle. The meeting reflects Orban's alignment with autocratic leaders and Trump's embrace of such figures, including Russian President Putin. Melania Trump was also present, sparking attention. Orban's approach resonates with Trump's conservative supporters moving away from limited government ideals.
Tens of thousands protested in Budapest against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, led by former insider turned critic Peter Magyar, aiming to unite conservative and liberal Hungarians. The demonstration marked a push for a new political community to challenge Orban's governance. Magyar, known for whistleblowing on government affairs, emphasized reclaiming Hungary for a sovereign, modern, European state. Protesters demanded Orban's resignation, with many wearing national colours distinct from Orban's party symbolism. The event highlighted discontent with Orban's leadership and political opposition challenges.
Former President Donald Trump is set to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, known for championing illiberal democracy with restrictions on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. Orban has also curtailed press freedom, manipulated the political system, and has close ties with Russia. Trump's allies in the US have admired Orban's approach, focusing on family support, anti-migration efforts, and national sovereignty. This meeting underscores Trump's affinity for autocratic leaders globally, including those like Orban who challenge democratic norms.
Former US President Donald Trump sent a video message to Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage for his 60th birthday, praising him as a "prophetic leader." The event took place at a restaurant in London, attended by Conservative MPs like Liz Truss. Farage and Trump's friendship was highlighted, with plans for Farage's political machine Reform Party posing a challenge to the Conservatives in upcoming elections in the UK. Several figures from both parties were present at the celebration, emphasizing the political dynamics between Reform and the Tories.
Members of the European Parliament are set to vote on a major revamp of the European Union's migration laws to address the entry of unauthorized migrants and reduce the far-right's campaign focus. The Pact on Migration and Asylum includes 10 reform topics determining responsibility for migrants and potential obligations for other EU member states. The plan follows the 2015 crisis when 1.3 million people, mainly from Syria and Iraq, sought refuge in Europe, leading to a collapse of the asylum system.
European Union lawmakers approved a major overhaul of the bloc's migration laws in an effort to resolve divisions and address the responsibilities of member countries in managing unauthorized entries. The reform package, known as the Pact on Migration and Asylum, aims to distribute refugee responsibilities more evenly among EU nations. The European Parliament's endorsement precedes a crucial vote by the 27 member countries in late April for the reforms to take effect. The plan follows the influx of 1.3 million refugees, primarily from Syria and Iraq, in 2015.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban revealed that former US President Donald Trump stated he would not provide financial support for the war in Ukraine during a meeting in Florida. Orban believes Trump's clear vision can help end the conflict. Trump's team did not comment on Orban's claims. Orban, who maintains ties with the Kremlin, praised Trump's tough stance and hopes for his return to power. US President Joe Biden criticized the meeting, highlighting concerns over potential waning US support for Ukraine and NATO if Trump returns to office.
Viktor Mihály Orbán (Hungarian: [ˈviktor ˈorbaːn] ; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian lawyer and politician who has been Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has led the Fidesz political party since 1993, with a break between 2000 and 2003.Orbán studied law at Eötvös Loránd University before entering politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989. Orbán already headed the Hungarian dissident student movement and became nationally known after a 1989 speech in which he openly demanded that Soviet armed forces leave the People's Republic of Hungary. After the end of communism in Hungary in 1989 followed by transition to a multiparty democracy the following year, Orbán was elected to the National Assembly and led Fidesz's parliamentary caucus until 1993.During Orbán's first term as prime minister, from 1998 to 2002 with him as the head of a conservative coalition government, inflation and the fiscal deficit shrank and Hungary joined NATO. Orbán was the Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2010. In 2010, Orbán was again elected prime minister. Central issues during Orbán's second premiership include controversial constitutional and legislative reforms, in particular the 2013 amendments to the Constitution of Hungary, as well as the European migrant crisis, the lex CEU, and the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary. He was reelected in 2014, 2018, and 2022. On 29 November 2020, he became the country's longest-serving prime minister.Starting with the Second Orbán Government in 2010, during his uninterrupted stay in power, Orbán has curtailed press freedom, weakened judicial independence, and undermined multiparty democracy, amounting to democratic backsliding during Orbán's tenure. He frequently styles himself as a defender of Christian values in the face of the European Union, which he claims is anti-nationalist and anti-Christian. His portrayal of the E.U. as a political foe while accepting its money and funneling it to his allies and relatives has led to accusations that his government represents a kleptocracy. It has also been characterized as a hybrid regime and dominant-party system.Orbán defends his policies as "illiberal Christian democracy". As a result, Fidesz was suspended from the European People's Party from March 2019; in March 2021, Fidesz left the EPP over a dispute over new rule-of-law language in the latter's bylaws. In a July 2022 speech, Orbán criticized the miscegenation of European and non-European races, saying: "We [Hungarians] are not a mixed race and we do not want to become a mixed race." Two days later in Vienna, he clarified that he was talking about cultures and not about race. His tenure has seen Hungary's government shift towards what he has called "illiberal democracy", while simultaneously promoting Euroscepticism and opposition to liberal democracy and establishment of closer ties with China and Russia.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed in an interview that if former US President Donald Trump were to return to power, he would end the war in Ukraine by withholding funding for Kyiv. Orban's comments came after a meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where they discussed cutting off financial support to Ukraine to bring about the end of the conflict. Orban, known for opposing EU and NATO aid to Ukraine, believes that without American and European funding, the war in Ukraine would cease.
Nigel Paul Farage (; born 3 April 1964) is a British broadcaster and former politician who was Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Brexit Party (renamed Reform UK in 2021) from 2019 to 2021. Farage is currently the Honorary President of Reform UK and a presenter for GB News. He served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union in 2020.Known as a prominent Eurosceptic since the early 1990s, Farage campaigned for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Farage was a founding member of UKIP, having left the Conservative Party in 1992 after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, which furthered European integration and founded the European Union. After campaigning unsuccessfully in European and Westminster parliamentary elections from 1994, he was elected MEP for South East England in the 1999 European Parliament election. He was re-elected in the 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 European Parliament elections. In the European Parliament, he was the president of Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) where he was noted for his speeches, and as a vocal critic of the euro currency.He became the leader of UKIP in September 2006, and led the party through the 2009 European elections, when it won the second-highest share of the UK popular vote, with over 2 million votes. He stepped down in November 2009 to focus on contesting Buckingham, the constituency of the Speaker, John Bercow, at the 2010 general election, and came third. Farage successfully stood in the November 2010 UKIP leadership contest, becoming leader once again after Lord Malcolm Pearson voluntarily stepped down. He was ranked second in The Daily Telegraph's Top 100 most influential right-wingers poll in 2013, behind Prime Minister David Cameron. Farage was named "Briton of the Year" by The Times in 2014. In the 2014 European elections, UKIP won 24 seats, the first time a party other than Labour or Conservative had won the largest number of seats in a national election since the December 1910 general election, pressuring Cameron to call a referendum on EU membership.In the 2015 general election, UKIP secured over 3.8 million votes and 12.6% of the total vote, replacing the Liberal Democrats as the third most popular party, but secured only one seat. Farage announced his resignation when he did not win the South Thanet seat, but his resignation was rejected and he remained as leader. Farage was a prominent figure in the successful campaign for Brexit in the 2016 EU membership referendum. After the vote to leave the EU, Farage resigned as leader of UKIP, triggering a leadership election, but remained as an MEP. In December 2018, Farage stood down from UKIP. He returned to frontline politics by launching the Brexit Party in 2019. Drawing support from those frustrated with the delayed implementation of Brexit by Theresa May's government, the Brexit Party won the most votes in the May 2019 European elections, becoming the largest single party in the European Parliament; May announced her resignation later that month and was succeeded by Boris Johnson's government which ultimately delivered Brexit.He was the host of The Nigel Farage Show, a radio phone-in on the Global-owned talk radio station LBC, from 2017 to 2020. In 2021, he resigned as leader of Reform UK and began a TV career as a presenter on GB News. In 2023, Farage competed in the twenty-third series of the reality TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place.
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