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Analyses |
| Ilona Gizińska
Following its victory in the April 2026 parliamentary elections and the securing of a constitutional majority, Péter Magyar’s government began implementing one of its key campaign pledges: to restore the rule of law and dismantle the…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański
At the NATO summit in Ankara (7–8 July), Europe and Canada presented President Donald Trump with a significant increase in defence spending, new military procurements and industrial investments. They also expressed their readiness to…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec, Ilona Gizińska
The renewed dispute over the so-called Beneš Decrees could escalate Slovak–Hungarian tensions and hamper efforts to rebuild regional cooperation in Central Europe. In recent months, the rights of the Hungarian minority and attitudes…
Analyses |
| Ilona Gizińska, Marcin Jędrysiak
On 3 June, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that Hungary had reached a ‘comprehensive agreement’ with Ukraine on expanding the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast, estimated at 60,000–70,000 people. The…
OSW Commentary |
| Ilona Gizińska
Péter Magyar’s assumption of power in Hungary, together with his party securing a constitutional majority, brings an end to Fidesz’s 16-year dominance and opens the way for far-reaching state restructuring. The TISZA government has a…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
On 22 April, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Denisa Saková and Hungary’s MOL oil company confirmed that Ukraine had resumed the transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline. Supplies along…
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
Russia’s initial official reactions to the opposition’s electoral triumph in Hungary have been largely calm and pragmatic, although Vladimir Putin has not congratulated the winner. When asked about this, the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry…
Analyses |
| Ilona Gizińska
The parliamentary elections on 12 April produced a landmark result, granting the opposition a constitutional majority and bringing to an end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. Based on 98.9% of the votes counted so far, the TISZA party secured a…
OSW Commentary |
| Ilona Gizińska
The outcome of the parliamentary elections remains uncertain. In most polls, the opposition TISZA party holds a significant lead, but the ruling Fidesz party can count on a number of factors within the electoral system that work in its…
OSW Commentary |
| Ilona Gizińska
Economic policy has been one of the key themes of the campaign ahead of the parliamentary elections on 12 April.