Having helped steer Hungary’s new cabinet after a two-thirds election win, Anita Orbán is central to the shift away from the Orbán era as Hungary opens reform efforts and repositions with the EU and Russia.
EU conferences open for Ukraine, Moldova, Albania and Montenegro mark renewed momentum in enlargement talks. Kyiv partners with Brussels to advance five policy clusters; Hungary's veto persists on two clusters. Ukraine seeks I EU reform alignment amid security concerns as Russia’s war continues.
Hungary has expelled 10 Russian diplomats over activities deemed unacceptable under the Vienna Convention. The move accompanies Hungary's shift away from Russia since a new government took office, with Budapest stressing that relations with Moscow are not broken off. Moscow pledges retaliation.