Hungary’s Magyar kicks off his first foreign trip as prime minister to ally Poland
Magyar says Poland offers a model for restoring institutions and unblocking 18 billion euros in frozen European Union funds.
- On Tuesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar traveled to Poland, visiting Krakow, Warsaw, and Gdansk to study the country's recent political transformation and democratic reforms.
- Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his nationalist-populist Fidesz party last month, vowing to dismantle the political and economic system Orbán spent 16 years building.
- Mirroring steps taken by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government, Magyar seeks to restore democratic institutions; analyst Andrzej Sadecki notes key state institutions remain held by Fidesz nominees, complicating reform efforts.
- Fresh from his election victory, Magyar labeled public broadcasters a "factory of lies," suspending news services to restore objectivity, though the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights raised legal doubts about the process.
- To ensure accountability for past abuses, Magyar plans to establish the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, with Transparency International Hungary supporting his commitment to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
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