European leaders to visit Budapest for 1956 uprising anniversary
Top European Union leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Budapest on Friday to attend ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of Hungary's 1956 uprising.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Budapest on Friday. Euronews reported that the leaders will join Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar to mark the 70th anniversary of Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. [1]
The visit signals a reset and a significant thaw in relations between Brussels and Budapest after years of acrimony under former Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán, Euronews reported. [1]
As FTMQ News reported earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar invited more than 100 politicians to the state ceremonies in Hungary. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was among those invited to attend events on 23 October, though Magyar stated that Zelenskyy is unlikely to visit Budapest despite receiving the invitation. [5]
In short
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Budapest on Friday.
- The official visit marks the 70th anniversary of Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar invited over 100 politicians to the state ceremonies in Hungary.
Sources
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- [1]Von der Leyen, Costa and Macron head to Budapest in sign of EU-Hungary thawEuronews, 57m ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Costa Rica on Wikipedia
- [3]2026 Ceuta migrant crisis on Wikipedia
- [4]France–Syria relations on Wikipedia
- [5]Hungarian Prime Minister says Ukrainian President unlikely to visit Budapest FTMQ News, 1d ago
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