Various international organisations such as BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of Turkic States and others are also growing and becoming increasingly influential in the world. But in addition, the economic achievements of the past five years show that Asian countries have become the engines of the world economy with GDP growth of 5-7 percent and are also at the forefront in developing the technologies that will shape the future - renewable green energies like wind or solar, digital economy, Big Data, electric cars, etc.
However, it is important that as we move along the path of change, we do not stray from the path. This is why the Eurasia Forum has been created, bringing together leading politicians and experts from East and West here in Budapest to discuss future opportunities, challenges and new megatrends.
At this year's Eurasia Forum, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reaffirmed the thinking behind the Eurasia Forum, and his speech confirmed the work and legitimacy of the institutions built around the Eurasia Forum, such as the Eurasia Center at John von Neumann University or Eurasia magazine, and the importance of discussing the Eurasian era. The Prime Minister's reflections were a fitting celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Eurasia Forum and a fitting finale to the third volume of Eurasia magazine.
On behalf of the Editorial Board of Eurasia, we would like to sum up this year by presenting the fifth edition of Eurasia Forum and wish all our readers a happy and peaceful holiday season.
It is certainly going to be an exciting year in terms of world events, with the inauguration of US President Trump in 2025, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-EU diplomatic relations, the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference and many more exciting international events, all of which we will be reporting on. Stay tuned next year! We wish you a happy and peaceful New Year!