Austria needs to maintain its bridge role
Geurasia

17/12/2025 11:05

Austria needs to maintain its bridge role

“It’s better to talk for hours than shoot for a second,” warns Harald Vilimsky, MEP of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), who thinks that the EU should stick to diplomacy rather than confrontation. An FPÖ politician belonging to the Patriots for Europe party family, like Fidesz, believes that Hungary is taking a courageous stand against war rhetoric.

Geurasia

17/12/2025 11:05

Austria needs to maintain its bridge role

“It’s better to talk for hours than shoot for a second,” warns Harald Vilimsky, MEP of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), who thinks that the EU should stick to diplomacy rather than confrontation. An FPÖ politician belonging to the Patriots for Europe party family, like Fidesz, believes that Hungary is taking a courageous stand against war rhetoric.

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Southeast Asia wants to go its own way
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27/11/2023 08:00

Southeast Asia wants to go its own way

The United States would also benefit from a multipolar world order, but for the time being it is not willing to give up its hegemonic role, according to George Yeo, former foreign minister of Singapore, who recently visited Budapest at the invitation of the Danube Institute. He also spoke to Eurasia about how he sees the role of Southeast Asia in the emerging new world order and how Singapore's situation is similar to that of Hungary.

Geurasia

27/11/2023 08:00

Southeast Asia wants to go its own way

The United States would also benefit from a multipolar world order, but for the time being it is not willing to give up its hegemonic role, according to George Yeo, former foreign minister of Singapore, who recently visited Budapest at the invitation of the Danube Institute. He also spoke to Eurasia about how he sees the role of Southeast Asia in the emerging new world order and how Singapore's situation is similar to that of Hungary.

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