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With just days off the Romanian presidential election, George Simion is reaching out to Hungarian communities in Romania and Viktor Orban, leading to furious backlash from Hungarians.

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Viktor Orban ‘endorsing’ Simion
https://x.com/PM_ViktorOrban/status/1920836788798566711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1920836788798566711%7Ctwgr%5Ec97a1b47d07bec368a77017eb1e067442f876bc1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.tvp.pl%2Flisting%2F86679670

Hungarian diaspora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_diaspora

Romanian General Election Results
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Romanian_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Romanian_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Romanian_general_election

Romanian far-right/nationalist parties post communist transition
Still on the Fringes? Far-Right Parties and Identity in Romania By Sergiu Gherghina: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1640388/FULLTEXT01.pd#page=128

AUR’s 2019 manifesto
https://partidulaur.ro/program/
https://adevarul.ro/politica/care-este-programul-politic-al-aur-partid-2063855.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Romanian_parliamentary_election

2019 WW1 cemetery incident https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/07/romanian-crowd-break-into-austro-hungarian-world-war-i-graveyard
https://maszol.ro/belfold/Uzvolgye-Georges-Simion-a-jogtalanul-felallitott-roman-katonakeresztek-vedelmere-szolitott-fel
https://transylvanianow.com/RMDSZ-ends-support-of-romanian-govt-over-graveyard-issue/

Viktor Orban ‘revisionist’ views
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63724710

Conflict between FIDESZ and AUR https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/romanias-far-right-threatens-to-pull-out-of-ecr-group-in-new-blow-to-orban/
https://x.com/zoltanspox/status/1803516317359587429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1803516317359587429%7Ctwgr%5E7643b2ca9bef2d1787fb71ef2b336310f88afd80%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theamericanconservative.com%2Ffidesz-rules-out-joining-ecr-due-to-romanian-nationalists%2F

Simion’s praise of Orban (Euronews)
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/08/george-simion-tells-euronews-ill-follow-in-orbans-footsteps-hungarians-will-be-our-partner

Hungarian minority support for Georgescu
https://transtelex.ro/kozelet/2024/12/11/georgescut-tamogato-magyarok-korkep
https://balkaninsight.com/2025/01/09/in-romania-signs-of-far-right-values-overriding-ethnic-loyalty/

UDMR supporting Dan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxqYdYkO-kY

Orban retracting support for Simion https://www.intellinews.com/orban-backs-away-from-far-right-romanian-presidential-candidate-simion-380525/?source=romania

00:00 – Introduction
01:12 – Context
03:29 – Rise of Simion and AUR
04:33 – Simon’s Pivot to Orban
06:30 – Simion’s Fallout with Orban
08:01 – Sponsored Content

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The euro has seen a surge in its value after investors lost confidence in the dollar and US debt over Trump’s tariff policy, but is this actually good news for Europe’s economy? In this video, we’ll explore the recent rise and why it’s spooking exporters.

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Is the Euro’s surge bad news for Europe?
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/unexpected-euro-surge-adds-europe-incs-tariff-misery-2025-04-28/#:~:text=%22If%20you%20have%20much%20weaker,chief%20equity%20strategist%20Dennis%20Jose.  https://unherd.com/newsroom/why-a-stronger-euro-is-bad-news-for-europe/  https://www.ft.com/content/b0d7a4f6-7fdd-4c48-b125-73b914c51d69 

Confidence in dollar waning https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/dollar-confusion-reigns-amid-strategic-uncertainty-mike-dolan-2025-05-07/ 

Unsustainable US debt https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/06/trump-tariffs-ford-carney-ftse-100-markets-latest-news-uk/ 

Germany u-turning on debt brake
 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62z6gljv2yo 

US-EU trade https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=USA-EU_-_international_trade_in_goods_statistics 

EU International trade
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=International_trade_in_goods&oldid=657518#United_States_largest_partner_for_exports.2C_China_for_imports  https://tradingeconomics.com/european-union/exports-by-category

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For most of the past few years, the Romanian leu has held remarkably well against the Euro. That is, up until earlier this week, when the currency crashed, forcing the Romanian central bank to intervene. In this video, we’re taking a look at why the leu crashed, whether it can recover, and what this means for the presidential election frontrunner.

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1 – https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/inflation-cpi
2 – https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-economies/romania/economic-forecast-romania_en
3 – https://www.ft.com/content/4fce9435-c614-4204-9ea9-304661fbab26
4 – https://polymarket.com/event/romania-presidential-election-winner
5 – https://jacobin.com/2024/12/calin-georgescu-romania-ultranationalism-meloni
6 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/romanian-far-right-trump-acolyte-plans-milei-style-spending-cuts

00:00 – Introduction
01:05 – Why Romania Doesn’t Use the Euro
02:56 – The Leu’s Collapse Explained
07:48 – Sponsored Content

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As Trump’s tariffs continue to roil the international trading markets, the EU has started looking for new trade deals to offset Trump-related disruptions. In this video, we’re taking a look at what the CPTPP is, why the EU is looking to join, and whether it could happen.

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Sweden and Finland push for CPTPP
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-needs-get-its-trade-mojo-back-say-sweden-and-finland/

Why the EU is eyeing closer ties with CPTPP
https://www.ft.com/content/bee31826-012d-4bb1-a6eb-d6cc0d4ef39f

Obama China and the TPP
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2016/may/cross-post-president-obama-tpp-would

Trump withdraws from TPP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38060980

CPTPP free trade and tariffs explained
https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/cptpp-ptpgp/sectors-secteurs/auto.aspx?lang=eng

EU-US trade
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=USA-EU_-_international_trade_in_goods_statistics

Should the EU join the CPTPP?
https://ecfr.eu/article/european-trade-and-strategy-in-the-indo-pacific-why-the-eu-should-join-the-cptpp/
https://www.london4europe.co.uk/should_the_eu_join_the_cptpp
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/03/14/eu-cptpp-integration-a-strategic-roadmap-in-a-multipolar-world/

00:00 – Introduction
01:25 – Context
04:31 – Why the EU is Interested
07:02 – Will it Actually Happen?
07:44 – Sponsored Content

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