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Hungary’s economy hasn’t been in great shape recently. With the main opposition rising in the polls, Orbán met with Trump in hopes of some economic aid ahead of the upcoming general election. In this video, we’re taking a look at Hungary’s troubled economy and whether Trump could really help.

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Hungary inflation & interest rate
https://tradingeconomics.com/hungary/inflation-cpi
https://tradingeconomics.com/hungary/interest-rate

Cost of living crisis
https://www.intellinews.com/hungarian-households-have-joint-lowest-consumption-levels-in-eu-359046/
https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/2023/07/oecd-employment-outlook-2023_904bcef3.html
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240619-2

Budget
https://tradingeconomics.com/hungary/government-budget
https://think.ing.com/snaps/hungarian-budget-under-pressure/

Bond yields
https://united24media.com/world/hungarys-cheap-russian-oil-deal-is-costing-the-country-billions-13053

Polling https://nepszava.hu/3300247_partpreferenciak-zavecz-research-tisza-part-fidesz-kdnp-mi-hazank-dk-ketfarku-kutyapart-valasztas-2026

Trump grants Hungary exemption
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-07/trump-grants-hungary-exemption-on-russian-oil-in-win-for-orban
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-viktor-orban-donald-trump-argentina-elections-eu-money-finances/

Swap line deal
https://www.valaszonline.hu/2025/11/08/orban-trump-szankcio-atom-swap-line/

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01:11 – Context
03:21 – Deal Explained
07:30 – Sponsored Content

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While “far right” parties have enjoyed a steady surge across Europe, recent electoral setbacks and polling declines have exposed potential structural issues they could experience once they get into power. So has the movement actually peaked?

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TLDR video on Dutch election:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77X72OgJUEY 

Dutch populist right fragmentation:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wilders-election-losses-do-not-herald-decline-european-far-right-2025-10-30/ 

TLDR video on Finnish far right:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwuNYgsvuJg 

French polling:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_French_legislative_election#Opinion_polling 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2027_French_presidential_election#First_round 

German polling:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_German_federal_election 

UK polling:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election 

Reform losing councillors:
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/reform-losing-councillors-at-unusual-rate 

Meloni’s stability:
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/10/22/the-giorgia-meloni-method-italy-nationalism-pragmatism/
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/16/giorgia-meloni-marks-her-third-anniversary-in-great-political-shape
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/09/can-nigel-farage-emulate-success-enjoyed-by-italys-far-right-giorgia-meloni

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Since its accession, Romania has sustained pretty good relations with the EU. But in the last few years, Romania has found itself in trouble over it’s ballooning deficit which is now the highest in the EU. In this video, we’re taking at why the deficit is so high and how the government is planning to lower this trend.

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Romanian government budget
https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/government-budget

Romanian taxation
https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2019-09/eb050_en.pdf
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20241031-1
https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/fight-against-vat-fraud/vat-gap_en#vat-gap-in-the-eu–report-2024
https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/fight-against-vat-fraud/vat-gap_en#paragraph_1536

Romania twin deficits
https://economic-research.bnpparibas.com/html/en-US/Romania-Persistent-twin-deficits-5/3/2024,49568

Romania credit rating
https://www.fitchratings.com/entity/romania-80442232?utm

Romania fiscal reforms
https://www.romania-insider.com/fiscal-council-daniel-daianu-budget-deficit-nov-2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlw0IdZcO-s

00:00 – Introduction
01:16 – Context
04:58 – How the Country is Bringing It Down
07:40 – Sponsored Content

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The European Union today is made out of 27 countries and is a home to more than 450 million people with a combined GDP of about $19 trillion. But, in theory, the EU could be much bigger. In this video, we’re taking a very hypothetical look at how big the EU could actually get.

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00:00 – Introduction
00:55 – Context
02:44 – What Qualifies as ‘European’
04:13 – How Big Can the EU Get?
07:37 – Sponsored Content

References:
Outermost regions
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/policy/themes/outermost-regions_en?etrans=lt

Armenia
https://kyivindependent.com/armenian-president-signs-law-on-countrys-eu-accession/

Azerbaijan
https://caucasusedition.net/no-membership-yet-essential-azerbaijan-in-the-eus-strategic-calculus/

Canada
https://abacusdata.ca/what-canadians-think-about-canada-joining-the-european-union/

Israel
http://www.cephas-library.com/israel/israel_weighing_eu_membership.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-should-more-aggressively-seek-nato-eu-memberships-says-former-bulgarian-fm/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2014/02/07/former-spanish-pm-aznar-israel-needed-by-european-union-should-be-accepted-as-member-state/

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In this video we’ll explore Belgium’s drug crisis, examine whether the country has truly become a narco-state, and look at what the government is doing to reverse the trend.

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References:

Cocaine in Europe
https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/cocaine-to-europe/

Antwerp cocaine seizures
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68004291
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-17/record-cocaine-shipments-seized-in-europe-s-second-largest-port?embedded-checkout=true

Violence in Antwerp
https://www.brusselstimes.com/justice-belgium/1325218/drug-violence-in-antwerp-increasing-significantly-91-incidents-this-year

Violence in Brussels
https://www.rtl.be/actu/regions/bruxelles/la-region-bruxelloise-valide-une-liste-de-15-hotspots-quoi-cela-va-t-il-servir/2024-03-29/article/653361
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1367055/89-and-counting-brussels-sees-surge-in-shootings-in-2024 https://eurotoday.org/brussels-midi-police-connect-anderlecht-saint-gilles-and-forest-shootings-to-koban-units
https://www.rtbf.be/article/fusion-des-zones-de-police-a-bruxelles-les-engages-contestent-avoir-donne-leur-accord-au-projet-du-ministre-bernard-quintin-mr-11577786
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1701105/20-shootings-this-summer-whats-happening-in-brussels

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