# EU-Hungary thaw signalled as von der Leyen, Costa and Macron head to Budapest

https://mins.news/en/item/106057

- euronews, 2026-10-19 10:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/von-der-leyen-costa-and-macron-head-to-budapest-in-sign-of-eu-hungary-thaw

> A Budapest commemoration on Friday will bring Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Emmanuel Macron together with Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 uprising. Their joint appearance points to a fresh start in EU-Hungary relations after Viktor Orbán's long years in power.

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