Budapest marks 22 years in the EU a day after government change

Published connected 10/05/2026 - 16:47 GMT+2•Updated 16:48

One time aft the caller parliament convened and Péter Magyar was elected premier minister, thousands person been celebrating Europe Day successful Budapest, on with the 22nd day of Hungary’s accession to the European Union.

On 9 May 1950, the day of the extremity of the Second World War, the Schuman Declaration was issued, laying the foundations for the assemblage present known arsenic the European Union. Seventy-six years later, connected the aforesaid day, Hungary swore successful a caller premier minister, thing that volition nary uncertainty reshape the often tense narration betwixt Brussels and Budapest. The alteration of authorities has besides near its people connected this year’s Europe Day.

"We are each precise happy. I’ve ne'er travel retired for Europe Day before, truthful I can’t comparison it, but you tin truly consciousness the bully mood, particularly aft yesterday," said a young pistillate connected Szabadság tér, the main venue for the events.

"I’m truly pleased astir it, to beryllium honest, and I consciousness determination is simply a overmuch much enthusiastic and motivated atmosphere. Not slightest due to the fact that we present person a accidental to acceptable disconnected again connected a shared way with Europe," is however different subordinate summed up their feelings astir the alteration of government.

The organisers person lined up a big of programmes for Europe Day, including concerts. As contented dictates, the lawsuit was launched with a moving race: this clip the runners took connected a fractional marathon, but they could besides vie successful relay teams if they did not privation to screen the afloat 21 kilometres.

The Europe Day programme continues into the evening. The elaborate docket tin beryllium browsed here (source successful Hungarian), with the set hiperkarma headlining tonight’s programme.