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With Péter Magyar, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its partners welcome a European head of government whose election as Prime Minister marks a new political beginning in Hungary. Following the victory of his TISZA Party in the elections on 12 April 2026, Magyar was elected Prime Minister on 9 May, bringing Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power to an end. Among his government’s key political priorities are strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law, restoring trust in public institutions, and reorienting Hungary’s relationship with the European Union.
9 November will mark the 37th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1989, Hungary played a decisive role in overcoming the division of Europe by opening the Iron Curtain. Against this historic backdrop, Péter Magyar will set out his views on the future of Europe and the European Union.
Before Péter Magyar’s State of Europe Address, four young Europeans will present live on stage ideas they developed with their teams as part of the KAS Makerthon Europe. The audience will then vote for the best approach. The KAS Makerthon is an action-oriented innovation format developed by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. This year’s KAS Makerthon Europe explored how the European Way of Life can be strengthened and communicated through political visions tailored to specific audiences and compelling narratives.
The event will also be broadcast via an English-language livestream. The livestream will be embedded on this website.
The event is organized in cooperation with Allianz SE and the European Academy Berlin.
Agenda
From 6:00 p.m. | Admission
Admission and registration of guests, with an opportunity to visit the information stands.
Welcome
Pitch presentations
State of Europe
In-depth discussion
8:30 p.m. | Reception
Previous Europe Speeches
- Europe Speech 2025 with Manfred Weber, EPP President
- Europe Speech 2024 with David McAllister, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament
- Europe Speech 2023 with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, since January 2022
- Europe Speech 2022 with Dr. Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), from January 2012 to January 2024
- Europe Speech 2021 with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, since December 2019
- Europe Speech 2020 with David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, from July 2019 to January 2022
- Europe Speech 2019 with Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, since December 2019
- Europe Speech 2018 with Prof. Dr. Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, since October 2015
- Europe Speech 2017 with Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, from January 2017 to July 2019
- Europe Speech 2016 with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, from November 2014 to November 2019
- Europe Speech 2015 with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, from December 2014 to December 2019
- Europe Speech 2014 with Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, from January 2012 to January 2017
- Europe Speech 2013 with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, from December 2009 to November 2014
- Europe Speech 2012 with Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, from January 2012 to January 2017
- Europe Speech 2011 with José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, from January 2005 to October 2014
- Europe Speech 2010 with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, from December 2009 to November 2014
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