You’re reading Rapporteur on Tuesday 7 April. This is Eddy Wax, back at the keyboard after a week off – relaxing, apart from the 40 minutes I spent trapped in a lift in Bilbao. Nicoletta, who stepped in last week, is taking a few hard-earned days off, so do send tips my way.
Need-to-knows:
🟢 JD Vance in Budapest to rally support for Viktor Orbán
🟢 Commission urges security precautions amid Iran war
🟢 What will the new euro banknotes look like?
From the capital
Like the three Americans currently circumnavigating the moon, Donald Trump is on a mission to push further than ever before… this time in support of Viktor Orbán.
Trump has launched US Vice President JD Vance into the Hungarian election, sending him on a two-day visit to Budapest to bolster Orbán’s chances of continuing his unbroken 16-year premiership. Independent polls suggest the ultimate victor will be his opponent Péter Magyar.
Vance, who announced he will deliver remarks on the “rich…
