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Nicușor Dan and Peter Magyar, the Prime Minister of Hungary, held a bilateral meeting in Dublin

Riana Gegiu

13 November 2026, 13:50

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Nicusor Dan si Péter Magyar/ Foto: Facebook/ Valentin Naumescu

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Romania’s President Nicușor Dan met on Friday in Dublin with Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar, on the sidelines of the informal meeting of the European Council. The talks took place at the Hungarian side’s request and lasted twice as long as scheduled in the official program.

The information was announced by presidential adviser Valentin Naumescu, who described the talks as “highly substantive and focused.” According to him, the meeting provided an opportunity to refresh bilateral relations between Romania and Hungary, under the leadership of two leaders who achieved victories against anti-European populism.

Following the bilateral meeting, Nicușor Dan attended the first informal meeting of the European Council devoted exclusively to artificial intelligence. Romania’s president called for accelerating AI development in the European Union, reducing technological dependencies and strengthening international cooperation to combat cyberattacks.

The Presidential Administration said that Romania advocates closer technology partnerships with the United States, Canada and Japan, amid global competition to develop artificial intelligence.

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Context: Nicușor Dan previously held discussions in Dublin on security and the EU budget, including with Germany and Azerbaijan

Before Friday’s informal meeting, Nicușor Dan participated in the context of the leaders’ meeting of the European Political Community in Dublin, where the central messages focused on the defense and threats to the security of the continent, including those associated with Russia, while the presence of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was part of the political backdrop to the meetings.

Also in Dublin, he discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev the strengthening of the Romania–Azerbaijan strategic partnership, with an emphasis on energy and connectivity, while Nicușor Dan stated that projects linking the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea could create opportunities both bilaterally and for diversifying European energy routes and sources.

A day earlier, in Dublin, Nicușor Dan also met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz; the discussion included the European Union’s multiannual budget, the situation in the Republic of Moldova, and defense, in a broader European context marked by concerns about security, competitiveness, and resilience.