位於東歐的內陸國家，曾是歐洲強權，19世紀和奧地利組成奧匈帝國，達到權力顛峰。一戰後奧匈帝國戰敗瓦解，二戰時期選錯邊，加入軸心國，最後傷亡慘重。冷戰時期再次選錯邊，成為蘇聯的衛星國，直到1989年才成為議會民主國家。近年在總理奧班的領導之下親中疏歐，多次與歐洲議會持相反意見，也曾由外交部長表明反對台灣加入WHO。但首都布達佩斯的市長卡拉松尼很挺台。

Year Founded: 1949

A land-locked Eastern European state, Hungary was once a superpower in Europe. The state ascended to the peak of its power when it was still a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with Austria in the 19th Century. The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved after losing WWI. It then chose the wrong side by joining the Axis with Germany during WWII and paid a heavy price with a staggering number of casualties. It again chose the wrong side during the Cold War and became a Soviet satellite state. It wasn’t until 1989 that Hungary became a parliamentary democracy. In recent years, Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has been leaning toward China and distancing Hungary from the EU. The administration has opposed decisions made by the European Parliament multiple times, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs clearly expressed his opposition to Taiwan’s official inclusion in the WHO. With that said, Karacsony Gergely, the mayor of its capital city, Budapest, is very supportive of Taiwan.