History repeats itself: Hungary 2026: for the first time since 2014, the flag of the European Union was raised on the parliament building. Estonia 2021: after the fall of EKREIKE, the flag of the European Union was brought back to the Riigikoku.

In 2019, Henn Põlluaas (then EKRE, now Isamaa) had the flag of the European Union removed from the National Assembly. Fear of flags is a conservative issue. The Isamaa-EKRE coalition had the Ukrainian flag removed in Viljandi and banned the rainbow flag event because "this is not a child-friendly event".

A new government took office in Hungary. Ode to Joy was played. The flag of the European Union was raised. Hungary’s biggest stars were present. Russian propagandists cried.