Hungary PM Viktor Orbán has only just joined Twitter. Why now?
When Viktor Orban made his first posts on Twitter this week, one of them gave us a clue as to why Hungary’s PM has chosen now to join the social … Read More
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Hungarian minister meets Russia’s Sergei Lavrov despite EU ‘understanding’ not to do so
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó met with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov on Thursday hours after an EU official said member states had an understanding not to meet with Russian officials as … Read More
European spyware investigators criticise Israel and Poland
European Parliament members investigating the use of surveillance spyware by European Union governments sharply criticised Israel on Wednesday for a lack of transparency in allowing the sale of powerful Israeli … Read More
Ukrainian refugee students adapt to new lives at EU universities
When Vlada Yurevych arrived at her new university after a 29-hour journey by bus, plane and train that started in Rivne, Ukraine, a volunteer holding a Ukrainian flag was there … Read More
Rule of law: Budapest appears confident it can prevent €7.5 billion cut in EU funds
Budapest was confident on Monday that it would be able to prevent a reduction in EU funds as called for by the Commission over rule of law concerns. The EU’s … Read More
Brussels calls for €7.5B of EU funds to be cut from Hungary over rule of law concerns
The European Commission on Sunday called for an estimated €7.5 billion in European funds to be withheld from Hungary over corruption concerns. Commissioner Johannes Hahn, in charge of Budget and … Read More
‘It’s a boring joke,’ Viktor Orbán says after MEPs declare Hungary an electoral autocracy
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday he found it “funny” that the European Parliament had passed a report calling his country an “electoral autocracy.” “I find it funny,” Orbán … Read More
Hungary is no longer a full democracy but an ‘electoral autocracy,’ MEPs declare in new report
Hungary is no longer a fully functioning democracy, members of the European Parliament declared on Thursday in a non-binding but highly symbolic report. Instead, the country should be considered a … Read More
Hungary’s Viktor Orban has idea to end Russia-Ukraine war
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s populist prime minister, called for “a new strategy” to end the war in Ukraine Saturday — saying that only direct negotiations between Russia and the US can … Read More
European Commission takes Hungary to court over anti-LGBT law and Klubrádió
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the EU’s Court of Justice over two cases concerning freedom of speech that, after more than one year, remain unresolved. It marks a … Read More
