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  • Thursday, 3 October, 2024
    EU sues Hungary over new security law

    Brussels says Viktor Orbán’s government violates bloc’s rules on privacy and freedom of expression

    Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the plenary hall of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Spanish politics
    Hungarian investors accuse Spain of breaking EU law over rail deal veto

    Madrid blocked sale of Spanish trainmaker Talgo for political reasons, says Ganz-MáVag chief

    A railway worker watches as a passenger boards a train made by Talgo in Barcelona, Spain
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    EU slashes €200mn of budget payments to Hungary

    Brussels launches procedure against Viktor Orbán’s government after it misses deadline to pay fines

    Viktor Orbán speaks at a press conference in Budapest.
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    News in-depthMiddle East war
    From Taipei to Budapest: the mysterious trail of exploding pagers

    Supply chain of devices involved in audacious attacks in Lebanon spans three continents

    Hsu Ching-Kuang, president of Gold Apollo, speaks to the media outside the company’s office in Taipei on Wednesday
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    EU plans to raise up to €40bn in loans for Ukraine without US

    Brussels drafts alternative funding solution to circumvent a Hungary veto on extending Russian assets freeze

    Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Viktor Orban after delivering a press conference in Kyiv. Both men are standing in front of flags, including those of the European Union, Hungary, and Ukraine. Zelensky is wearing a black shirt, while Orban is dressed in a dark suit and green tie.
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Why EU support to Ukraine once again hinges on Hungary Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Mussolini’s granddaughter leaves Italy’s governing party for being too right-wing

    Viktor Orbán
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why Russian oil and Ukraine spurred Spain to block a Hungarian M&A deal Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: How Brussels can make itself €30bn a year richer

    A logo of Spanish train manufacturer Talgo is displayed at its factory in Las Rosas, Madrid
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Spain vetoed Hungarian bid for train group ‘over Ukraine concerns’

    Madrid did not want Budapest to acquire Talgo gauge technology that Kyiv needs for its rail system, says official

    The Talgo logo on the side of a high-speed train at Sants station in Barcelona, Spain. In the background, passengers are walking and waiting on the platform.
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    European Union
    Spain blocks Hungarian train bid as ‘national security’ threat

    Madrid says decision based on ‘classified’ concerns over consortium backed by Viktor Orbán

    Outside of a Talgo factory
  • Monday, 19 August, 2024
    Demographics and population
    Why Hungary’s lavish family subsidies failed to spur a baby boom

    The country led by Viktor Orbán spends 5% of GDP on trying to raise birth rates, but increases have levelled off

    Burjan Bence and his wife Julia Scharle play with their three children front of their house in Budakeszi near Budapest
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    EU energy
    Hungary rejects Croatian offer for alternative to Russian oil

    Viktor Orbán’s government defies EU pressure to reduce reliance on fossil fuel from Moscow

    Viktor Orbán
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Brussels tells Hungary and Slovakia to wean themselves off Russian oil

    European Commission rejects complaints that Ukrainian sanctions on Lukoil threaten security of supply

    Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, left, and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Viktor Orbán
    Hungary’s visa move opens door to Russian spies, warns largest EU party

    Budapest’s decision to loosen restrictions for visitors from Russia is ‘national security’ risk, says European People’s party

    Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Viktor Orbán’s world tour irks the EU

    Hungarian PM tells EU leaders that Donald Trump would rapidly push to end the Ukraine War

  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Trump has ‘well-founded plans’ for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Orbán claims

    Hungarian prime minister tells EU leaders in private letter that Republican candidate would rapidly push to end the war

    Viktor Orbán, left, poses with Donald Trump at a room in Mar-a-Lago, with both men smiling and flashing the thumbs-up sign
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    Viktor Orbán
    Hungary PM Orbán meets Trump in Mar-a-Lago

    European leader angered EU capitals with recent visit to Moscow to meet Putin

    Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump pose for a photo giving the thumbs up sign
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    EU foreign policy
    Orbán’s trip to Moscow in breach of EU treaties, legal service says

    Hungarian PM’s freelance diplomacy sparked condemnation from European and Nato allies

    Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    EU-China relations
    Orbán hails China as ‘key power’ for promoting peace in Ukraine during Beijing visit

    Hungarian premier has rattled EU and Nato allies with recent diplomatic forays to Kyiv and Moscow

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing on Monday
  • Friday, 5 July, 2024
    Viktor Orbán
    Orbán meets Putin despite EU outcry

    Hungarian PM says positions of Moscow and Kyiv remain ‘very far from one another’

    Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Kremlin in Moscow
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    Viktor Orbán
    Viktor Orbán: Hungary’s plan to make Europe competitive again

    We need to negotiate a new deal that removes administrative and other burdens

    Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo welcomes Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban
  • Sunday, 30 June, 2024
    Populism in Europe
    Hungary to join new far-right group in European parliament

    Orbán’s Fidesz teams up with Austrian and Czech MEPs, but needs 4 more countries for Patriots for Europe faction

    ANO chair Andrej Babiš, left, with  Herbert Kickl, head of Austria’s FPO, centre, and Fidesz party chair Viktor Orbán
  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
    European Union
    EU seeks to insulate itself from Orbán’s vetoes

    Hungary’s Eurosceptic premier has blocked an increasing number of Ukraine-related decisions

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
  • Monday, 24 June, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    EU devises legal loophole to bypass Hungary veto on support for Ukraine

    Workaround allows release of up to €1.4bn to purchase military aid for Kyiv

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Finland’s Prime Minister Petter Orpo, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden
  • Sunday, 23 June, 2024
    Orbán’s ‘Cardinal Richelieu’ takes hit from premier’s new rival

    Antal Rogán controls Hungary’s state-friendly media but has failed to curb Péter Magyar’s rise

    Montage of Viktor Orbán, Antal Rogán and Péter Magyar against a green background
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Nato
    Rutte clears biggest hurdle for top Nato job after winning Orbán’s backing

    Breakthrough comes after Dutch PM promises that Hungary will be allowed to opt out from Ukraine-related activities

    Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
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