Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought to mobilize support for his brand of right-wing populism in a holiday speech on Friday, urging his spectators to help him “occupy Brussels” in European Union elections this summer. Orbán’s address, coinciding with a national holiday
The EU parliament is suing the European Commission for releasing just under £9bn in frozen funds to Hungary. Parliament president Roberta Metsola announced the move today during a meeting with political leaders, with a March 25 deadline for submitting the lawsuit. It
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized Hungarian and Slovak foreign ministers for meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a regional forum in Turkey. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár met with Lavrov during the Antalya
Hungary’s parliament ratified Sweden’s NATO membership bid, ending over 18 months of delays spurred by opposition from Hungary’s nationalist government. The vote passed overwhelmingly with 188 in favor and six against, marking the last step in Sweden’s NATO admission process. Pressure from
Nearly two years after Sweden formally applied to join NATO, its membership now hinges on convincing one country — Viktor Orbán’s Hungary — to formally ratify its bid to join the military alliance. Hungary’s nationalist government has delayed holding a vote on
A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday, according to a senior member of the country’s governing Fidesz party. It would bring an end to more than 18 months of delays by
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Some of Hungary’s best-known online personalities led a crowd of at least 10,000 protesters in Budapest on Friday to demand a change in the country’s political culture, a response to the conservative president’s recent resignation over a pardon
Hungary’s prime minister is grappling with a political crisis following the resignation of the country’s president, who faced backlash for pardoning a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case. Katalin Novák’s resignation was prompted after it was revealed that she pardoned
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO, saying patience with the Central European country is “wearing thin” as it continues to delay its approval for the Nordic nation. Hungary is the only
The leaders of the 27 European Union countries agreed to provide Ukraine with a new $54 billion support package for its economy. European Council President Charles Michel announced the agreement at a summit in Brussels. Hungary, which had previously threatened to veto