Hungary Signals Progress in Talks With European Union Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said that negotiations with the European Union over billions of euros in frozen funding are nearing a breakthrough, raising hopes for improved relations between Budapest and Brussels after years of political and legal disputes. Speaking during a press briefing in Budapest, […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday strongly defended Hungary’s independence and sovereignty, accusing the European Union of attempting to impose a “puppet” government and presenting next year’s election as a choice between peace or going to war to “die for Ukraine.” Addressing tens of thousands of supporters in central Budapest, Orban emphasised that Brussels’ […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ignited international debate once again with his stark comments on the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a recent statement, Orbán declared that Ukraine’s military campaign against Russia is “doomed to fail,” asserting that continued Western support would not change the trajectory of the conflict. Speaking during an interview with […]
Hungary’s proposed Transparency of Public Life Act, aimed at curbing foreign-funded organizations, has sparked protests waving EU and LGBT flags, echoing similar unrest in Georgia over its Foreign Agents Registration Act. Both laws, modelled on the US’s FARA, seek to protect national sovereignty but face accusations of stifling dissent. Critics, including the EU and US, […]