Viktor Orban

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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on 15 August

CEE leaders split over Trump-Putin summit in Alaska without Zelenskyy

While Hungary and Slovakia welcomed the diplomatic efforts, fellow Visegrad Four members Poland and Czechia joined the Baltic states in rejecting any settlement that bypasses Ukrainian sovereignty.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Ukraine Recovery Conference

Poland, Czechia, Baltics lead Ukraine recovery push, Hungary, Slovakia reject plans

CEE contributions include cross-border logistics, public-private coordination platforms, and green recovery initiatives. Regional forums such as the Three Seas Initiative are also expected to play a larger role in financing and implementation.

The International Criminal Court, The Hague

Hungary's decision to quit international court triggers diplomatic fallout

The withdrawal will take legal effect on 2 June 2026, making Hungary the first EU member state to exit the Rome Statute, which underpins the ICC’s jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, gives a speech

Hungary proposes law to blacklist foreign-funded NGOs, media

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party submitted on Tuesday, 13 May a bill that would allow the government to monitor, penalise and potentially ban organisations receiving foreign funding and categorised as threats to national sovereignty. The draft law would expand the powers of the Sovereignty Protection

Europe’s trilemma: rearmament, green transition, competitiveness

Europe’s trilemma: rearmament, green transition, competitiveness

European leaders met in Brussels on 20 March to confront a mounting policy dilemma: how to balance rearmament, the green transition, and economic competitiveness. The discussions come amid slowing growth, high energy costs, and growing strategic insecurity — all while EU fiscal rules remain in place. At the heart of the

Slovenia tightens border as EU pledges migration revamp

Slovenia tightens border as EU pledges migration revamp

Slovenia has announced an increase in border controls with Croatia and Hungary, citing national security and escalating concerns over irregular migration, particularly linked to developments in Syria, where the al-Assad regime was recently toppled after over 50 years of repressive rule. The new measures were put into place after discussions

CEE countries take sides in aftermath of Georgia's disputed election

CEE countries take sides in aftermath of Georgia's disputed election

In the wake of the parliamentary elections in Georgia held on 26 October 2024, international reactions ranged from congratulations to expressions of concern over the integrity of the electoral process.  Doubts over the legitimacy of last weekend’s vote have placed the country at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war,

V4 leaders agree on energy, immigration, but Russia remains elephant in room

V4 leaders agree on energy, immigration, but Russia remains elephant in room

The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries met in Prague, Czechia, for the first time in eight months, on Tuesday, 27 February.  Created back in 1991, the V4 comprises around 65mn EU citizens, but for the last two years differences of opinion about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Hungary gov't to vote through judge as president

Hungary gov't to vote through judge as president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in damage limitation mode after recent scandals and mass anti-government protests in Budapest, has proposed that Constitutional Court President Tamas Sulyok succeed Katalin Novak as head of state.  Caucus leader for Orban’s Fidesz party Mate Kocsis said Thursday that the Hungarian premier had personally