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Hungary oks Swedish NATO bid after PM visit

Hungarian MPs approved a proposal on ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO with 188 in favour and 6 dissenting votes, on…

2 months ago

Hungary becomes only hold-out on Swedish NATO accession

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked his MPs to proceed with Sweden's ratification as NATO member “at the first…

3 months ago

Belgian rope trick – EU presidency plan for Europe: ‘Protect, Strengthen, Prepare’

As Belgium assumed the EU presidency on 1 January, with a rallying cry of "Protect, Strengthen, Prepare", Belgian Prime Minister…

4 months ago

Ukraine, Moldova become EU accession candidates as Scholz sends Orban out of room for vote

EU leaders voted to begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, at a historic summit in Brussels on Thursday 14…

5 months ago

Fico calls Ukraine ‘frozen conflict’

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has reiterated his stance that Russia's war with Ukraine is insoluble, stoking fears that he…

5 months ago

Orban won by a landslide, but Hungary’s economy is sliding too

The Hungarian Ministry of Finance took the unusual step of issuing a public statement aimed at international investors on Friday.…

2 years ago

Orbán wins big in Hungarian election

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán secured his fourth consecutive term with a landslide victory in Hungary's national elections on Sunday. …

2 years ago

Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend

Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia,…

2 years ago

Orban discusses Ukraine, gas, nuclear, vaccines with Putin in Moscow

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked for almost five hours in Moscow on Tuesday, although…

2 years ago

Orban, Putin to discuss gas, nuclear, vaccines, ever-closer ties, in Moscow next month

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will visit Moscow on 1 February to discuss Rosatom’s expansion of Hungary’s sole nuclear power…

2 years ago