3 days ago · “The position of Brussels — to support killing as long as it takes — is morally and politically unacceptable,” Hungary’s leader says. Pro-choice advocates want Europe to enshrine the right to abortion in the EU Charter and provide funding for women in need.

Orbán’s price: What will it take to get Hungary to ban Russian oil? Will Putin’s War Hurt His Best Friend in Europe?

Jan 26, 2024 · After years of a softly-softly approach with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, this time European diplomats are giving signals that the “nuclear option” — kicking Budapest out of the EU voting process — is no longer unthinkable if he imperils the security of Ukraine, an EU candidate country.

Sep 16, 2022 · Hungary can “no longer be considered a full democracy,” the European Parliament said in a statement following its adoption of a report on Thursday. The Parliament said the situation has...

2 days ago · PARIS — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will head to Paris on Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron, a spokesperson for the Hungarian government posted on X.. The discussion was “at the invitation of Emmanuel Macron,” said Zoltán Kovács, Hungary’s secretary of state for international communications.

May 27, 2024 · A rising political newcomer in Hungary is seeking to capitalize on a scandal that rocked the party of the country's long-serving prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and a slumping economy to challenge the leader in upcoming European Union elections and beyond.

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May 6, 2023 · Hungary is now the global epicenter of the new right’s crusade against liberal democracy. It serves as an alluring model for many conservatives — a country that’s successfully neutered the media...

The politics of Hungary takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The prime minister is the head of government of a pluriform multi-party system, while the president is the head of state and holds a largely ceremonial position.

4 hours ago · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the EU’s most Russia-friendly leader and long a thorn in the bloc’s side, refused on Thursday to sign onto the summit’s conclusions, which aimed to ...