Hungary's Viktor Orbán to take helm of EU presidency as many …
Jun 30, 2024 · When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on July 1, many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc’s main spoiler.
Orbán’s new threat: I’ll end Russia sanctions unless ... - POLITICO
1 day ago · Viktor Orbán has flirted with killing the EU’s Russia sanctions. But he didn’t get the ally he might have expected in Donald Trump. Jan 23 4 mins read. The EU rules that risk derailing a gas deal with Trump Brussels is poised to fine fossil fuel firms for excessive methane emissions. The U.S. president won’t like that.
Viktor Orban's challenger sees strong EU, NATO ties, 'pragmatic ...
Jan 9, 2025 · Peter Magyar, the opposition challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told Reuters he would keep Hungary firmly anchored in the European Union and NATO if he wins elections due in early 2026...
Viktor Orban: Hungary 'autocracy' verdict from EU correct, say ... - BBC
The EU parliament voted to approve the report on Thursday, which accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban of creating an "electoral autocracy". Budapest rejected the findings and Foreign Minister...
Having Orbán in charge of EU's presidency raises key question: Is ...
Aug 28, 2024 · As soon as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed Hungary's presidency of the European Union in July, one thing was clear: he increasingly stands for everything the EU opposes.
Viktor Orbán's anti-woke resistance is frustrating the EU | AP News
Feb 3, 2024 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s role as Europe’s perennial spoiler has frequently brought the European Union to a breaking point as he has blocked crucial decisions to leverage concessions and forced EU leaders to find workarounds.
Who is Viktor Orban, Hungarian PM with 14-year grip on power? - BBC
Feb 13, 2024 · Viktor Orban argues that the EU is going in the wrong direction on Ukraine, because he believes Kyiv can never win the war.
EU holds its breath as Hungary’s Orban vows to ‘Make Europe …
Jun 28, 2024 · Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged ...
Hungary's far-right leader is set to take over rotating ... - NPR
Jun 23, 2024 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Princeton University professor Kim Lane Scheppele about Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orban, who is about to become EU president.
How Orbán broke the EU — and got away with it - POLITICO
Sep 24, 2020 · It details the ways Orbán has capitalized on vulnerabilities in the bloc’s legal and political systems to hollow out Hungarian democracy without ever facing meaningful political or economic consequences from the EU.