Hungary’s Orban urges EU to drop Russian energy ban amid US-Iran conflict

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday urged the European Union to take a proposed ban on Russian energy off the agenda due to an expected rise in energy prices following the US bombing of Iran. The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a …

A placard depicting PM Viktor Orban at a protest in Budapest against restrictions on freedom of assembly

Will Orbán "veto" sanctions against Russia and can Ukraine expect progress in EU accession talks?

Today in Brussels, ahead of the EU leaders' summit, the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union is taking place. On the agenda are not only the 18th package of sanctions against Russia but also the extension of all previously approved sectoral …

Orbán rings alarm bells: Iran-Israel war puts Hungary on high alert

Viktor Orbán and Marcell Biró, Chief National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister. Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Főosztály/Fischer Zoltán The escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict affects Hungary, and the government is taking the …

PM Orbán: Government is taking steps to guarantee the peace and security of Hungary

Following a meeting of the Defense Council on Sunday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict affects Hungary, and the government is taking the steps needed to guarantee the peace and security of the country. In a video …

Hungary's Orban calls on EU to lift Russian energy ban amid US/Iran conflict

Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban urged on Sunday the European Union not to impose a ban on Russian Energy due to the expected increase in energy prices after the US bombings of Iran. The European Commission proposed on Tuesday a legally-binding ban on …

Hungary: Europe must respond as Viktor Orbán’s government targets RSF with smear campaign

It took barely 24 hours for Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office to launch a smear campaign against Szabolcs Vörös, journalist and co-founder of the independent news outlet Valasz Online. On 11 June, the day after Szabolcs Vörös published an interview …

Orban’s anti-Ukraine campaign targets political rival

As Hungary heads toward national elections next spring and the populist government’s popularity slumps, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has zeroed in on a central theme he hopes will sway voters: an alleged threat posed by neighboring Ukraine. While most …

Hungarian Opposition Leader Says Orban's 'total Failure'

This is about the so-called "referendum" of Voks 2025. The leader of the Hungarian opposition party Tisza, Peter Madjar, has declared a complete failure of the government's Voks 2025 campaign, which the government presented as a "people…

Hungarian opposition declares Orban's 'referendum' on Ukraine's EU accession complete failure

Head of the Tisza Hungarian opposition party Peter Magyar called the "national consultations" of Viktor Orban's government on Ukraine's EU accession a "total failure." "The government's propaganda campaign Voks 2025 is …