20 hours ago · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's hopes that a strong economy will propel his Fidesz party to another election victory in 2026 are being challenged by a rebound in inflation, sagging ...

6 days ago · A surge of nationalist victories across Central Europe is creating new obstacles for EU aid to Ukraine, as leaders in Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, and Hungary align with Viktor Orbán’s pro-Moscow stance amid mounting public frustration over war-related economic pressures. by …

Jul 27, 2024 · Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says the European Union is sliding toward oblivion in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented “world order.”

Dec 5, 2024 · Two things are certain: Death, and that Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party will win. That’s the way it’s been in Hungarian elections for the past 18 years, with every opinion poll confirming that Orbán, Central Europe’s populist strongman, will keep his job.

Apr 8, 2024 · Orbán has long railed against the EU, using it as a scapegoat to rile up populist support and casting his country’s relationship with Brussels as an us-versus-them battle to hammer home a right-wing ideology grounded in nationalism and traditional family values.

Nov 13, 2024 · With a population just under 10 million people, Hungary is a mid-sized country in Central Europe. Since 2010, Hungary has been ruled by currently 61-year-old Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his political party Fidesz.

Nov 12, 2024 · From the very outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has systematically disrupted European decisionmaking. His unpredictable positions on geopolitical issues and confrontative comments …

Jan 7, 2025 · Poland has taken over presidency of the EU Council. Donald Tusk’s approach to Europe could not be less aligned with his predecessor, Viktor Orban; the new ideological struggle playing out in central Europe may define the continent’s future.

Oct 23, 2024 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed in a speech on Wednesday that the European Union seeks to topple his government and install a puppet regime in the Central European country, an...

Jan 24, 2025 · With a key deadline set to expire next week, Viktor Orbán and his deputies have raised the spectre of vetoing EU sanctions against Russia, a move which would upend the bloc's foreign policy.