Viktor Orban
MEPs urge EU to take ‘concrete’ action over Hungarian media crackdown
MEPs urge EU to take ‘concrete’ action over Hungarian media crackdown
Demand comes as Viktor Orban strips last independent radio station of broadcast license
15 Feb 2021
Naked MEP leaps from window after ‘all-male orgy’ bust
Naked MEP leaps from window after ‘all-male orgy’ bust
Hungarian politician Jozsef Szajer admits attending ‘private party’ broken up by Belgian police for Covid curfew violations
2 Dec 2020
Is it time the EU took on Hungary and Poland?
Is it time the EU took on Hungary and Poland?
Dispute over Covid-19 recovery package highlights divisions at heart of EU27
19 Nov 2020
Inside the EU’s €750bn Covid recovery package summit
Inside the EU’s €750bn Covid recovery package summit
EU27 leaders clash over size of spending plan and rule of law restrictions
21 Jul 2020
How coronavirus is boosting global authoritarianism
How coronavirus is boosting global authoritarianism
Hungary is the latest country to slide away from democracy as Viktor Orban is handed sweeping emergency powers
31 Mar 2020
Orban meets Trump - the ramifications for Europe
Orban meets Trump - the ramifications for Europe
Steve Bannon once described Victor Orban as 'Trump before Trump' - as the two meet, what does this mean for Europe?
15 May 2019
EU votes to freeze funds for ‘corrupt’ member states
EU votes to freeze funds for ‘corrupt’ member states
MEPs back plans aimed at curbing EU states that undermine rule of law
18 Jan 2019
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Hungary’s opposition unites for biggest protest in a decade
Hungary’s opposition unites for biggest protest in a decade
Anger at new ‘slave labour law’ gives way to general opposition to increasingly authoritarian rule of Viktor Orban
19 Dec 2018
Battle lines drawn ahead European Parliamentary elections
Battle lines drawn ahead European Parliamentary elections
EU’s chief Brexit negotiator warns European project faces destruction at the hands of a populist ‘Nigel Farage in every country’
9 Nov 2018
Hungary to make it illegal to help asylum seekers
Hungary to make it illegal to help asylum seekers
People aiding undocumented migrants may face prison sentences or fines
30 May 2018
Viktor Orban wins third term in Hungary
Viktor Orban wins third term in Hungary
Victory for anti-migrant party will be seen as ‘resounding endorsement’ by the European far right
9 Apr 2018