Viktor Orban

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban gives insight to his ‘lonely’ worldview

Europe Letter: Viktor Orban is the guy at the party most of the other EU leaders wish had left early

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 05:00

EU leaders sense need to get their act together after Trump victory

Return of United States president may prod European Union to finally advance long-stalled changes

Fri Nov 08 2024 - 17:56

EU needs to rethink support for Ukraine following Trump election victory, Orban says

The Hungarian prime minister, a close Trump ally, says US president-elect will ‘quit’ war against Russia

Fri Nov 08 2024 - 10:47

Election fallout: Europe cannot ‘outsource’ security to US, leaders warn

European leaders say efforts must be taken to avoid trade war with US during second Trump presidency

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 18:21

Europe is ill equipped for chaos of second Trump term

Prospects of a trade war and collapse of US support for Ukraine pose grave threats to EU

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 05:00

‘He’s very angry with Europe’: Trump win puts EU on ‘bumpy road’, says former trade commissioner

Warning comes as European leaders congratulate Donald Trump on US election victory

Wed Nov 06 2024 - 16:50

Georgian opposition says partial recount not enough after ‘stolen’ election

Ruling party rejects any re-run of ballot as EU warns of ‘very worrying’ time in Black Sea state

Tue Oct 29 2024 - 16:48

Ursula von der Leyen criticises Orban for undermining the EU

European Commission president says Hungary has become a ‘backdoor for foreign interference’ in Europe

Wed Oct 09 2024 - 18:41

Far-right Freedom Party promises ‘fortress Austria’ and zero-asylum policy as country goes to polls

FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl has shaped party’s populist brand with rhyming, racist rhetoric

Thu Sept 26 2024 - 20:07

Fabric of Europe’s political centre is stretched by immigration issue

Extreme right’s gains are forcing EU states to consider a hardened policy

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 05:00

Draghi diagnoses economic ills but will EU take his medicine?

Former ECB head gives his diagnosis but European Union likely won’t agree to take its medicine

Tue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00

Viktor Orban is a clown and a buffoon, but don’t underestimate his power to do damage to the EU

Orban can obfuscate the stark limits of his presidency role on foreign policy and embarrass the EU as he prances around the world meeting with Putin and Trump, pretending to be playing some European role in relation to the Ukraine war

Wed Jul 31 2024 - 06:00

Janan Ganesh: The Republican right is a confused mess on foreign affairs

JD Vance and his ilk are probably unaware of the contradiction in their worldview. They haven’t thought about it enough

Tue Jul 30 2024 - 13:23

Harris rejects Orban’s attempts to get EU to row back on military support for Ukraine

Hungarian prime minister touted new plan following recent trips to Beijing and Moscow and talks with Trump

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 16:28

EU’s Michel criticises Orban over Trump peace plan letter

European Council president say Hungary cannot use EU presidency to deviate from agreed policy on Ukraine

Tue Jul 16 2024 - 20:40

Viktor Orban: EU’s obstructer-in-chief faces pressure at home and abroad

Hungarian prime minister has eroded LGBT+ rights and cracked down on civil society during 14 years in power

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 16:03

EU leaders lambast Hungary’s Orban for solo ‘peace mission’ to Moscow

Russia sticks to demand that Ukraine must forfeit five regions and drop Nato ambitions

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 15:11

Kremlin-friendly Hungary urges Ukraine to seek ceasefire with Russia

Leaders to discuss peace in Europe and Hungarian-Ukrainian bilateral relations

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 08:24

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban launches right-wing alliance to resist ‘Brussels elite’

Fidesz party combines with Austria’s Freedom Party and Czech ANO protest group as Hungary assumes six-month EU presidency

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 21:52

EU to ‘circumvent’ Hungary to unblock military aid for Ukraine

Josep Borrell says €1.4 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets earmarked for Ukraine cannot get ‘stuck’

Mon Jun 24 2024 - 18:28

Netherlands leader Rutte poised to become Nato general secretary

Outgoing Dutch PM must secure unanimous support from all 32 members of military alliance to succeed Jens Stoltenberg

Tue Jun 18 2024 - 18:34

There’s a much bigger problem in the EU than the rise of the far right

Millions of voters across Europe no longer think the EU represents their interests. There are two things it must do

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 06:00

EU to impose multibillion-euro tariffs on Chinese electric cars

Brussels moves ahead with additional duties of up to 25% despite opposition from Germany

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 07:24

Janan Ganesh: Macron’s election call is an act of cool logic

The last best hope against populism is to expose it to government

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 05:00

European Greens willing to join majority backing Ursula von der Leyen

Hungarian prime minister says fractured right-wing parties could become second biggest grouping following European elections

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 11:07

European elections: The winners and losers, from Meloni to Macron

Far-right and centre-right celebrate after votes counted, while Greens and liberals lose out

Mon Jun 10 2024 - 16:22

European elections: Centre ‘holding’ in face of far-right parties, says von der Leyen

Election results: European Commission president says ‘we are the anchor of stability’, with European People’s Party projected to take 189 seats

Sun Jun 09 2024 - 23:44

Parliamentary footsie among European right begins ahead of election

Europe Letter: Italy’s Giorgia Meloni being courted by both Ursula von der Leyen and Marine Le Pen

Thu May 30 2024 - 05:00

EU ministers clash with Hungary over blocked aid for Ukraine

Fresh tensions as Budapest holds up several billion euros of EU aid for Ukrainian military

Mon May 27 2024 - 18:55

America Last: The Right’s Century-long Romance with Foreign Dictators: excavation of US fascism

Jacob Heilbrunn’s exploration of the history of US authoritarianism makes it clear the re-election of Trump would turbo-charge the forces of fascism

Wed May 22 2024 - 05:00

China’s Xi Jinping receives red carpet treatment in Hungary

Central European country has received billions in Chinese investment and hosts Huawei’s largest base outside China

Thu May 09 2024 - 19:04

European Council meeting: What goes on inside the room at EU summits?

Simon Harris will find that the meeting involves high politics, or ‘senior hurling’ in Irish political vernacular

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 20:51

Nigel Farage returns to Brussels with disruptive circus antics

Stand off between organisers and police at controversial right wing conference

Tue Apr 16 2024 - 17:21

Hungarian sex abuse scandal hits close to home for Viktor Orban

Cover-up of paedophilia at orphanage near prime minister’s village dents reputation and leads to rise of internal challenger

Thu Apr 11 2024 - 15:16