World Feb 05 Orbán’s party boycotts a session of Hungary’s parliament to further stall Sweden’s bid to join NATO The governing Fidesz party, which holds an absolute majority in the Hungarian parliament, has stalled Sweden's bid since July 2022, alleging that Swedish politicians have told "blatant lies" about the condition of Hungary's democracy.
World Jan 24 Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead? After more than a year of delays, and consistent urging from its Western partners to move forward with Sweden's application, the Central European country and its conservative populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, are once again in the spotlight.
World Nov 27 Six EU countries agree to bolster efforts to stop illegal immigration The ministers from the V4 group of Central European nations — including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia — were joined by counterparts from Austria and Germany.
World Oct 24 Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey approves Sweden’s bid to join NATO The delay on Tuesday comes as Hungary remains the main hurdle to Sweden's admission into NATO after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a protocol to Turkey's parliament on Monday to approve its admission.
Politics Oct 23 Orbán blasts the EU on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising Orbán accused the EU of seeking to strip Hungary of its identity by imposing a model of liberal democracy that he said Hungarians reject.
World Jun 01 Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine support at European leaders’ summit in Moldova Zelenskyy said the best security guarantee for Ukraine was membership in NATO and the European Union, and that any proposed peace plans to end the 15-month-old war in his country could not take into account Russian concerns.
World May 04 At CPAC, Hungary’s Viktor Orban decries LGBTQ+ rights, migration Hungary's populist prime minister has likened liberalism to a "virus" in an opening speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hungarian capital on Thursday.
World Mar 27 Hungarian parliament approves Finland’s bid to join NATO Hungary's parliament has approved Finland's bid to join NATO, ending months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance.
World Mar 16 Hungary pressures EU by delaying Finland, Sweden NATO vote Nearly a year after Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, their admission into the military alliance remains unresolved because two NATO members — Turkey and Hungary — still haven't approved their bids.
World Feb 12 Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths rise past 33,000 Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people.