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The European Union on Wednesday relented and granted Hungary access to billions of euros in frozen funds just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban appeared ready to defy his EU partners and veto the ...
Hungary buys most of its gas and crude oil from Russia and Russia's Rosatom is building a nuclear plant in the country. (Reporting by Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves, Editing by Alan Charlish and ...
In June 2020, the Hungarian parliament voted to end the rule by decree, but this left the government more powerful than before the crisis. [19] Usage of Article 7 was discussed again in January 2024 when Hungary blocked unanimous EU support for Ukraine. [20] [21] Freedom House ratings for European Union and surrounding states, in 2019. [22]
The European Commission referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU, as Hungary failed to respond to the concerns brought up during the 2021 infringement procedures (15 July). [ 54 ] [ 55 ] The European Commission froze regular EU-payouts and grants allocated to Hungary because of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary ...
Pressure is mounting on Hungary to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO after Budapest finally joined other European Union states in agreeing on new aid to Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on ...
Movement for a Free Hungary, anti-EU poster in Hungary All of the major political parties in Hungary, the trade unions, business organisations, churches, and media supported membership of the EU. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] However the main opposition party Fidesz , while supporting membership, warned that up to 100,000 jobs could be lost due to EU regulations ...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought to mobilize support for his brand of right-wing populism in a holiday speech on Friday, urging his spectators to help him “occupy Brussels” in ...
Hungary's Presidency of the Council in 2024 is the final nation in the twelfth trio of Council Presidencies together with Spain and Belgium, which began on 1 July 2023 and will last until the end of 2024. It is Hungary's second Presidency of the council, after its first in 2011. Hungary succeeded Belgium as president on 1 July 2024.