The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orbán

Orbán has plenty more chances to play havoc with EU decision-making

Hours after declining to use his veto to block Ukraine accession talks, he exercised it to scupper plan to revamp EU budget

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

First Thing: Netanhayu set to resist any US attempt to rein in Israel’s Gaza destruction

Joe Biden left in a bind as Israel tells US it needs ‘months’ to defeat Hamas. Plus, Ukraine stung after Hungary’s Viktor Orbán blocks EU war funding

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

Hungary blocks €50bn in EU aid for Ukraine hours after membership talks approved

Viktor Orbán says extra money to Kyiv has been vetoed with budget talks now postponed until new year

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023

EU sidesteps Viktor Orbán to open membership talks with Ukraine

Decision after hours of tense negotiations in Brussels is critical boost to Volodymyr Zelenskiy

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Don’t betray Ukraine over EU accession, Zelenskiy urges leaders

Ukrainian leader says delay would give Vladimir Putin a ‘satisfied smile’, as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán threatens veto

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

First Thing: House authorizes impeachment inquiry as Biden decries ‘baseless political stunt’

House Republicans rally behind inquiry despite failure to find evidence, while Democrats stand united in opposition. Plus, UN agency says conditions in Gaza now ‘hell on earth’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Deal reached to open EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova – as it happened

Bloc’s leaders decide to open negotiations after hours of talks as Viktor Orbán says Hungary does not want to take part in ‘bad decision’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin says Russian goals in Ukraine are unchanged and there will only be peace when it achieves them – as it happened

Russian leader conducts first end of year press conference since start of invasion

The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2023

Will the hard right really sweep Europe in 2024? If it does, here’s what could happen

Governments are already shifting gear on issues from Ukraine to the climate crisis – and the US election could change everything, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Why the EU budget summit is a test of European democracy

Viktor Orbán’s threat to block funds and membership to Ukraine strikes at the heart of decision-making in the bloc

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023