The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orbán

Poland is back in Europe’s mainstream – and that could secure the EU’s future

Europe’s turn to the right now looks reversible, while Donald Tusk’s victory leaves Viktor Orbán politically isolated, says political scientist and author Ivan Krastev

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023

Orbán calls Brussels ‘a bad parody’ as he pokes fun over EU’s rule of law measures against Hungary during speech – as it happened

Hungarian prime minister calls Hungary safest and most stable country in all of Europe in speech on anniversary of 1956 revolution

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

European leaders seethe over Putin-Orbán meeting

Czech president calls on western capitals not to fall for Russian leader’s tactic to break European unity

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

EU leaders clash with Hungary over proposed laws on migration

Viktor Orbán used provocative language at summit, saying EU had gone ahead without his or Poland’s support

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

Rifts in Europe over irregular migration remain after 'success' of new EU deal

The leaders of the European Union are once again taking up the divisive issue of migration when they meet in Granada, Spain

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Jenrick’s perverse solution to plug our social care gap

Letters: Readers respond to the minister’s suggestion that British people should have more children to reduce the need for migrant care workers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

From France to Italy, Hungary to Sweden, voting intentions track the far-right's rise in Europe

A little over a year since leader of Fratelli d'Italia Georgia Meloni rose to power in Italy, the latest data spells out a clear message: she is not the only ultraright politician surfing on voters’ anxieties. In fact, we may be entering a new cycle of far-right extremism across the…

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

Hungary's foreign minister hints that Budapest will continue blocking EU military aid to Ukraine

Hungary’s foreign minister says that his government wants guarantees from Kyiv that a Hungarian bank that was removed from a Ukrainian list of sponsors of Russia’s war will not be placed back on that list in the future

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

How Europe’s authoritarian populists maintain the illusion of a free press

Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of authoritarian populists who rely on winning mass support among ordinary people – as…

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

The Guardian view on Slovakia’s election: an ominous signal from central Europe

Editorial: Victory for a Putin-friendly populist has given Viktor Orbán an ally and the rest of Europe a problem

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023