Hungary further delays vote on Sweden, Finland joining NATO Hungary is further delaying a vote on ratifying Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession bids The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
Pope to visit Hungary in April, migration and war on agenda Pope Francis will visit Hungary at the end of April The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023
Hungary signals fresh delay in Finland, Sweden NATO approval Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff signalled on Saturday a possible further delay in Budapest's ratification of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, saying a vote may take place only in the second half of March. Reuters · Feb 25, 2023
Hungary PM says more talks needed on Finland, Sweden NATO bids Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that more parliamentary group talks were needed before lawmakers vote on the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids which they will begin debating on Wednesday. Reuters · Feb 24, 2023
Hungary to debate Finland, Sweden NATO bid next Wednesday -agenda Hungary's parliament will start debating the ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership next Wednesday, the agenda of next week's parliamentary session showed this Wednesday. Reuters · Feb 22, 2023
Hungary could ratify NATO membership for Finland, Sweden in March -report Hungary's parliament could ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden early next month, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the preliminary agenda of next week's parliamentary session. Reuters · Feb 21, 2023
The post-Cold War era is gone. A new arms race has arrived Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the government in neighboring Poland passed a law to more than double the size of its military, and went shopping for weapons. Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023
China's top diplomat urges end to hostilities ahead of Moscow visit China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who is to visit Russia this week on the one-year anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine, called on Monday for negotiations and peace for the sake of the world and Europe in particular. Reuters · Feb 20, 2023
Hungary's Orban accuses EU of prolonging war in Ukraine Hungary's prime minister says the European Union is partly to blame for prolonging Russia’s war in Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
Hungary's Orban says Europe 'drifting into' Ukraine war Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that Europe was "indirectly at war with Russia" as several European countries pledge to send battle tanks to help Ukraine fight Moscow's invasion. Reuters · Feb 18, 2023
Hungary must bolster judiciary 'very soon' to recover billions from EU - top official Hungary must bolster the independence of its judiciary "very soon" to stand a realistic chance of getting any of the 15.4 billion euros envisaged for Budapest from the European Union's COVID recovery stimulus, a senior EU official said. Reuters · Feb 18, 2023
Hungary's foreign minister visits Minsk amid Olympics row Hungary's foreign minister paid a visit to Minsk on Monday to keep "channels of communication open" as a group of 35 countries demanded that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from the 2024 Olympics. Reuters · Feb 13, 2023
'Fences protect Europe', Hungary's Orban says ahead of EU migration summit Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday called for European Union financing for border fences, reviving an idea long seen as inadmissible ahead of a summit of the bloc's leaders to discuss curbing irregular immigration. Reuters · Feb 7, 2023
Ukraine tells Hungary 'anti-Ukrainian rhetoric' must stop Ukraine protested to Hungary's ambassador on Tuesday over "disparaging" comments made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and urged Budapest to stop what it called anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. Reuters · Jan 31, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2023 Ukraine: ‘Fast-Track’ Talks Underway for Missiles, Planes Ukraine and its Western allies are engaged in "fast-track" talks on the possibility of equipping the invaded country with long-range missiles and military aircraft, a top Ukrainian presidential aide said Saturday. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Ukraine’s supporters in the West "understand how the war…
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023 Ukraine: 'Fast-track' talks underway for missiles, planes A top aide to Ukraine's president says Kyiv and its Western allies are engaged in “fast-track” talks on the possibility of equipping the invaded country with long-range missiles and military aircraft
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Vladimir Putin now fighting 'war against the West' after 'barbaric' attacks provoke tanks deal The Secretary General of the European External Action Service said that tanks have been sent to Kyiv to aid in 'saving lives' after Putin's 'indiscriminate attacks on civilians'
Reuters · Jan 27, 2023 Ukraine to summon Hungarian envoy over 'unacceptable' remarks by Orban The Ukrainian foreign ministry will summon Hungary's ambassador to complain about "completely unacceptable" remarks Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made about Ukraine, Kyiv said on Friday.
Reuters · Jan 27, 2023 Hungary will veto EU sanctions on Russian on nuclear energy - PM Orban Hungary will veto any European Union sanctions against Russia affecting nuclear energy, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.
Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023 Billionaire ex-premier, former general vie for Czech presidency The Czech Republic is holding an election for the successor of a divisive president who has challenged the European Union’s values.
Reuters · Jan 12, 2023 Czech presidential vote starts with retired general, ex-PM leading the field A retired general who held a senior NATO military job headed into the Czech Republic's presidential election starting on Friday as a favourite ahead of his main rivals - a divisive former prime minister and an economics professor.
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023 Pope Benedict: Thousands more bid farewell at Vatican including Hungary’s Orban Tens of thousands expected for Benedict’s funeral on Thursday
Reuters · Jan 3, 2023 Benedict funeral to be similar to that of reigning popes (This Jan. 3 story has been refiled to correct grammar in paragraph 11)
Reuters · Dec 22, 2022 EU holds back all of Hungary's cohesion funds over rights concerns The European Commission said on Thursday it would hold back all 22 billion euros of EU cohesion funds for Hungary until its government meets conditions related to judiciary independence, academic freedoms, LGBTQI rights and the asylum system.
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022 Hungary's Orban wants to 'drain the swamp' in European Union Hungary’s prime minister thinks it’s time to “drain the swamp” in the European Union, something he imagines could lead all the way to dissolving the bloc’s legislature