The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orban

Hungary approves 2023 budget and deficit cuts after pre-poll spending spree

Hungary's parliament on Tuesday approved the 2023 budget, which sets out to reduce the budget deficit next year to 3.5% of economic output from a targeted 4.9% this year as the government tries to put finances back on a sustainable track.

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

As Russia threatens Ukraine, Poland’s role in NATO evolves

Warsaw’s long-pending security expectations within NATO are being satisfied following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2022

Hungarians rally against Orban's reforms, skeptical of change

Around 1,000 Hungarians demonstrated against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government on Saturday in the latest of a series of smaller demonstrations this week since his right-wing Fidesz party passed legislation sharply raising taxes on small firms.

Reuters · Jul 16, 2022

Hungarian workers block roads to protest new tax law

Protesters in Hungary’s capital have blocked main traffic arteries for the second day in a row in opposition to a tax overhaul pushed through this week by lawmakers from the country’s right-wing governing party

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Hungarians protest for second day against tax overhaul

Several thousand Hungarians protested against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government outside parliament on Wednesday in the second day of anti-government rallies after lawmakers fast-tracked legislation sharply raising taxes for small firms.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022

EU rule of law report decries situation in Poland, Hungary

The European Union’s executive has decried the rule of law situation in Poland and Hungary and centered on perceived breaches in their judiciary and media in its annual report

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

EU tells Hungary, Poland to step up their democracy game

The European Union told Hungary and Poland on Wednesday to improve judicial and media independence, as well as anti-graft safeguards, saying conditions to unlock billions in aid for the two remain unaddressed and serious concerns persist.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022

Hungary orders export ban on fuels, curbs utility price caps

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has ordered an export ban on fuels like gas and scrapped a years-long cap on utility prices for higher-usage households, a senior aide said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022

Hungary bridge blockade fails to derail small business tax rise

An hours-long blockade of a bridge in Budapest on Tuesday failed to derail the approval of a motion by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government to increase the tax rate for hundreds of thousands of small firms.

Reuters · Jul 12, 2022

Hungarian nationalist PM Orban to deliver speech at CPAC

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister will speak at a conference of prominent U.S. conservatives, the latest sign of tightening relations between Hungarian and American conservatives

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022