The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orban

Hungary's Orban treads fine line with supporters over Russia stance

When Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed his party faithful at an election rally this month, he found strong support for his efforts to strike a balance between the West and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

Orban's Fidesz extends lead over Hungary opposition to two percentage points - poll

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party extended its lead to two percentage points over an opposition alliance in a mid-March survey ahead of the April 3 election.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

Orban asks for EU funds to help Hungary amid refugee crisis

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked the European Commission to disburse all EU funds allocated to the country including a loan under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to help handle the Ukrainian refugee crisis, his press chief said.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Hungary PM Orban says EU will not sanction Russian gas or oil

The European Union will not impose sanctions on Russian gas or oil, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a video posted on his Facebook page on Friday, amid a summit of EU leaders in France.

Reuters · Mar 11, 2022

Conservative ruling party's Novak to become Hungary's first woman president

Hungary's parliament elected ruling Fidesz party lawmaker Katalin Novak as the country's first woman president on Thursday, buttressing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist agenda which has triggered conflict with the European Union.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

France's Le Pen got loan from Hungarian bank close to Orban -filing

French far-right presidential challenger Marine Le Pen received a 10.7 million euro ($11.8 million) loan for her campaign from Hungary's MKB Bank, whose major shareholders include businessmen close to nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

PM Orban signs decree allowing deployment of NATO troops in western Hungary

Hungary allows NATO troops to be deployed in western Hungary and weapons shipments to cross its territory to other NATO member states, according to a decree signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban and published in the official gazette on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

CEE prime ministers to hold talks in London on Tuesday -Hungary PM Orban

The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four countries -- Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- will meet in London on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday in a Facebook video.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

In a twist, ‘Fortress’ Hungary opens doors to refugees from Ukraine after years of keeping migrants out

Hungary’s anti-refugee stance has softened in light of Russia’s invasion, but some observers fear the hospitality will be short-lived,  reports Borzou Daragahi in Zahony, on the Ukrainian border

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine war has Orban struggling to maintain Putin balancing act

Crisis surrounding Ukraine shines the spotlight on Hungary prime minister’s relationship with Russian president.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2022