Hungary

Leaders to discuss peace in Europe and Hungarian-Ukrainian bilateral relations

Fidesz party combines with Austria’s Freedom Party and Czech ANO protest group as Hungary assumes six-month EU presidency

Josep Borrell says €1.4 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets earmarked for Ukraine cannot get ‘stuck’

Outgoing Dutch PM must secure unanimous support from all 32 members of military alliance to succeed Jens Stoltenberg

My five-year-old and I are heading home to Hungary after a weekend visiting family in Lucan. Our bag is full of chocolate and paints

Volodymyr Zelenskiy to attend G7 summit and sign security pact with US leader Joe Biden

Hungarian prime minister says fractured right-wing parties could become second biggest grouping following European elections

Push to start EU membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova before end of June

Kremlin-friendly Hungary seeks opt-out from Nato efforts to help Ukraine

Central European country has received billions in Chinese investment and hosts Huawei’s largest base outside China

Leaked European Council draft document on bloc’s five-year strategic agenda condemned by green groups

Cover-up of paedophilia at orphanage near prime minister’s village dents reputation and leads to rise of internal challenger

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba thanks Ireland for giving refuge to more than 100,000 Ukrainians

Vote in Hungarian parliament opens way for Stockholm to enter US-led defence alliance as soon as this week

PMs of both countries meet days before Hungarian parliament expected to vote in favour of Nordic country joining alliance

Katalin Novak pardoned a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children’s home

Viktor Orban appeared to achieve little at Brussels summit but earn the ire of his fellow EU leaders

Weeks after Vladimir Putin threatened ‘problems for Finland’, the Russian leader is very present in this weekend’s Finish presidential election

Hungary now remains the only member of the alliance still to ratify the Nordic country’s integration

If we give up on Ukraine and allow Putin to claim something he can characterise as victory, the results will be catastrophic

Unconscionable move by Ursula von der Leyen and European Commission to unblock €10.2bn in EU funding for Hungary is single worst decision by any commission

Veto comes hours after leaders agreed to open talks with Kyiv on joining the EU after sidestepping Orbán’s opposition

Move to release funds expected to come on the eve of an EU summit at which Hungary has threatened to block financial and military support to Ukraine

The perception that Ireland is far out of step with the EU as a whole is due to the influence that four countries have on shaping its policy towards the conflict

Debate over military aid comes as countries remain in discussion over a proposal to give Kyiv €50bn in economic assistance

Leader's meeting with Putin is questionable

Support for populist, far-right or far-left parties surging in major threat to mainstream

Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have stopped import of Ukrainian products to protect their own farmers, defying bloc’s single market rules

Far-right leader ramps up his anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and calls on EU countries to reject ‘federalism’ of Germany and France in next year’s European Parliament elections

Hungarian government seeks to exert control over ‘display and promotion of homosexuality’ in books and films accessible by under-18s

Vodafone Ireland’s chief executive Amanda Nelson has spent 25 years with the company and arrives in her new role in a time of major change for the sector

Ben Judah uses human stories to explore the idea of a coherent European identity

Hungarian court annuls €763,000 penalty levied against Irish airline for passing on the cost of a new tax introduced by the country

‘Excuse of lag between input costs falling and prices falling no longer acceptable,’ says Neale Richmond

Commission vice-president welcomes ‘step forward’ but warns of outstanding reforms needed

Pope meets Hungarian prime minister and calls for peace in Ukraine amid country’s close ties to Russia

Francis tells Orban accepting more migrants would be a true sign of Christianity

Tánaiste says judgment is being examined following complaint over ‘shaming’ by Hungarian businessman who made €1.2 million settlement

Trump made clear his attitude to democracy and the rule of law as early as 2016 when he refused to say in advance that he would accept the outcome of the presidential election

Hungary’s prime minister starts turning his back on Moscow as businesses seek to diversify