Hungary

Polls show opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar heading for landslide victory but outcome remains uncertain

Hungarian prime minister’s party is struggling in the polls ahead of this weekend’s election

Should he be defeated, it will be the most significant setback for the populist right in years

Outcome of viciously fought election in Budapest has big implications for the EU’s foreign policymaking

US vice president visits Hungary days before crucial election

Hungary’s far-right prime minister faces his toughest challenge yet – and the Trump administration is going all in to save him

Marton Bisztrai says school curriculum changes in Hungary prompted him to leave his homeland

Organisation, set play, discipline, attack and leadership to be prioritised to get team to Euro 2028

Recording purports to capture phone call between foreign ministers of Hungary and Russia

As Hungary heads toward a pivotal vote, the governing Fidesz party fills the streets with warnings about its rivals while hiding its own leader from view

Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia actively pursue regressive policies, watchdog finds

Ireland’s winner in Budapest was an explosion where the shrapnel came in the form of smiles and tears and hugs with strangers

Backtracking by Hungary’s far right prime minister on €90 billion Ukraine loan deal a ‘betrayal’ of fellow EU leaders

EU must consider whether consensus-based decision making on foreign policy is ‘hindrance’

Hungary’s seizure of seven Ukrainian bank staff transporting cash ratchets up dispute between Budapest and Kyiv

Kyiv could run out of funding unless the first disbursement of the EU package arrives by early April

Hungary and Slovakia accuse Kyiv of overstating the impact of an attack by Moscow on Druzhba pipeline

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European Commission wary of giving longtime Brussels antagonist ammunition during campaign

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Blanka Tachscherer moved from Hungary to Cork in 2016

Zbigniew Ziobro allegedly ran criminal group and abused his position through misuse of resources from fund for victims of crime

A tear that Hungary’s premier, Viktor Orban, has spent years pulling at in the EU tent has just got bigger

Changes to Russian sanctions rollover tees up bloc leaders' summit next week

Centre ground continues to shift rightward on migration policy

Russian president ‘would welcome’ Russia-US summit with Trump in Budapest

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