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    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      News in-depthHungary
      Orbán expands his grip to Hungary’s military and defence industry

      Budapest’s ambivalence on Russia and deteriorating US ties cause concern among Nato allies

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Hungary
      Orbán comes under Nato scrutiny over purge of military top brass

      Budapest says there is no hidden agenda behind the cull of senior officers

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Hungary
      Hungary’s soaring inflation puts squeeze on Viktor Orbán

      Populist leader faces struggle to assuage growing discontent with pre-election generosity

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      News in-depthHungary
      Bad blood between Hungary and Ukraine undermines EU unity on Russia

      Budapest’s energy dependence on Moscow and mistrust of Kyiv complicate the bloc’s approach to the conflict

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Europe Express
      Corruption scandal risks fracturing pro-EU majority in parliament Premium content

      Political groups are at each other’s throats over Qatargate

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      EU agrees to unlock €18bn Ukraine aid package as Hungary drops veto

      Wider political deal includes approval for minimum corporate tax in EU and Budapest having possible access to recovery funds

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Hungary
      Hungary blocks €18bn worth of EU aid for Ukraine

      Brussels in turn delays €5.8bn of Budapest Covid recovery funds for move seen as ‘low point’ in Orbán’s foreign policy

    • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
      Europe Express
      Hungary and the EU edge towards a deal on money and the rule of law Premium content

      Prime minister Orbán says his country needs to act like a lion, snake and dove to defend its interests

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Orbán says only Trump can end Ukraine war

      Hungarian prime minister calls for direct talks between US and Russia on resolving the conflict

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      Energy crisis
      Orbán lashes out at German ‘bombshell’ energy package

      Hungarian premier joins EU leaders upset at lack of bloc-wide solution

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Germany joins Poland and Baltics in push for harsher Russia sanctions

      EU hawks want more Russian banks forced off Swift system and action on key commodities following Putin’s escalation

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The EU should press Hungary hard on rule of law

      Potential freeze on €7.5bn of funds gives the bloc serious bargaining power

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Hungary
      Orbán adviser resigns after Hungarian premier’s ‘mixed race’ speech

      Backlash grows against PM as Holocaust survivors group calls his comments ‘stupid and dangerous’

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Hungary
      Hungary’s economic woes force Viktor Orbán to bow to EU and investors

      Prime minister scales back energy subsidies and tax breaks, and offers concessions on fighting corruption

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
      Hungary
      Hungary seeks to unlock €15bn Covid recovery funding with new concessions

      Budapest accepts changes to financial and legislative rules as Orbán pivots away from blaming delay on clash over anti-LGBTQ laws

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Halting Ukraine war ‘only chance’ to avoid economic crisis, Hungary tells EU

      Budapest urges partners in bloc to rethink approach and promote ceasefire to avoid recession

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      News in-depthHungary
      Hungary’s Orbán loses friends in Poland over stance on Russia sanctions

      Rift shows how Europe’s political order has been changed by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and his ‘superbank’

      The autocratic prime minister is looking to increase his financial control over the country

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      The Big Read
      The Bank of Viktor Orbán

      Hungary’s prime minister has long sought economic influence to match his political power. Now his plan for a three-bank merger is coming to life

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Hungary
      Orbán levies windfall taxes on business to shore up budget

      Hungary also plans investment cuts as premier wields emergency powers to address ‘economic crisis’

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      Hungary
      Orbán declares state of emergency over crisis caused by Ukraine war

      Hungary’s premier will announce measures to be adopted on Wednesday

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Orbán refuses to discuss Russia oil embargo at EU summit

      Letter from Hungary’s prime minister demands more detail from Brussels on alternative sources of fuel

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      EU energy
      EU drops plans to ban shipping of Russian crude in face of opposition

      European Commission struggles to win over Hungary’s Orbán for phased-in curbs on oil imports

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      EU energy
      Orbán says EU unity undermined by Russia oil embargo plan

      Hungary premier claims fresh sanctions package would threaten country’s energy security

    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      Veronika Jozwiak
      Hungary loses the trust of its European neighbours

      Viktor Orban’s pro-Russian tendencies in the war in Ukraine are out of line with democracies worldwide

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