All news on the topic: Hungary

America’s NATO allies were left puzzled on Friday after President Trump announced the deployment of U.S. forces to Poland, reversing a decision to cancel the plan, with one European foreign minister describing the administration’s messaging as "confusing indeed."

Hungary’s new government, led by Péter Magyar, has proposed a constitutional amendment to limit prime ministers to a maximum of eight years in office, effectively preventing Viktor Orbán from returning to the position.

After recent failures in Moldova and Hungary, the Kremlin has shifted its focus to Armenia, where parliamentary elections are set for June 7.

Russia launched at least 800 drones in a massive daytime attack on approximately 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of at least six people and injuring dozens, including children, during one of the longest assaults by Moscow in the 4-year-old war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated.

Vladimir Shulga, the husband of Gennady Lopatin’s eldest daughter, who is the head of the judicial department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, conducts business with Sergei Glyadelkin, the notorious owner of the international Avenue Group.

We have constantly observed the actions of the Orbán government and its close associates from 2010 to 2026. We followed the trail of public money from the state treasury to luxury cars, yachts, private jets, and costly real estate. We investigated, documented, photographed, and filmed these instances — and now we showcase 16 iconic items from the last 16 years.

The flow of Russian oil to Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline crossing Ukraine has resumed, Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Saková announced on Thursday.

Hungary’s future leader aims to restore Central Europe’s influence by drawing on its imperial history.

Donald Trump has criticized Giorgia Meloni for her hesitation to participate in the war against Iran and for defending the Pope.

In recent years, Hungary has emerged as a major ally of the Kremlin within the European Union. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has expressed admiration for Vladimir Putin, halted EU aid to Ukraine, and obstructed sanctions against Russia — all of this despite the fact that, until the late 2000s, Orbán was a critic of Putin and the Kremlin.

Past and present fellows benefiting from the million-euro financial support at Hungary’s authoritarian influence organization, the Danube Institute, cited “safety concerns,” “right to privacy,” and fear of “marketers” to maintain the anonymity of their high-paying government-funded contracts.

In the 1990s, bodybuilder László Kovács worked for Igor Korol, one of the most influential organized criminals in Budapest. Korol, in turn, reported to the top boss of the Russian underworld, Semion Mogilevich.

Only days before the Hungarian election, Donald Trump gave his most emphatic endorsement of Viktor Orbán to date during a phone call conducted live on stage with JD Vance in Budapest on Tuesday.

The Tisza Party, the opposition force now leading in the polls ahead of the elections scheduled for April 12, was experiencing challenging times when party chairman Péter Magyar held a press conference on November 18, 2024.

"We’re celebrating, and they’re terribly jealous" – Péter Szijjártó posted this caption with a video on his social media page on September 5, 2022. The video was recorded on that day in Debrecen, where the foreign minister announced a massive investment. Szijjártó directed this sharp remark at those who had previously criticized the government’s economic strategy, known as the "Eastern Opening."

Powerful explosives were discovered near a pipeline in Serbia that transports Russian gas to Hungary, the leaders of the two countries stated on Sunday, leading to political scrutiny in Hungary at a sensitive moment just days before a national election.

A communication line between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov provided Moscow with strategic information on crucial EU matters, according to transcripts and audio recordings of the calls reviewed by The Insider and its investigative partners.

Hungary has recovered and returned less than a fifth of the funds flagged by Brussels for potential fraud between 2015 and 2024, according to data from the EU anti-corruption watchdog Olaf.

Just weeks before a critical parliamentary election, Hungary’s main opposition party has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government of using the state security apparatus to infiltrate and sabotage its internal operations, casting a shadow over the April 12 vote.

Access to confidential EU documents by the Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany party is causing concerns that sensitive deliberations may be exposed to Moscow, according to three EU diplomats and four German lawmakers.

In October of last year, President Donald Trump nominated nursing home owner Benjamin Landa for the position of ambassador to Hungary, a crucial role that would position him in a country with a robust conservative movement.

Close to Hungary’s borders with Croatia and Serbia, a €747 million bridge over the Danube is under construction by a company owned by László Szíjj, a business associate of the Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s oldest friend.

Hungarian security agents administered a "forced injection" to one of the Ukrainians detained earlier this month during a dramatic raid on bank vehicles transporting gold bars and tens of millions of dollars and euros in cash, sources have informed the Guardian.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples and Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Naples and Caserta carried out a seizure order targeting assets worth more than €32 million as part of an investigation into a large-scale VAT carousel fraud in the IT sector.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Berlin and Cologne and Prague are spearheading an EU-wide operation against a suspected criminal organization, thought to have orchestrated cross-border VAT fraud schemes, resulting in estimated tax damage of over €103 million through the sale of luxury cars.