Surveillance software found on officials’ phones – POLITICO
The European Parliament is on high alert for cyberattacks and foreign interference in the run-up to the EU election in June. POLITICO reported in December…
The national conservatism is spreading
In the 1980s Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher built a new conservatism around markets and freedom. Today Donald Trump, Viktor Orban and a motley crew…
Hungary could ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in February: PM Orban | NATO News
Budapest is the only NATO member yet to ratify Stockholm’s membership to the world’s largest military alliance. The Hungarian parliament can ratify Sweden’s NATO membership…
Russia turns Sweden’s Home Guard into a recruitment triumph – POLITICO
During the first two weeks of January some 1,200 people applied to the force, four times as many as during the same period in 2023. “Fifteen years…
With Trump looming, NATO defense chiefs gather to talk Ukraine – POLITICO
Russia, of course, remains the biggest problem for most NATO countries. Not only is Ukraine in need of more Western ammunition to sustain an existential…
Trump’s Russia threat against NATO: What US allies are spending on defence | News
Former United States President Donald Trump has stirred strong reactions in Europe after saying Washington might not protect NATO allies from potential attack from Russia…
Former Finland PM Alexander Stubb wins presidential election – POLITICO
After attending school in Finland and later the U.S., Belgium and the U.K., Stubb entered politics in 2004 as a member of the European Parliament. He…
The night Orbán sacrificed Hungary’s president and his EU top gun to protect his party – POLITICO
Almost all Hungarians see Novák, despite her head-of-state status, as a mere puppet under the longtime prime minister. Orbán, after all, is the one calling…
Hungarian president resigns after pardoning child sex abuse accomplice | Child Rights
NewsFeedHungary’s President Katalin Novak bowed to public pressure to resign after it was revealed she pardoned the deputy director of a state-run children’s school who…
Hungary’s President Katalin Novak resigns | Government News
Announcement follows outrage over Novak’s pardoning of a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case. Hungarian President Katalin Novak has resigned. Novak announced her…
EU launches legal action against Hungary’s ‘sovereignty’ law | Government News
The legislation is viewed as a threat to political opponents, media and civil society. The European Commission has launched legal action against Hungary for its…
Greece’s Mitsotakis makes progressive pivot with same-sex marriage bill – POLITICO
Given that traditional family values would normally be the preserve of Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy party, it does beg the question of what he’s up…
This time, the far-right threat is real – POLITICO
In 2024, the right wing surge in the polls seems bigger and bolder, with one predicting the nationalist right and far right could pick up…
Is Tucker Carlson in Moscow for Putin? The pro-Kremlin crowd hopes so – POLITICO
Although there has been no official confirmation, pro-Kremlin pundits and military bloggers have relished the news as a sign the former Fox News host is…
European Union agrees to 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine despite Hungary’s veto threat
In short: The EU has agreed to provide Ukraine with a new 50 billion euro ($82 billion) support package despite Hungary's threats to veto the move.President Volodymyr…
EU approves €50B Ukraine aid as Viktor Orbán folds – POLITICO
To fulfill that aim, the EU agreed to give Kyiv €50 billion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was “grateful” to Charles Michel and EU…
Ukraine, Russia fight from the skies as Kyiv’s EU aid hangs in the balance | Russia-Ukraine war News
The European Union is gripped by a crucial summit on Thursday that will be dominated by a second attempt to pass a 50-billion-euro ($54bn) amendment…
Ukraine funding, Orban’s opposition set to dominate crucial EU summit | Russia-Ukraine war News
European Union leaders are preparing for a crucial meeting that will be dominated by a second attempt at passing a 50-billion-euro ($54bn) amendment to the…
How the far right aims to ride farmers’ outrage to power in Europe – POLITICO
“Farmers’ anger has become a major issue for the far right across Europe,” said Kevin Cunningham, a political scientist who has studied the surge in…
EU threatens to silence Hungary if it blocks Ukrainian funds – POLITICO
On Ukraine, the Euroskeptic and pro-Russian Orbán said from the start of the war that Kyiv and Moscow should work on a mediated solution. With…