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31.08 / 17:23

Deal Hungary signs deal with Gazprom for 5.8bn cubic metres of natural gas

Hungary says it has signed a deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom for 5.8 billion cubic metres of extra natural gas.

26.08 / 14:09

Football Education in Hungary risks being 'too feminine', says study

Hungary's State Audit Office (NAO) has expressed concern that the country's education system risks being “too feminine”.

03.08 / 12:23

European Union Heatwave Shunned at home for 'racist' comments, Orbán seeks solace at US conservative conference

Viktor Orban, the firebrand Hungarian prime minister who is increasingly isolated in the European Union over his "racist" anti-immigration policies, dismantling of rule of law safeguards and opposition to further Russian sanctions, is likely to receive a very warm welcome when he takes the stage at a right-wing annual conservative conference in the US.

30.07 / 11:13

CLIMATE CRISIS Energy Deal 'Hungary will have enough': Orban to strike gas deal with Russia

Hungary's prime minister said Friday he will sign a new deal with Russia in the coming months, which will supply the country with nearly one billion cubic metres of gas.

27.07 / 11:57

Health Racism Nazi Time Long-time Orban ally resigns over Hungarian PM's 'pure Nazi' speech

A long-time adviser to Viktor Orbán has resigned over a speech that the Hungarian prime minister gave in which he criticised what he labelled as "race mixing", sparking international outcry.

18.07 / 23:27

European Union CLIMATE CRISIS Heatwave Financial Brussels defends sanctions, while pledging more Ukraine financial aid

EU foreign affairs ministers have agreed to give another €500 million to Ukraine, providing Kyiv with more firepower to stop the Russian offensive.

15.07 / 14:53

business LGBT European Court of Justice War crimes European Commission takes Hungary to court over anti-LGBT law and Klubrádió

The European Commission has referred Hungary to the EU's Court of Justice over two cases concerning freedom of speech that, after more than one year, remain unresolved.

15.07 / 13:15

European Union War crimes EU 'shot itself in the lungs' with sanctions against Russia, says Orban

The European Union has "shot itself in the lungs" with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless rolled back, risk destroying the European economy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

14.07 / 09:25

business Technology Hungarians protest for second day against tax overhaul

Protesters in Hungary's capital blocked main traffic arteries for the second day in a row Wednesday in opposition to a tax overhaul pushed through this week by the country's right-wing governing party.

17.06 / 10:05

Medicine Migrants recovery Hungary ready for compromises with Brussels to unblock recovery funds

Hungary is ready to strike a compromise with Brussels to end the long-standing impasse that has blocked the country's access to the EU's coronavirus recovery fund, according to a minister from Viktor Orbán's government.

16.06 / 12:15

Technology London Slovenia will take down its border fence with Croatia

Slovenia says a 200-kilometre fence on its border with Croatia to deter migrants has not fulfilled its purpose and will be taken down.

03.06 / 18:53

European Union Queen Elizabeth II ‘Not acceptable’: Xavier Bettel lashes out at Viktor Orbán over Kirill's removal from EU sanctions

The prime minister of Luxembourg has decried as "unacceptable" the last-minute removal of Patriarch Kirill, head of Russia's Orthodox Church, from the new list of EU sanctions.

02.06 / 18:01

European Union Queen Elizabeth II Patriarch Kirill excluded from EU sanctions after Hungary’s objection

Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, will be excluded from the latest package of EU sanctions against Russia after Hungary's objection, three diplomats have told Euronews.

30.05 / 14:03

EU leaders meet in Brussels in the midst of impasse on Russian oil ban

EU leaders are flying to Brussels to meet in a two-day extraordinary summit centred on the Ukraine war, energy dependency and defence investments.

23.05 / 21:17

exhibition European Union European Commission Brussels says Hungary's rule of law situation has deteriorated, as Budapest digs heels in

The European Commission says Hungary's performance related to the rule of law deteriorated last year, especially on LGBT rights and with the phone tapping of opposition journalists and businessmen.

16.05 / 15:37

Ethereum cryptocurrency Eurovision Song Contest Bitcoin Hungary keeping EU 'hostage' over Russian oil ban, Lithuanian minister claims

Despite not being on the official agenda, Brussel's proposed Russian oil embargo was on Monday looming large over a meeting of foreign affairs ministers with accusations some member states are holding the bloc "hostage".

11.05 / 10:03

European Union week A week on, the EU appears no closer to a Russian oil embargo

Unlike other rounds of sanctions against Moscow approved swiftly by member states, the EU appeared no closer to agreeing on a Russian oil embargo nearly a week after it was proposed by the Commission.

10.05 / 13:05

European Union EU ban on Russian oil: Orban-VDL talks fail to produce a breakthrough

A face-to-face meeting between Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, failed to deliver the much-needed breakthrough to push the proposal for an EU-wide ban on Russian oil imports over the finish line.

09.05 / 16:35

Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Bulgaria still resisting EU ban on Russian oil

Talks aiming at agreeing an EU-wide ban on Russian oil imports have gone into a sixth day.

06.05 / 17:59

UPS Deal Hungary Holds Up EU Deal to Sanction Russian Oil

The European Union is struggling to finalize the terms of an oil embargo on Russia amid resistance by Hungary, whose leader claimed Friday that the proposed embargo would hit his economy like an atomic bomb.

06.05 / 13:09

European Union abortion rights Abortion Orban criticises EU plans to sanction head of Russian Orthodox Church

EU plans to impose sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church are an attack on religious freedom, says Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban.

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