Tag: Hungary
Awakening: Russian war bloggers a threat to Putin | Hungary is becoming increasingly isolated
The main news of the morning: Violations of the rule of law cut off the Erasmus exchange from Hungary to the world Russian pro-war bloggers can become a threat to…
Rheinmetall, contract for an explosives plant in Hungary
(Finance) – The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has won a contract for an explosives factory in Várpalota, Hungary. The Hungarian state is building a new explosives plant to produce RDX…
Analysis: Finland’s road to NATO is long and rocky – Hungary can be trusted as little as Turkey
BUDAPEST Corruption penetrates everywhere. Prime minister Viktor Orbán and the administration of his Fidesz party, however, is also openly authoritarian. An estimated tenth of Hungarians have moved abroad since Orban…
Rule of law in Hungary: the European Union finally scores points
Hitting the wallet, that’s the only thing that works. After years of arm wrestling with Viktor Orban, the Member States of the European Union have finally decided to financially sanction…
Hungary, Qatargate… Rise and fall of the European Parliament
What a rollercoaster week for the European Parliament! The institution, which represents 450 million citizens, is shaken by the worst corruption scandal of its existence. Its now ex-vice-president, the elected…
Hungary: soaring energy prices herald a particularly harsh winter
/ Podcasts / International reporting To cope with soaring gas and electricity prices, Hungarians are adapting as best they can. Inflation is one of the highest in the European Union:…
The huge EU loan package planned for Ukraine is moving forward – Hungary getting concessions
The EU countries have reached a preliminary agreement on the 18 billion euro loan package to be granted to Ukraine for next year. At the same time, a minimum tax…
Hungarian Prime Minister mocks European Parliament
After the corruption scandal involving the members of the European Parliament (EP) and the Greek Deputy Eva Kaili, one of the EP’s vice presidents, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made…
Difficult conversations when the EU must agree on Hungary
Published: Just now full screen Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at an earlier summit in Brussels. Stock photo. Photo: Johanna Geron/AP/TT Put hard against hard – or give way a…
In Hungary, teachers on strike to obtain the restoration of the right to strike
In Hungary, hundreds of college and high school teachers are again on strike this Friday, December 1, despite the risk of being dismissed by the government. With our correspondent in…