A Hungarian think tank closely linked to autocratic leader Viktor Orbán has been accused of breaking EU lobbying guidelines by failing to declare its funding, DeSmog can report. MCC Brussels has failed to disclose financial figures and funding sources despite lobbying within the EU since 2022,
The full EU27 agreed conclusions on defence – but Hungary's Viktor Orbán refused to back common language on support for Ukraine.
President Donald Trump on Monday alerted America's farmers to coming U.S. tariffs on "external product," telling them to get ready to sell their goods domestically.
Summit conclusions on defence spending should find unanimous approval – but the EU looks ready to press forward on Ukraine regardless of Viktor Orbán.
His position has given the former Warsaw Pact nation — which has a population only slightly larger than New Jersey — an outsized role in European diplomacy.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban intends to announce at the EU summit in Brussels on March 6, that Ukraine's accession to the community is unrealistic.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on the European Union to begin direct talks with Russia on ending the conflict in Ukraine, a move that highlights growing divisions within the bloc over its approach to the war.
Hungary's prime minister has urged the European Union to start direct discussions with Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine and drop plans for a joint declaration at an extraordinary EU summit next week,