VIKTOR ORBAN

Republican views of Putin have been tarnished by the Ukraine invasion. CPAC should have stuck to hyping Viktor Orban.

The family of Hae Min Lee, a young woman who was killed in 1999, will appeal a judge’s recent decision to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man previously imprisoned for her death. Syed, whose case was examined in the true-crime podcast “Serial,” was released earlier this month after decades behind bars.

Austria says it will start checks at its border crossings with Slovakia following a similar decision by the Czech Republic.

A party with neo-fascist roots has won the most votes in Italy’s national election, setting the stage for talks to form the country’s first far right-led government since World War II, with Giorgia Meloni at the helm as Italy’s first female premier.

Hungary’s governing party says it wants to poll the country’s citizens on whether they support European Union sanctions imposed against Russia over its war in Ukraine.

Some call her a fascist, but Giorgia Meloni's outsider image appeals to many politics-weary Italians.

Hungary's justice minister is urging her European Union partners to be “tolerant” after the EU’s executive branch recommended suspending billions of euros in funding to the country.

Hungary needs time and is urging its European Union partners to be “tolerant,” the country's justice minister said Tuesday, after the bloc's executive branch recommended suspending billions of euros in funding over concerns about democratic backsliding and the possible mismanagement of EU money. Justice Minister Judit Varga said that Hungary has proposed 17 measures which are “capable of remedying all the concerns” expressed by European Commission. EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn recommended over the weekend that 7.5 billion euros (dollars) from Hungary’s EU funds be frozen.

The EU will withhold $7.5 billion in funding from Hungary until the country takes steps against the "fraud and possible corruption" allegedly taking place in the country.

Long concerned about what it calls the erosion of the rule of law in Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the European Union sees getting him to change course as vital to bolstering democracy and EU unity -- especially as it confronts Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Failure may increase polarization in the 27-nation bloc or even rekindle talk of Hungary’s potential exit. In April, shortly after Orban notched up a fourth landslide election win at home, the EU triggered a probe that may ulti

The European Union’s executive branch has recommended that the bloc suspend around 7.5 billion euros (dollars) in funding to Hungary.

Hungary's nationalist-populist government is facing a reckoning with the European Union after nearly a decade of accusations that it has failed to uphold the EU's democratic values.

After his headline performance at Hungary's Sziget Festival last month, pop star Justin Bieber held a grandiose party for his staff in a luxurious countryside setting — a 19th century castle owned by the son-in-law of the country's prime minister. The castle, to the critics of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is emblematic of the corruption, nepotism and largesse of which the populist leader and his government have been accused for years — the kinds of behavior which now threaten to cost Hungary billions in European Union funding. A former member of Orban’s ruling Fidesz party, Akos Hadhazy left the nationalist-populist party in 2013 after becoming aware of what he describes as a clientelistic system of unchecked corruption taking shape in the Central European nation.

U.S. military officials say two new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radars (NASAMS) will be delivered to Ukraine to respond to Russia's heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war. (Sept. 16)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing government has tightened the country’s once-liberal abortion rules.

Martha's Vineyard welcomes 50 migrants who were flown in without warning. Florida Governor DeSantis' administration takes credit for sending the migrants, claiming it to be part of the state's relocation program in a fight against the Biden administration's border policies. Nick Giovanni reports.

European Union lawmakers have declared that Hungary has become “a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy” under the leadership of its nationalist government.

Body worn camera footage shows officers from the San Bernardino Police Department rescuing a mother and her two children from a flash flood Sunday. (Sept. 14)

Shortly after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban notched up a fourth landslide election win in April, the European Union triggered a probe that may ultimately deprive his government of billions of euros in funding. Long concerned about what it calls the erosion of the rule of law under Orban, the EU sees getting him to change course as vital to bolster democracy and EU unity. Failure may dilute the EU, strengthen polarization or even rekindle talk of Hungary’s potential exit from the bloc.

The Austrian government has presented plans for a power price cap to curb the rise in energy costs.

Public schools in Poland and Hungary are facing a shortage of teachers at a time when both countries are taking in many Ukrainian refugee children.

Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. President Vladimir Putin claimed to be too busy to attend. Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at age 91, launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War.

An elaborate fireworks display has taken place under calm skies in Hungary’s capital.

The leader of Italy's Democratic Party is warning of the threats to European democracy posed by Italy's right-wing nationalistic parties.

Thousands of Brazilians are rallying in defense of the nation’s democracy.

Hungary has accused Ryanair of consumer protection violations after it raised ticket prices to cope with a tax on what the government calls “extra profits.”.

Before a CPAC crowd, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban laid out the clearest platform yet for what analysts have dubbed “the far-right international,” a notional alliance between far-right and ultra-nationalist parties on both sides of the Atlantic.

Viktor Orban, the far-right Hungarian prime minister, will address an adoring crowd of thousands of American admirers in Dallas today.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is urging American conservatives to “take back the institutions,” stick to hardline stances on gay rights and immigration, and fight for the next U.S. presidential election as a pivotal moment for their beliefs.

Mark Rutte has become the longest-serving Dutch prime minister and the 55-year-old leader known by some as “Teflon Mark” because scandals don’t stick to him is showing no sign of slowing despite unrest gripping his nation and his party’s popularity sliding in polls.

If the American Conservative Union wants to make a hero out of Hungary’s strongman, it should at least be honest about what he represents.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Vienna for bilateral talks that focused on migration as well as on the war in Ukraine.

The far-right leader is still scheduled to speak at CPAC in Dallas next week.

A close associate of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has resigned after the leader said in a recent speech that Hungary was fighting against Europe becoming a “mixed race” society.

In a bid to stoke nationalism and justify his policies, Mexico's president has increasingly taken to calling his opponents “traitors” and accused them of working for the foreign governments.

Hungary's controversial prime minister is coming to the U.S. to address a gathering of conservative activists.

Lawmakers in Hungary have passed a resolution that calls for curbing the power of the European Union’s parliament

Anti-government demonstrators in Hungary have blocked one of the capital’s main thoroughfares during morning rush-hour traffic, the latest in a series of protests against recent changes to the country’s tax code that have carried on for nearly a week.

The European Union’s executive has intensified its legal standoff with Hungary by taking Budapest to the EU’s highest court over a restrictive law on LGBT issues and media freedom.

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

Hungary’s government has declared an “energy emergency” in response to supply disruptions and skyrocketing energy prices in Europe.

The European Union’s executive has decried the rule of law situation in Poland and Hungary and centered on perceived breaches in their judiciary and media in its annual report.

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister will speak at a conference of prominent U.S. conservatives, the latest sign of tightening relations between Hungarian and American conservatives

Viktor Orban’s foreign minister says he is ‘constantly’ consulting Republican lawmakers on opposition to plan to tax multinational firms

The head of the European Central Bank says it will move gradually to combat soaring consumer prices with interest rate hikes in July and September but will keep its options open to “stamp out” inflation if it surges faster than expected.

Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the governments tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years.

As Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on, NATO and the EU can’t afford to let member states go rogue.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lead the two largest democracies in the Western Hemisphere, but they haven't met since Biden took office last year.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has been removed from the latest round of European Union measures to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the insistence of Hungary.

EU leaders reached a weekend agreement to ban the majority of Russian crude imports, but data show the global flow of oil has already been altered.

Hungary’s divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union.

Energy experts say the European Union’s decision to ban nearly all oil from Russia to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine may be blunted by rising energy prices and other countries willing to buy some of the excess petroleum.

The deal is overdue progress, and a much-needed signal of intent — even if it makes troubling concessions.

The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.

The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.

The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.

The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.

The watered-down embargo covers only Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.

European Union leaders have agreed to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bloc by year-end.

Hungary has declared a legal “state of danger” in response to the war in neighboring Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced Tuesday.

Hungary has declared a legal “state of danger” in response to Russia's war in neighboring Ukraine, the prime minister announced Tuesday, allowing the right-wing nationalist government to take special measures without the participation of the legislature. In a video on social media, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the war in Ukraine represents “a constant threat to Hungary” which was “putting our physical security at risk and threatening the energy and financial security of our economy and families.” In response, he said, a “war state of danger” would take effect beginning Wednesday, allowing the government “to respond immediately and protect Hungary and Hungarian families by any means possible.”

Dozens of prominent conservatives from Europe, the United States and elsewhere have gathered in Hungary for the American Conservative Political Action Conference, being held in Europe for the first time

Many experts fear the United States is coming to look like Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his allies have captured the mechanisms of democracy.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan should read Tolstoy before blocking Finnish and Swedish membership in NATO.

“Maybe Florida is becoming our American Hungary,” conservative commentator Rod Dreher mused last month.

To right-wingers in the United States, steeped in anti-liberal grievance, Hungary offers a glimpse of culture war victory and a template for action at home.

The European Union's efforts to impose new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine appear to have bogged down.

The European Union wants to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, but Hungary has emerged as one of the biggest obstacles to unanimous support needed from the bloc’s 27 member nations.

The European Union is struggling to approve a sixth round of sanctions against Russia with a few nations pushing back on a proposed oil embargo.

There is no shortage of evidence available to help make the case that American conservatives are falling out of love with democracy.

Talks gained momentum last week after a major holdout, Germany, softened its opposition.

Russia's playing hardball on natural gas.

Only months ago, Robert Golob was virtually unknown in politics, didn’t belong to any party, but had a clear goal: remove Slovenian populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa from power and stop a democratic backslide in the tiny Alpine state.

Early official results from Sunday's parliamentary election in Slovenia show that an opposition liberal party convincingly won, in a major defeat for populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who was accused of pushing the small European Union country to the right while in office.

Marine Le Pen’s vision for France — if the far-right leader wins Sunday’s presidential runoff — would include no Muslim headscarves in public, schoolchildren in uniforms and laws passed by referendum.

When he visited Ukraine last month with two other European leaders, Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia hoped to show solidarity with the war-stricken nation and to attract support at home ahead of what is expected to be a close parliamentary election.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican as the war in Ukraine cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into France’s tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia.

Remolding France into an ideal partner for the likes of Viktor Orban would weaken Europe and divide the West.

A win for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential race would have immense repercussions on the functioning of the European Union.

Emboldened by a crushing win at the polls, Hungary's Putin-friendly leader could crack the West's united front over Ukraine. Is that his aim?

Shortly after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban notched up a fourth landslide election win, the European Union triggered powers that may ultimately deprive his government of more than 40 billion euros ($44 billion) in funding. The dramatic move shows the frustration among Hungary’s neighbors at Orban’s gradual consolidation of power and erosion of minority rights. If they succeed and Orban backs down, it would bolster democracy and EU unity. Failure may rekindle talk of Hungary’s potential e

Russia’s central bank say it's lowering a key interest rate and said more cuts could be on the way.

Poland’s de-facto leader has used strong words to criticize his long-time ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and said further cooperation is not possible unless Orban’s approach to Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine changes

With war singeing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is appealing to NATO to provide his war-torn country with weapons to help avoid further atrocities like those reported in the town of Bucha this week.

The resolution, passed by the House on Tuesday, expresses support for NATO and its "democratic principles."

The move comes two days after nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a fourth consecutive term.

The European Commission will launch proceedings to suspend support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards.

Hungary's Viktor Orban and Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic won comfortable reelections on Sunday. That's good news for their friend in Moscow.

New evidence of alleged Russian atrocities near Kyiv emerges on Day 40 of the Russian invasion.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban easily sailed to victory against a coalition of political opponents from the left and right, while Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic won a second term.

Parliamentary elections in Hungary and Serbia brought landslide wins for the two countries’ longtime, pro-Putin leaders — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban dubbed his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, an opponent on Sunday.

As he prepares to continue his autocratic governance of Hungary for another four years, Viktor Orban faces a shattered opposition at home but an increasingly isolated position abroad.

The margin of victory was unexpectedly large. The campaign was under a cloud from the Ukraine war, with Orban allowing many Ukrainian refugees into Hungary but striking a neutral and even anti-Ukrainian tone at times.

Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks set to remain in power in Hungary with early projections showing his Fidesz party leading by a wide margin after Sunday's nationwide election.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in Sunday’s national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a partial vote count gives a strong lead for his right-wing party.

A coalition of opposition parties made an appeal to voters before Hungary's election on Sunday, which decides whether nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will win a fourth consecutive term.

Opposition parties made their final appeal to Hungarian voters ahead of Sunday's fiercely fought national election.