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Viktor Orbán

Hungary’s illiberal leader can be expected to return a sizeable chunk of MEPs to the next European Parliament, and he’s hoping for a far-right wave. He also wants to get his MEPs into the right-wing ECR group, to sit alongside those of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and Poland’s Law & Justice — but that is already causing ructions inside the group.
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Europe’s far right is splintering

On the eve of the EU election, France’s National Rally party sees it as too risky to team up with Alternative for Germany.

May 23, 2024 4:02 am CET

The front-runners for the next European Commission

Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.

May 23, 2024 4:00 am CET

The Kremlin’s growing influence in Orbán’s Hungary

The deepening ties between Russia and Hungary can’t be allowed to go unchecked any longer.

May 23, 2024 4:00 am CET

Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June

Hungary faces renewed pressure to drop its opposition to Kyiv’s accession bid.

May 21, 2024 7:36 am CET

New Dutch government drives wedge through EU liberals

Valérie Hayer, the leading candidate for Emmanuel Macron’s party in France, slammed decision by Mark Rutte’s party to join Geert Wilders.

May 16, 2024 5:53 pm CET

Lithuania election: Gitanas Nausėda wins first round of presidential vote

He’ll face Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė in a runoff vote on May 26.

May 13, 2024 8:50 am CET

Slovakia’s Fico plots to dismantle the free press

Journalists warn new populist prime minister is trying to sideline those in the media he disagrees with.

May 11, 2024 4:00 am CET

Xi Jinping uses cold hard cash to keep Viktor Orbán close

China is Hungary’s No. 1 foreign investor, and Budapest is powering ahead in EV production.

May 9, 2024 6:41 pm CET

Xi Jinping sends love letter to Viktor Orbán

Chinese leader prepares for arrival in Budapest with gushing missive to Hungary.

May 8, 2024 4:08 pm CET

Macron meets Xi: Two emperors on the edge of two wars 

Amid arguments over electric cars, cognac and Ukraine, the French president’s dinner with China’s Xi Jinping may not be much fun. 

May 5, 2024 3:57 pm CET

Will the EU get a war budget?

The debate over the bloc’s next seven-year spending plan is already starting. And while the Ukraine invasion shapes the debate, the negotiations will be messy — and about a whole lot more.

April 29, 2024 4:00 am CET
FUTURE SHOCK

How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart

The former president’s return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored.

April 24, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Trump and Poland’s Duda discuss ongoing wars during NYC meeting

The pair dined together for more than two hours.

April 18, 2024 7:51 am CET

Europe’s hard-right bags big win after ‘own goal’ by Brussels mayors

Conservative conference-goers emerge from NatCon after two days of defending free speech, attacking ‘Bolshewokism’ and watching Nigel Farage do Donald Trump impressions.

April 18, 2024 4:00 am CET
Postcard from NatCon

I ate at the far-right buffet from hell

And lived to tell the tale.

April 17, 2024 7:01 pm CET

Orbán to Brussels: Time to shake up ‘bad’ EU leadership

“If the leadership proves to be bad, it must be replaced. It’s that simple,” Hungarian leader says.

April 17, 2024 2:37 pm CET

Orbán and Farage’s right-wing fiesta goes ahead in Brussels after big court win

The controversial gathering will continue as planned.

April 17, 2024 9:27 am CET

‘It takes two to tango’: Polish ex-PM refuses to rule out a single far-right group in EU Parliament

“Too early to say” if ECR and ID will merge, former Polish PM says.

April 16, 2024 7:31 pm CET

Farage and Orbán’s Brussels jamboree descends into mayhem amid police siege

“Tinpot dictatorship,” a National Conservatism Conference organizer fumed at local mayors.

April 16, 2024 12:22 pm CET
On Politics

Trump the front-runner? Not so fast.

As foreign leaders trek to Mar-a-Lago to restore their ties to the once and future president, they might be surprised to learn that the election isn’t as sealed as they seem to think.

April 14, 2024 6:34 am CET

Brussels venue withdraws from Orbán conference

Concert Noble will no longer host NatCon conference next week.

April 13, 2024 3:53 pm CET
THE ROAD TO THE EU ELECTION 2024

Denmark’s tough stance on migrants plays well at home. In Brussels, it could be a different story.

Mette Frederiksen must convince her European Social Democrats colleagues her domestic track record is a good fit for a top job in Brussels.

April 12, 2024 4:00 am CET

Unlikely allies Viktor Orbán and Donald Tusk rail against EU migration deal 

Surprising bedfellows criticized the pact, which has been in the works for years.

April 11, 2024 3:51 pm CET

On holiday with Europe’s right-wingers

Hundreds of European conservatives gathered in Cyprus for a “cultural weekend” that mixed policy discussions, networking and time away from the bureaucratic machine.

April 10, 2024 4:00 am CET
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