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Hungary’s Viktor Orban wants to destroy Europe, claims Verhofstadt

Liberal MEP Guy Verhofstadt has claimed Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban is trying to destroy Europe.

06/11/2018

Hungary

Hungarian court aquits camerawoman who tripped and kicked migrants

The Hungarian Supreme Court has revised the rulings of two lower courts that handed now acquitted Petra Laszlo three years' probation for disorderly conduct.

30/10/2018

Hungary

Thousands demonstrate to defend Central European University

Soros-backed establishment set to leave Budapest in December

27/10/2018

Hungary

This man is one of the first arrested under Hungary's 'homeless ban'

The man said he didn't go to homeless shelters because fights and theft are rife there.

26/10/2018

Hungary

How drought is helping to uncover Hungary’s rich history

Secrets of the Danube revealed. How drought is helping to uncover Hungary’s rich history.

26/10/2018

Europe News

Hungarian FM: "We have nothing to feel ashamed about"

Hungary is ready to discuss issues, he says in euronews interview

25/10/2018

Hungary

Orban supporters took 'EU-funded buses' to watch him slam EU

A reader from a Hungarian news website noticed European Union flags on several of the vehicles and claimed they were local government minibuses, originally purchased with using EU rural subsidies

25/10/2018

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary can ban gender studies but it can't silence us | View

Hungary's ban on gender studies reveals a widespread fear of marginalised voices, says a feminist from Afghanistan who moved to Budapest expecting to study the subject.

25/10/2018

Hungary

Suspected bomb found outside home of billionaire Soros, say police

A suspected bomb has been found outside the home of George Soros, a billionaire hate figure for right-wing campaigners in eastern Europe.

23/10/2018

World

Raw Politics: Orban adopts a baby rhino

Raw Politics: Orban adopts a baby rhino

22/10/2018

Hungary

Homeless people face prison in Hungary after tough new law is passed

At least three homeless people were arrested last week in Hungary after a law criminalising rough sleeping came into effect.

22/10/2018

Hungary

Hungarian lawmakers reject 'lying, slanderous' EU-backed report

Lawmakers in Hungary have formally rejected the conclusions of an EU-approved report, which claims their government posed a “systematic threat” to the bloc’s values and calls for sanctions.

16/10/2018

Hungary

Hungary Homeless ban ‘will save lives’

A ban to stop homeless people living on the streets or in wooded areas in Hungary will save lives, a state secretary has said. The new law went into effect on Monday.

15/10/2018

Hungary

Activists paint zebra's head and tail near road in bid to get crossing

Necessity is the mother of invention.

15/10/2018

Hungary

'You are very dangerous', Orban tells Erdogan

The Hungarian Prime Minister and Turkish President had an awkward exchange in front of reporters on Tuesday.

10/10/2018

Hungary

Europe briefing: 7 stories to know about today

Euronews brought you the latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

08/10/2018

Hungary

Europe's brighest inventors recognised at Innoveit Forum in Budapest

Some of Europe's best new inventions were showcased at a special forum in Hungary.

05/10/2018

Hungary

Orban sends thank-you letters to MEPs who voted against Article 7

Article 7, often dubbed the "nuclear option", could see the EU impose sanctions on Hungary and restrict its voting rights.

25/09/2018

Hungary

Euroviews. 'What if?' A View from a Fidesz MEP

As Milan Kundera once wrote, one of the functions of Central Europe is to serve as an early warning system for Europe as a whole. This is what Fidesz has got right and that’s why it’s so widely detested. Nobody likes a successful prophet, after all.

24/09/2018

Hungary

Orban says Hungary to appeal Article 7 in defiant message to Brussels

Hungary's Prime Minister blasted teh Sargentini report as full of "absurdities."

19/09/2018

Hungary

Putin due to host Hungary's far-right leader Viktor Orban

Vladimir Putin who considers the European Union as a strategic rival, seeks partners who could weaken the common policies of the EU.

17/09/2018

Europe News

Hungary rejects EU's charge that its democracy is weakening

Brussels says it's concerned about judicial interference, corruption, freedom of expression and the rights of minorities and migrants.

17/09/2018

Hungary

Exclusive poll: Most Hungarians think Article 7 vote 'fair'

Most Hungarians think the European Parliament’s decision to trigger Article 7 disciplinary procedures against Hungary was fair, according to an exclusive Euronews poll.

13/09/2018

Hungary

Hungary says it'll seek legal ways to challenge the European Vote

The votes highlight the substantial minority of European opinion who see Viktor Orban as a crusader for the rights of nation states after MEPs voted to start an EU punitive procedure against Hungary for allegedly persistently flouting democratic rules

12/09/2018

Hungary

EU Parliament vote to punish Hungary over alleged flouting of democratic rules

It's the first time the European legislature triggered the so-called Article 7 procedure against an EU member state

12/09/2018

Hungary

Hungarian infrastructure a symptom of decades of underinvestment

Today EU infrastructure spending is at an historic low. While some countries have spent EU funding wisely, in other member states people wonder if any money has been spent at all...

11/09/2018