Now playing Next Europe News Famous in Hungary? The Hungarian government's campaign highlighting MEPs and George Soros is making headlines once again. 24/10/2018
Now playing Next Europe News Trotters: Hungary's Prime Minister adopts a rhino The Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has adopted a rhino, and the helped in the campaign to name the new animal - an online vote saw the name 'trotters' win, and the leader joked it didn't need a two-thirds majority to win, as he did in April's election. 23/10/2018
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Romania 47 people found hidden among porcelain in truck at Romanian border Romanian border police said they found 47 people hidden in the back of a lorry at the country's border with Hungary on Monday. 16/10/2018
Now playing Next Hungary Activists paint zebra's head and tail near road in bid to get crossing Necessity is the mother of invention. 15/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Machiavellians put Brexit plans before human rights | View In order for Europe to be a champion of human rights globally, we have to get our own house in order first. 09/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Orban is not Hungary, like the Conservative Party is not the UK | View Any hopes that the new Foreign Secretary would tone down the rhetoric were quickly dispelled recently with Jeremy Hunt’s appalling and indefensible comparison of the EU to a ‘Soviet prison’- prompting Nigel Farage to remark that Hunt was now ‘talking his language.’ 06/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Shared values must be upheld in all EU countries | View Many of Orbán’s allies in the centre-right European People’s party (EPP) deserted him. Those expressing their disgust also included fellow Scottish MEPs from the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Conservatives. But it didn’t include most of the Conservative MEPs from England. 03/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Tories back Orban: Abstention would have sent different signal | View A large majority of the European Parliament voted to trigger article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty. This majority included many of Fidesz’s colleagues in the EPP (traditionally a very pro-EU grouping) whose affiliation to the EPP is being seriously tested by Fidesz’s membership, writes London's Green MEP. 02/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. UK Tories' support for Orban - Viktor Orban is no ally to be had These are turbulent times and the way the UK has conducted Brexit talks is threatening our future relationship with the EU. We can’t afford to alienate ourselves even more by offering Orban political support in exchange for his. 02/10/2018
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. UK Tories' support for Orbán - Conservatives fear criticising Hungary | View It is clear that at the highest levels of the Cabinet, Conservative politicians are worried about criticising Hungary in any way, because they want to secure favourable treatment in the Brexit negotiations, writes British Labour MEP Theresa Griffin. 02/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Tories' support for Orban - 'disgraceful move' that echoes UKIP policy A thank you letter from a far right leader for showing solidarity is not something I would be proud for my party to be associated with. It's astonishing the level The Tories are prepared to stoop to in order to get support for their failed Brexit plan. 02/10/2018
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Tories back Hungary's Orbán: What do UK MEPs think? | View Euronews asks British members of the European Parliament to share their views on the recent vote on the rule of law in Hungary, in which the Tories were the only ruling conservative party in western Europe to oppose taking disciplinary action against Viktor Orbán's government. 01/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. UK Tories' support for Orbán – Do Tories see democracy as a priority? It is important to note that the Tories sit in the European Parliament along with PiS, the Polish ruling party, who have taken very hostile actions against the independence of the judiciary in their country. These actions leave you wondering whether the Tories see democracy as a priority. 01/10/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Orbán's actions not a proxy for Brexit debate | View It is frankly shameful that the Conservatives were the only ruling party in Western Europe that voted to support Orbán and at a time when my nation needs friends more than ever before, this is hardly a successful strategy to make friends and influence people. 28/09/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. UK Tories' support for Orbán – It's clear that there was a trade Orbán deliberately tries to portray the Article 7 action as an attack on the Hungarian nation and people when it is actually a judicial process against his corrupt and anti-democratic government. 28/09/2018
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Europe News EU takes Poland to highest court Move comes amid concerns about rule of law and courts 24/09/2018
Now playing Next 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