the global conversation The new mayor of Budapest - Gergely Karacsony talks about the changes in Hungary’s political scene
Hungary Hungarian opposition challenges Orban for Budapest mayorship Five opposition parties have joined forces to support a single, common candidate in Sunday's municipal election in Budapest: 44-year-old socialist Gergely Karacsony. 12/10/2019
brussels bureau Romania and Hungary will nominate new picks for European Commission Both nation's choices were rejected by MEPs. 26/09/2019
brussels bureau Exclusive: Juncker brands Britons 'part-time Europeans' Exclusive: Juncker brands Britons ‘part-time Europeans’ who were never fully in the union. 12/09/2019
View If we know our history well, the right wing populist wave sweeping Europe will ebb away ǀ View A wave of populist electoral triumphs has been presented by those who have surfed it into power as reflecting a turn in history’s tide. They should know their history better, argues Robin Wilson. 19/08/2019
Hungary Coca-Cola advert for gay tolerance prompts boycott call in Hungary Advertisements by Coca-Cola that promote gay acceptance have prompted a boycott call from a senior member of the Hungary’s right-wing ruling party. 06/08/2019
Raw Politics New Hungarian MEP brings progressive, pro-European ideas to Brussels Katalin Cseh, a newly-elected Hungarian MEP, is coming to Brussels with progressive ideas. She said she's going against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's use of "scare tactics." 09/07/2019
brussels bureau Then and now: Manfred Weber's digs at Hungary over the years "Fidesz is doing a good job in Hungary and they have a good economic development there. On the other hand..." 19/06/2019
Hungary Hungary remembers late Prime Minister Imre Nagy Prime Minister Viktor Orbán together with his wife, lay down white roses on the tomb. The Late Prime Minister Imre Nagy was a communist reformer but he was arrested and hanged on the 16 June in 1958 for his involvement during the revoultion in 1956. 16/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Scientists say new law will put future of research under threat Scientists in Hungary say a 200-year-old institution is under threat. The Academy of Sciences is a prestigious centre of research in the country, but academics are accusing Prime Minister Viktor Orban of attempting to interfere with the autonomy of the institution by changing its remit. 13/06/2019
View Don’t be fooled: Hungary’s government remains a threat to European values ǀ View The flouting of European values that led to the Fidesz’s suspension from the European People’s Party in March has not changed. What has changed is that the outcome of the elections has made Fidesz realize that it needs to stay in the EPP. 12/06/2019
brussels bureau Orban's Fidesz party to back Manfred Weber as EPP group leader The news marks a major U-turn for the Hungarian prime minister, who has long been at odds with the centre-right spitzenkandidat. 04/06/2019
View The surge of populists in the EU elections is being greatly exaggerated ǀ View The prospects of a populist, Far Right takeover in the European Parliament have been overhyped in the media. They are going to remain internally divided. They are going to remain in the minority and they are going to be increasingly marginalised. 24/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Trump meeting 'may help Viktor Orban in European Parliament elections' "So even though experts expected more concrete announcements from the meetings, this meeting with President Trump is something that may become very, very useful for Viktor Orban in the campaign of the upcoming European Parliament elections." 14/05/2019
world news WATCH: Trump praises Orban for protecting Christians from migrants "You're respected all over Europe. Probably like me a little bit controversial, but that's okay," Trump told Orban. 13/05/2019
world news Guy Verhofstadt: 'There is no east-west divide in Europe' "There is not an east-west divide [in Europe]. There is a divide in the brain of the Orbans of this world. Of Dragnea in Romania.” 13/05/2019
View Trump hosting Orban will only encourage the global far right ǀ View European Parliament elections are right around the corner, and this visit will only elevate the illiberal forces that Orban and his party represent. 13/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Memories of migration mayhem on the Hungary-Serbia border Our correspondents Damon Embling and Gabor Tanacs reach the farmland on the border between Hungary and Serbia which was one of the main routes during the migrant crisis in 2015. 10/05/2019
Hungary Hungarian TV says MEP pledged to remove border fence. (He denies it.) Hungarian TV claims socialist MEP Istvan Ujhelyi vowed to break down the anti-migrant fence on the country's southern border, but he denies it. 07/05/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: Turkey's election re-run and EU minimum wage Watch the full episode of Tuesday night's Raw Politics. 07/05/2019
no comment Orban and Salvini inspect Hungary's border fence with Serbia Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini took a helicopter from Budapest during his visit to Hungary on Thursday (May 2) to visit Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the fence on the country's southern border with Serbia. 02/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Hungary reflects on 15 years of EU membership Fifteen years ago today, Hungary joined the European Union. But the anniversary of its accession has coincided with strong allegations of misuse of EU funds in the country and the current government is very hostile to Brussels. 01/05/2019
View So, it’s the end of liberal democracy? Think again ǀ View The death of liberal democracy has been announced prematurely. But without efforts to counter populism and pessimism, it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. 16/04/2019
world news Brussels vs. Orban - next round EU Commission investigates former company of Hungary's right-wing PM's son-in-law for price-fixing allegations 09/04/2019
View The week that was: is identity a battle between light and darkness? A belated round-up for this month's best View articles which have been driving debate across Europe over the last few weeks. 28/03/2019
Hungary Viktor Orban says he may resume media attacks on EU institutions Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has said his government could resume its media attacks on European Union institutions. 24/03/2019
Raw Politics Watch Wednesday's episode of Your Call Watch Wednesday night's full episode of your call in which our panel discuss the state of democracy in the UK and the suspension of Viktor Orban's Fidesz party. 21/03/2019
