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Brazilian government mistakes Orban for Pompeo on Twitter

The Brazilian government's Twitter account mistakenly labelled Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as US Secretary Mike Pompeo in a picture posted during the new Brazilian president's inauguration

Hungary

Hungary 'slave law': Thousands protest in Budapest

New protests took place in Budapest on Friday night as Hungarians continue to oppose prime minister Viktor Orban's controversial 'slave law'

Europe Decoded

Verhofstadt to Facebook: Remove 'false video' debunked by Euronews

The MEP wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling on the platform to remove a video sponsored by the Hungarian government.

Hungary

'Slave law' protests: Opposition MPs 'have a fair voice in Hungary'

Hungary's government has hit back after days of streets protests.

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Hungary

Hungarian protesters and opposition MPs rally at state TV building

Hungarian protesters and opposition MPs entered the state TV building on Monday to demonstrate against Viktor Orban's government's policies.

Hungary

Watch: Hungary's new 'slave law' sparks protests in Budapest

Protests took place inside and outside the Hungarian parliament as anger grows at new labour legislation that some are calling the "slave law".

Hungary

More anti-migration ads to come if EU 'rejects' Hungary's government

More campaigns similar to the anti-migration billboard seen in Brussels, commissioned by Hungary's government, could be organised if the country's leaders are “rejected” by the European Parliament, Budapest's secretary of state for international communications told Euronews.

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: history in the making and under the microscope

We look at the opinions that have driven discussions around Europe and beyond in the weekly View round-up.

Belgium

Hungary accuses Brussels of censorship over controversial billboard

The Hungarian government sent a truck mounted with a billboard to Brussels, which suggested a link between immigration and terror attacks.

Hungary

Euroviews. The CEU's eviction crosses the EPP's "red lines" | View

The EPP has lost their credibility overnight after the eviction of the Central European University from Budapest crossed many of their "red lines".

Hungary

Euroviews. Much more than a university leaves Budapest when the CEU goes | View

The Central European University may have been an American institution, but for many Hungarians, it represented a bright future for young Hungarians. Now it has been lost to Budapest forever.

World News

Euroviews. Guy Verhofstadt: Europe à la carte is not on the menu | View

Sooner rather than later [...] the EU must be able to prevent and correct breaches of Union values. We should create the powers to apply sanctions – if necessary including financial sanctions - that can act as effective deterrence.

Hungary

Way of the Orbán: Street fighting men get to know each other

"You know I’m a street fighter basically," Orbán told martial artist and actor Chuck Norris.

Hungary

Hungarians march against Soros university closure plans

The George Soros-backed Central European University is under pressure to leave Budapest, and many people are unhappy at the government's campaign against it.

Hungary

Austria's Kurz meets with billionaire George Soros to discuss CEU move to Vienna

Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with investor George Soros to discuss moving the Central European University from his native Hungary to Vienna. The Hungarian government has up to December 1 to decide the fate of the university.

Hungary

How did FYR Macedonia’s ex-PM claim asylum in Hungary?

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is seeking the extradition of its convicted ex-leader Nikola Gruevski, who has been allowed to claim refugee status in Budapest.

Republic of North Macedonia

FYR Macedonia's ex-prime minister seeks asylum in Hungary

Nikola Gruevski has submitted an asylum request in Hungary asking for refugee status.

World News

Euroviews. Spitzenkandidat or Autokratenkandidat? The Rot on Europe’s Right

With Weber’s selection, the EPP’s Faustian bargain with Europe’s leading autocrat Orbán is sealed.

Europe News

‘You are not a Christian democrat', Tusk

The split in the EPP group laid bare at Helsinki summit over values.

World

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.