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Hungary 'told' to crack down on hate

It was passed off as joking when European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said “hello dictator” to Viktor Orban last month, but a new Council of

09/06/2015

Hungary

Orbán and al-Sisi talk stability as Egypt's leader visits Hungary

The importance of stability was the message the leaders of Egypt and Hungary wanted to convey as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Budapest. He

06/06/2015

World News

'The dictator is coming' - Juncker's cheeky welcome for Hungarian PM

“The dictator is coming.” Not the usual greeting you would expect to hear at an EU get-together. But “dictator” was the word chosen by European

22/05/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU backs migrant mission to its south, looks east

In this episode of Europe Weekly, the EU gives the green light to start a naval operation off the coast of Libya; the bloc holds a summit in Riga

22/05/2015

World News

Juncker to Hungarian PM Orban: "Hello, Dictator!"

22/05/2015

Hungary

Hungary's Orban: EU nations should have power over death penalty

Just more than three weeks after his controversial comments on restoring the death penalty, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been defending

19/05/2015

Hungary

Protesting healthcare workers in Budapest demand better conditions

Thousands of healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, have taken to the streets of Budapest. The demonstrators are calling for better wages

13/05/2015

Europe News

Hungary should expect a "fight" if it moves to reintroduce the death penalty, EU warns

Hungary should expect ‘fight’ if it reintroduces death penalty, says EU’s Juncker The comments came from European Commission president Jean-Claude

30/04/2015

Hungary

Hungarian town Veszprém shake-ups politics for the Prime Minister in by-election

24/02/2015

Hungary

Orban loses 'supermajority' in Hungary parliament

A by-election in Hungary has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban who’s faced accusations of being power hungry. His governing Fidesz party

23/02/2015

Hungary

Putin's Hungary visit aims to show it 'pays off' to be friend of Russia - analyst

Much has changed since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s last visit, in January 2014, to Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban in Budapest. The

16/02/2015

Hungary

Hungary: PM Orban described as semen by former ally

07/02/2015

Hungary

Hungarians protest against PM's pro-Russian policies

Thousands of people demonstrated outside Hungary’s parliament on Sunday against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Russian polices. The protest was

01/02/2015

Hungary

People power in Hungary as protesters stage huge anti-government rally

They say they are demonstrating for democracy and against poverty. Thousands of Hungarians have staged an anti-government rally in Budapest, piling

03/01/2015

Hungary

Hungarians call for Prime Minister Orban to quit in latest anti-government rally

Thousands of Hungarians turned out on Tuesday (December 16) to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban and to protest against tax hikes

17/12/2014

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: US holds anti-ISIL meeting

US Secretary of State John Kerry chairs a meeting of 60 nations in Brussels as the Washington-led coalition against ISIL takes shape; Poland’s Donald

05/12/2014

Hungary

Hungarians protest as the government moves against private pension schemes

26/11/2014

Hungary

Hungarians hold 'public outrage day' protests

18/11/2014

Hungary

Balancing between east and west: Hungary is running out of solutions

10/11/2014

World

Hungarians re-elect powerful Orban

07/04/2014