Viktor Orbán in Slovakia: Central Europe Must Be Taken Seriously
Jan 22, 2025 · Viktor Orbán (L) and Robert Fico Aggressive and hostile statements are coming from Kyiv, the Prime Minister said at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday after talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. According to Viktor Orbán, we need low energy prices, but what Brussels and Kiev are doing today is driving up energy prices.
Orbán’s power to disrupt is exaggerated – POLITICO
1 day ago · One of the biggest concerns among Europe’s leaders today is that U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House will bolster the EU’s populists. Many believe Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — the bloc’s biggest disruptor — will be the chief beneficiary of Trump’s second term, and that he could become the U.S ...
'Playing with fire': Orbán's veto threat puts Brussels on edge
6 days ago · With a key deadline set to expire next week, Viktor Orbán and his deputies have raised the spectre of vetoing EU sanctions against Russia, a move which would upend the bloc's foreign policy. # ...
Orbán Unveils ‘Budapest Consensus’, a Guide to Surviving the …
3 days ago · Speaking at the Lámfalussy Lectures Conference, organized by the Central Bank of Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán asserted that, instead of the Washington Consensus, which established the foundations of the liberal world order, it is now time to speak of the Budapest Consensus—a framework for nation-states to navigate and …
Putin ally Orbán claims EU Is trying to overthrow his government
Oct 23, 2024 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has claimed in a recent speech that the European Union (EU) is trying to overthrow his government and...
How Orbán’s challenger turned the tables - POLITICO
Dec 5, 2024 · Orbán’s long dominance of Budapest politics has infuriated the EU establishment as he aligns with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the need for the West to keep out of the Ukraine war, and with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s MAGA-style …
Viktor Orbán: Brussels wants to put a puppet government in
Oct 23, 2024 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed in a speech on Wednesday that the European Union seeks to topple his government and install a puppet regime in the Central European country,...
Orbán’s Rebellion Against Europe Gains Momentum
Nov 12, 2024 · From the very outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has systematically disrupted European decisionmaking. His unpredictable positions on geopolitical issues and confrontative comments …
Von der Leyen ‘understands’ Central Europe, Orbán says
Aug 1, 2019 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sounded euphoric after meeting Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen for the first time in Brussels on Thursday, telling state media that backing the former German defense minister for …
Full article: Orbán Placed in Europe: Ukraine, Russia and the …
Aug 7, 2023 · One particular cross-border region in Central Europe is particularly used by a populist leader, Viktor Orbán, to advance international representations and political priorities beyond borders: the Carpathian Basin (Balogh 2021; Balogh et al. 2022; Lamour and Varga 2020; Szalai and Kopper 2020).