Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar
Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán’s playbook.
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EU 'without Ukraine' — Hungary's Orban posts list of demands to Brussels
Budapest has a series of demands for the European Union, including the exclusion of Ukraine from membership in the bloc, ...
Why is Hungary’s Viktor Orban cozying up to both Putin and Trump?
His position has given the former Warsaw Pact nation — which has a population only slightly larger than New Jersey — an outsized role in European diplomacy.
‘A friend and ally’: How ties between the American right and Hungary’s strongman proliferated
A friendly meeting between President Trump, Elon Musk, and Viktor Orbán was the culmination of years of increasingly close ...
Hungary drops veto and agrees to prolong EU sanctions on Russian individuals
The clock for renewal was ticking fast as sanctions on Russian individuals and companies were set to expire by midnight on ...
Hungary looks to Romania to help diversify its energy sources
Hungary is looking to expand its cooperation with Romania in the gas sector to diversify its energy sources and their ...
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USAID: The Machinery of Political Corruption 2: Hungary in Crosshairs
For the planned five-year program—preparations for which, according to congressional documents, began in early 2021—USAID ...
Hungarian government clamps down on Pride march, citing ‘child protection’ reasons
The Hungarian government is clamping down on the country’s annual Budapest Pride parade, which has been running for almost 30 years, saying that it should not “dominate public spaces” – citing what it ...