The EU leadership believes that they will find a way to reach an agreement with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán so that he does not block the actual start of negotiations with Ukraine on joining the European Union.
The economic difficulties facing the Hungarian leader with will further undermine his ability to hijack — let alone drive — the EU’s agenda.
The European Union (EU) hopes to reach an agreement with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to avoid blocking the start of actual negotiations on integration between Ukraine and the bloc, according to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
From Nigel Farage to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU politicians are competing for the privilege of being Europe’s Trump whisperer.
The sanctions target trade, finance, energy, technology, industry, transport and luxury goods and include a ban on seaborne crude oil.
The Hungarian premier has repeatedly called for the end of Russian sanctions. One of the E.U.’s closest Trump allies, Orban has backed the U.S. president’s ambition to end the war swiftly, asserting that the new administration was poised to cut off aid to Ukraine.
The EU renewed sanctions on Russia and called for unity to respond to Donald Trump's transactional approach. The US president's warning to Moscow to end the war or face more penalties was more in line with EU policy.
The European Union is facing another potential showdown with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over his refusal to sign off on an extension of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine.
The European Union will moved forward with a renewal on Russian sanctions after a deal was struck with Hungary, according to multiple reports.
Hungary wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute it has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc’s upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia.
It is the European Union that is isolated, not Hungary. We are walking on the main street of history, while the EU is stumbling somewhere in the muddy backstreets.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's peace mission has opened new horizons not only for Hungary but also on t