Viktor Orban
Orban tightens hold over telcom sector as Vodafone sells Hungarian unit
LONDON/BUDAPEST, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone will sell its Hungarian business for 715 billion forints ($1.8 billion) in cash to local…
Hungary’s Orban urges U.S. conservatives to join forces in 2024 elections
U.S. and Hungarian conservatives must join forces in 2024 elections to "take back" institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten…
Europe ‘shot itself in the lungs’ with sanctions on Russia, Orban says
BUDAPEST, July 15 (Reuters) - The European Union has "shot itself in the lungs" with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless…
PM Orban says Hungary must radically increase its defence capabilities
BUDAPEST, July 1 (Reuters) - Hungary will speed up its defence development programme, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.…
EXPLAINER-What will the EU do about Hungary’s Orban?
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - Emboldened by his landslide electoral victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has raised the stakes in his many fights…
Hungary’s foreign ministry summons Ukrainian envoy over ‘insults’
BUDAPEST, April 6 (Reuters) - Hungary's foreign ministry summoned Ukraine's ambassador on Wednesday over what it called offensive comments from Kyiv regarding…
FACTBOX – What has changed in Hungary during Orban’s 12-year rule
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party face their first closely-contested election on April 3 after three consecutive landslide victories…
Orban seeks re-election for fourth consecutive term, War in Ukraine has upset campaign
BUDAPEST, April 3 (Reuters) - The odds are slightly in favour of Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe's longest-serving…
Orban’s dream of two decades in power hangs in the balance in Hungarian ballot
After his third consecutive landslide victory in 2018, Hungary's Viktor Orban said his strong new mandate allowed him to plan for 12…
More than 3 million refugees have fled Ukraine, UN says; Hungary PM flags arrival of “bigger wave” of Ukraine refugees
According to UN estimates , more than three million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February. Most have sought…
Hungary will not leave EU, wants to reform it, PM Orban says
BUDAPEST, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Hungary will not leave the European Union but will resist attempts from Brussels to erode its sovereignty,…
It’s ‘Orban or Europe’ in 2022 election, Hungary opposition frontrunner says
The leading candidate to spearhead the opposition challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Hungary's parliamentary elections said the contest would be…