Peter Magyar has officially been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister, almost a month after defeating Viktor Orban.
Magyar’s Tisza party has secured a huge parliamentary majority.
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán convened an emergency session of the National Defence Council on Sunday after explosives were discovered near the TurkStream pipeline, which transports Russian gas to Hungary through Serbia. The discovery comes just days ahead of crucial national elections, in which Orbán’s party, Fidesz,…
Budapest, Hungary – Viktor Orbán, the European Union’s longest-serving national leader, is confronting his most formidable electoral test since taking office in 2010. Opinion polls ahead of the 12 April elections suggest that Orbán may face defeat at the hands of former party insider Péter Magyar, threatening to end 16…
The European Union’s unanimity rule, which grants member states veto power in the European Council, is drawing criticism as repeated blockages hinder decision-making and strain collective action. Once a tool to protect national sovereignty, the veto is increasingly used as leverage to extract concessions from Brussels. Since 2011, 48 vetoes…
Europe’s transport networks remained heavily disrupted on Tuesday as below-freezing temperatures and snowfall caused a second day of travel chaos across the continent, with at least five fatalities reported in France alone. French authorities confirmed that three people died in black ice–related accidents in southwestern France on Monday morning. In…