Jun 30, 2024 · When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on Monday July 1, 2024 many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc’s main spoiler.

Aug 28, 2024 · As soon as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed Hungary's presidency of the European Union in July, one thing was clear: he increasingly stands for everything the EU opposes.

Feb 3, 2024 · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s role as Europe’s perennial spoiler has frequently brought the European Union to a breaking point as he has blocked crucial decisions to leverage concessions and forced EU leaders to find workarounds.

Dec 28, 2024 · During Hungary's presidency of the EU Council, Viktor Orban promoted his own projects within Europe. He has spoken of "conquering Brussels" and "making Europe great again."

Dec 16, 2023 · The nationalist Hungarian PM was the only leader blocking EU support for Ukraine at a Brussels summit.

Jun 28, 2024 · Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has consistently flouted EU standards and democratic principles. The question now is whether he has run out of options.

Sep 24, 2020 · It details the ways Orbán has capitalized on vulnerabilities in the bloc’s legal and political systems to hollow out Hungarian democracy without ever facing meaningful political or economic consequences from the EU.

Dec 12, 2024 · Hungary's Viktor Orbán will cap his country's EU Council presidency with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey on Thursday, the latest stop in a so-called "Christmas...

Jun 23, 2024 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Princeton University professor Kim Lane Scheppele about Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orban, who is about to become EU president.