Orban likens EU to former Soviet Union if rule of law criteria accepted
Hungary cannot accept a link between access to European Union funds and meeting rule-of-law criteria as this would be akin to the EU operating like...
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Orban says no to ‘United States of Europe’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday his landslide re-election had given him a powerful mandate to restrict migrant rights and seek a European...
From liberal hero to right-wing icon, Orban’s appeal trumps rivals
An anti-Communist hero to many, Hungary’s longest-serving prime minister Viktor Orban has veered far from his formative liberal views to become a staunch opponent of...
Hungary’s strongman Viktor Orban wins third term in power
Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a third straight term in power in Sunday elections after his anti-immigration campaign message secured a strong majority for his...
Orban says will fight after EU ruling on migrant quota
Hungary will not change its anti-immigration stance after the European Union’s top court dismissed a challenge against migrant quotas, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on...
Hungary could ban mandatory EU migrant quotas in November
Hungary‘s parliament could change the constitution to reject the EU’s mandatory migrant resettlement on Nov 8, with the ban taking force by mid-November, the ruling...
Orban says to amend constitution so EU can’t impose migrants on Hungary
Under fire from opposition parties, Viktor Orban said on Monday he would amend the constitution to ensure the European Union cannot settle migrants in Hungary...
EU should expel Hungary over treatment of migrants, Luxembourg minister says (Update 2)
Hungary should be excluded from the European Union for anti-migrant policies that undermine EU values, including erecting a razor-wire fence, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn...
Hungary to hold referendum on EU’s migrant quota plan
By Marton Dunai and Krisztina Than Hungary will hold a referendum on European Union plans for a system of mandatory quotas, an initiative that Hungary’s...
Hungary’s PM Orban says EU should revamp founding treaties
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said it was high time the European Union reconsidered the basic parameters binding it together, then revamp its...
Hungary starts building fence on border with Croatia – PM
By Krisztina Than Hungary began building a fence on its border with Croatia overnight to stem a flow of migrants and has deployed hundreds of...
Hungary’s Orban says migrants seeking ‘German life’, are not refugees
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs The large numbers of people now seeking sanctuary in Europe should be seen as immigrants, not as refugees, because...
Migrants break out of Hungarian camp, police give chase (Update 3)
By Krisztina Than Some 300 migrants broke out of a Hungarian border camp on Friday and hundreds of others set off on foot from Budapest...