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- The pact will harden tighten border procedures and force all the nations in the bloc to share responsibility for migrants
- It is the result of years of arduous negotiations spurred by a massive inflow of irregular migrants in 2015, many from war-torn Syria and Afghanistan
Former president’s embassy stay raises questions about his plans as he faces multiple criminal investigations. Brazilian police cannot arrest a politician staying at a foreign embassy.
The former US president feted Orban with a tour of his resort, dinner with ex-first lady Melania Trump and musical performance by a band covering Roy Orbison.
Sweden became the 32nd member of Nato in the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of tortuous diplomacy.
Sweden clears the last hurdle to join Nato, ending the Nordic country’s long history of neutrality and military non-alignment.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban confirmed that parliament would move next week to ratify the Nordic country’s accession to the defence alliance.
All European Union countries except Hungary warned Israel against launching an offensive in Rafah that they said would deepen the catastrophe of some 1.5 million refugees crammed into the city.
Magnificent architecture and menacing reminders of war sharpen the senses on a journey around Europe by rail, from London to Brussels to Budapest – as does the arrival of thieves in the night.
China’s top diplomat will try to find openings for Beijing’s interests amid continent’s panic over ex-American leader’s possible return, analysts say.
Katalin Novak’s decision to show clemency to a man who hid a string of abuses in a state-run children’s home prompted more than a week of public outrage.
On Monday only 51 out of 199 MPs voted on the agenda as almost all members of PM Viktor Orban’s ruling coalition stayed away. Hungary maintains close ties with Russia.
The deal was struck after Hungary’s Viktor Orban – Russia’s closest EU ally – backed the plan, after thwarting a December aid deal.
Turkey’s ruling party said Sweden’s tougher stance on Kurdish militants was key to winning approval. Hungary remains only Nato ally not to have ratified Sweden’s accession.
After 20 months of delay, the Turkish general assembly voted 287-55 to approve the application Sweden made in 2022 in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
EU foreign ministers hold separate talks Monday with their Israeli and Palestinian counterparts on the prospects for lasting peace after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a future two-state solution.
Former Belgian PM should leave office in November but will leave early to stand in the European parliament elections to be held in June. Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban could take job temporarily.
University graduates abandon America and Britain in favour of furthering their education in the EU.
China’s electric vehicle giant is looking to manufacture electric cars and batteries at a new factory in Szeged, in the south of Hungary, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Viktor Orban says he blocked Ukraine’s aid package to make sure Hungary gets the funds it wants from the EU budget.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked €50 billion in EU aid for Ukraine, after leaders sidestepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc.
Poland’s parliament backed Donald Tusk to become prime minister, ending eight years of nationalist rule and putting the country on track for a thawing of relations with the European Union.
Hungary is also accused of attempting to block a support package of almost US$54 billion for Ukraine.
It wasn’t the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather, Argentina’s President Javier Milei laid bare the scope of the nation’s economic problems: ‘there is no money’.
The leader is making his first trip to Latin America to attend the inauguration of new Argentine President Javier Milei.
Russia’s invasion has limited shipment routes from China to Europe and raised interest in alternative and nascent routes – including across the choppy Caspian Sea. But relevant governments need to get on board.
Ukraine has hailed its “historic step” towards European Union membership amid its ongoing war against Russia.
The EU executive will make the recommendation on Wednesday that the bloc open membership negotiations with Kyiv once it meets outstanding conditions, two EU officials said on Monday.
As Budapest goes through a US$500-million-plus transformation to draw luxury travellers, we look at the new hotels to stay in, new museums to visit, and the best places to eat and drink.
