The alliance's CEE countries had hoped to be strong contenders to helm the alliance this time around, but the Netherlands' Mark Rutte appears to have it in the bag already.
The Orban government aims to cut off all kinds of funding to its political opponents, while it has an unlimited pool of state funding for campaigns.
The Polish government is under mounting pressure to deal with the protests and not let domestic politics compromise its support for Ukraine.
Hungary’s defiance over the issue has led to further souring of relations with the United States.
State advertisement contracts roughly equal half of the entire spending in Hungary’s communication market.
Biggest rally against Viktor Orban's regime since he took office in 2010.
Senior Hungarian government officials and Fidesz parliamentary representatives declined to meet with the bipartisan US Congressional delegation on a mission focused on strategic issues confronting Nato and Hungary.
Protests put Poland’s government in a precarious position ahead of local elections in April.
Ruling party claims its onetime election chief was spied on, as well as former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
The EU is contemplating the unprecedented step of imposing sanctions on three Chinese companies alleged to be aiding Russia's military actions against Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.
Zoltan Balog, former head of Reformed Church, alleged to be prime mover behind controversial pardon.
Polish premier’s meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron will enable Tusk to announce Warsaw’s return to the centre of EU politics.
Japanese carmaker Suzuki marked the production of its 4 millionth vehicle, a Vitara GLX, at its plant in Esztergom, northern Hungary.
Hungarian premier loses his top female henchmen to quell one of his regime's biggest crises.
Legislative changes now likely to go to Constitutional Court and be reviewed by Brussels.
The scandal has wrecked the ruling Fidesz party's carefully burnished image as a defender of the family and children against Western Europen "gender ideologies".
Policymakers react to macro-economic figures showing that growth is still struggling to accelerate, while inflation is falling fast.
Hungary's MOL Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Budapest-based Ujpest football club from Belgian businessman Roderick Duchatelet.
Fidesz is using the legislation to cut off opposition from foreign financing sources, be it micro-donations from private individuals or other larger funding from foreign donors ahead of the 2024 local government and EP elections.
Leading Czech figures sign open letter to the government to change its pro-Israel stance and stop ignoring the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.