Hungary
Tisza needs supermajority victory in Hungarian elections to unlock EU frozen funds
Hungary’s ability to unlock billions in frozen EU funding will depend heavily on the outcome of its parliamentary election on April 12. The opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar will need to win a supermajority to unlock the money.
Wiretaps reveal Hungary colluded with Russia to delist oligarchs from sanctions list
Secretly recorded calls between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjarto and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov also show diplomats' shared criticism of the European Union.
Central European “dismantler” countries eroding EU rule of law from within
Four of the five European Union members identified as actively “dismantling” democratic safeguards are located in Central and Southeast Europe, says Civil Liberties Union for Europe report.
EV sales overtake petrol vehicles in EU for first time
Sales of EVs overtook standard petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025, marking a milestone in the bloc’s transition to cleaner transport and reducing its reliance on oil imports.
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Shocking Hungarian documentary alleges ruling party uses mafia-style intimidation to buy votes and coerce voters
Independent investigative group DE Action Community's documentary exposes systematic vote-buying in Hungary's poorest settlements, involving local mayors and criminal figures.
Hungarian government files criminal charges against investigative journalist who exposed Budapest-Moscow ties
Szabolcs Panyi published transcripts of a February 2020 conversation between Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Central Europe curbs gun trafficking but faces new risks from Ukraine war, report says
Firearm violence across Central Europe is among the lowest in the world, but the region continues to play a role in the illicit circulation of weapons, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
Montenegro selects Hungary’s 4iG Group for €54mn ICT and data centre projects
Montenegro has chosen Hungary’s 4iG Group to implement large-scale ICT projects aimed at modernising law enforcement technology and establishing a state-of-the-art data centre.
Middle East conflict fallout to slow growth, push up inflation in Emerging Europe and Mediterranean region, EBRD says
Development bank says economic fallout is already spreading, through higher energy and fertiliser costs, damage to tourism and higher debt-servicing costs.
China becoming the first Electrostate
China is well on the way to becoming the world's first “Electrostate”. The nature of the global economy is changing. The carbon-based economy that has dominated since the industrial revolution giving away to a silicon-based economy.
EU delays Russian oil sanctions
The European Commission has removed a proposal to fully phase out Russian oil imports from its near-term agenda, delaying a key element of its RePowerEU strategy aimed at ending reliance on Moscow’s energy supplies.
‘Orban-Gate’ scandal reveals Hungarian intelligence derailed probe into operation against opposition Tisza
Hungary’s intelligence services pressured the police over an investigation into a covert, high-profile operation against Tisza Party, documents obtained by investigative news site Direkt36 show.
Why Russia’s targets in Emerging Europe are talking about the “Moldova playbook”
As critical elections approach in Hungary and Armenia this spring, the recent experience of Moldova is increasingly being brought up by politicians, analysts and election observers.
The death of coal power in the UK - OWID
The United Kingdom was the birthplace of coal. It has now, effectively, died there, Our World in Data reprots.
Which countries in Europe and Asia have the most reserve coal-fired generating capacity in reserve?
Natural gas prices have already doubled since the start of the war in the Middle East and are expected to rise higher as the last of Qatar’s LNG exports arrive at their destinations. Now everyone is switching to coal.
European far-right leaders pledge support to Viktor Orban at Patriots’ Grand Assembly in Budapest
Speakers including Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini praised Orban’s stance on national sovereignty, immigration, and conservative values, and urged Hungarian voters to back his Fidesz party.
The West has split – Stubb
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has warned that relations between the US and Europe are fracturing under Donald Trump’s policies, urging allies to “salvage what you can” of the transatlantic alliance.
EU-Mercosur trade deal to take effect provisionally from May 1
The European Commission has announced that its trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc will provisionally enter into force on May 1, marking a crucial milestone for a long-negotiated pact.
The West has split – Stubb
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has warned that relations between the US and Europe are fracturing under Donald Trump’s policies, urging allies to “salvage what you can” of the transatlantic alliance.
Russia’s SVR weighed staged assassination of Viktor Orban, says Washington Post
Western intelligence services are signalling they are fully aware of Russian plans to influence Hungary's upcoming general election.