EU sanctions against Russia are bad, but it's all good when Donald Trump threatens to impose them, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In an interview to state broadcaster Kossuth ...

Hungary demands EU help to restart Russian gas via Ukraine Slovakia struggling with gas storage and transit fees, threatens reprisals EU renewed Russia sanctions after giving Hungary energy ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s hopes that a strong economy ... a political economist at Aston University focusing on central Europe. An EU survey conducted in January found consumers ...

“Yesterday we held the first EU-summit in Brussels since President Trump was inaugurated. It was a strange gathering. Everyone in Brussels can see the Trump tornado coming, but most still think they ...

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Today Radio Schuman speaks about opposition protests in Slovakia with vice-president of the European Parliament, the Slovak liberal Martin Hojsik. Mass protests are expected in towns and cities ...

In its 2024 election manifesto, the Labour Party promised to "reset the relationship" between the UK and the EU. But seven months since Sir Keir Starmer won the general election, are we any closer ...

The French president views the prime minister as the “demandeur”, a leader humbled into returning to the EU fold because Britain has been weakened by Brexit, senior diplomats have reportedly said.

Take Monday's deal to roll over the EU's sanctions regime against Russia. After weeks of stalling and bargaining, Hungary, in the end, removed its veto on the EU's six-month extension.