Hungary announced on Feb. 20 that it will block the European Union’s 90-billion-euro ($107 million) loan to Ukraine until Russian oil flows via the damaged Druzhba pipeline resume. The move comes amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Hungary, one of the EU’s most Kremlin-friendly states, and comes only days before the four-year anniversary of Russia’s … Read more
United Kingdom’s Lando Norris holds off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri of Australia to win Hungarian Grand Prix. Lando Norris has held off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on a one-stop strategy and slash the Australian’s Formula One lead to nine points going into the August break. Norris completed 39 of … Read more
Rights activists and some legal scholars condemn the law, arguing that it effectively criminalises LGBTQ+ expression. Hungary’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment allowing the government to ban all public events organised by LGBTQ+ groups. Passed on Monday, the amendment formalises a law introduced earlier this year that bans such gatherings, including Budapest’s annual Pride … Read more
EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungary lifts veto threat Financial Times EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungarian hold up Reuters North Korean troops temporarily withdraw from contact line in Kursk Oblast after losses, Sky News reports Kyiv Independent Hungary drops veto threat and allows renewal of EU sanctions on Russia Euronews Hungary wants the EU to intervene in a … Read more
“We probably wouldn’t have done what President Zelenskyy did two and a half years ago, because it’s irresponsible,” the political director said. “Because obviously he put his country into a war defense, all these people died, all this territory was lost — again, it’s their right, it’s their sovereign decision, they had the right to … Read more
Workers use sandbags to block water as the worst floods to hit Central and Eastern Europe in at least two decades kill 24. The Danube River has peaked at a 10-year high in a heavily fortified Budapest with its water reaching the steps of parliament, after deadly Storm Boris lashed Europe. Torrential rains and strong … Read more