Hungary's Orbán arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin, a rare visit from a European leader

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Orbán’s press chief said Friday, a rare visit to Russia by a European leader since it invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. Orbán's visit...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin, a rare visit from a European leader

Hungary's Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It's his first visit since the war began

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — During his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday that the war was Europe's “most important issue,” and recommended an immediate...

Hungary's Viktor Orbán is in Kyiv for talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his first visit since war began

European neighbors cast a wary eye on France after far-right party's election lead

BERLIN (AP) — After France’s far-right National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, some European neighbors on Monday cast a wary eye on the latest country to veer to the right on the continent. The French result comes after the European...

Hungary's Orbán presents a new alliance with Austrian and Czech nationalist parties

VIENNA (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday presented a new alliance with Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other partners and become the biggest right-wing group in the European Parliament. Orbán...

Hungary's populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on July 1, many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc’s main spoiler. ...

EU leaders have tapped their top brass. Von der Leyen must win over parliament to keep her job

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s leaders this week agreed with surprising speed on a trio of top jobs, tapping European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term, Portugal’s António Costa as European Council President, and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas as their top diplomat....

Hungary's 'sovereignty protection' office launches investigation into Transparency International

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian authority tasked with defending the nation's sovereignty against foreign influence has launched an investigation into the Hungarian branch of anti-corruption organization Transparency International. Transparency International Hungary said...

'Teflon Mark' Rutte set to bring consensus-building skills from Dutch politics as next NATO chief

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's on track to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the...