In Hungary, Vance backs Orban in last-ditch attempt five days before elections

The American vice president praised the Hungarian prime minister during a rally in Budapest on Tuesday. In power since 2010, the nationalist leader is not the favorite in the April 12 legislative elections.

Hungary had no objections to negotiating clusters 3, 4 and 5 being opened for Ukraine's EU accession

Taras Kachka, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has said Hungary has raised no objections to negotiating clusters 3, 4 and 5 being opened for Ukraine.

By Serhiy Sydorenko

We'll keep quiet until after the Hungarian elections – Vučić on explosives found near gas pipeline

“Anyone who claims that the Serbian army wants to interfere in the Hungarian elections should be ashamed of themselves,” the Serbian president said. Until they know for certain what happened, they will not disclose any details about the explosives found near the Turkish Stream pipeline.

By Világi Máté

Hungary's Orban plays on energy price fears in re-election bid

Much of Hungary's electoral campaign has centred around energy policy, at least in incumbent Viktor Orban's camp, as he seeks re-election amid the world's worst energy crisis in decades. Orban promises to keep prices low with energy subsidies and warns of unaffordable power bills should he lose. But is it really that simple? He's continued to commit to buying Russian gas, one of only two European nations still exempted from EU policy to wean the bloc off such imports, putting himself at odds ...

By FRANCE24

Ukraine war ‘hardest to solve’, says JD Vance: Inside stalled US-led peace efforts with Russia

JD Vance said the US would “keep on working” to end the war, now entering its fifth year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Hungary's Tisza party seen winning two-thirds majority in parliament, Median projection shows - The Straits Times

Hungary's Tisza party seen winning two-thirds majority in parliament, Median projection shows  The Straits Times

Vance says disappointed with EU on Ukraine, Meloni and Orban helped us

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 8 - United States Vice President JD Vance told a think tank close to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest Wednesday that the US had been disappointed by the European Union on Ukraine but both Orban and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had helped the Trump administration on the issue. "We love Europe and its cultures, the United States is ultimately a 'daughter nation' of the European continent, but we have been disappointed by much of the European political leade...

By ANSA

Hungary and Russia Agreed to Strengthen Economic and Cultural Ties in December Cooperation Plan – Politico

The report comes days before a closely watched election in Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seeking re-election amid a campaign marred by leaks and accusations of foreign interference.

Kremlin says transcript of Putin-Orban call shows Hungarian prime minister as pragmatic and effective politician

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a transcript of a conversation between Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, published by Bloomberg, shows the Hungarian prime minister “from a very pragmatic and effective standpoint.”

The blue tremors and the institutional Nikos D., the day’s measures for minors on social media, the Hungarians in Fourlis, Fessas’ deal in Energy

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By Electra Delavogia

Inflation Beats Expectations in March despite Global Pressures

Although inflation accelerated in Hungary in March, it remained well below preliminary expectations, based on the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)’s data. As reported by the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation, in March 2026, inflation accelerated from 1.4% in February to 1.8% on an annual basis. Even so, the indicator remains below the Hungarian National Bank […] The post Inflation Beats Expectations in March despite Global Pressures appeared first on Hungary Today.

By Hungary Today