Simona Guerra, University of Surrey As 2022 drew to a close, Hungary and the European Union made a modicum of progress in their long-running battle of wills. The (pro-Kremlin) Hungarian... read more →
In many European countries Russian influence has reached alarming levels, particularly when it comes to elementary services like energy and transport, but an even more insidious front, that of misinformation,... read more →
A former prime minister of North Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, was sentenced to seven years in jail for stealing money from his own political party and using the funds to purchase... read more →
Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor has called the country’s next general election for 24 April. The poll is the first scheduled vote following three snap elections, and has been set for... read more →
The Hungarian government has backtracked on plans to reform the country’s court system, avoiding a showdown with the EU, which had criticised the measures for posing a threat to the... read more →
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is “deliberately opaque, grossly undermines the European Union’s environmental goals and is warped by corruption and self-dealing”, according to a New York Times report... read more →
Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga denounced the EU’s disciplinary procedures against Hungary as a ‘witch hunt’ after a hearing on Monday in Brussels where she had been invited to face... read more →
The European People's Party (EPP), an umbrella organisation for conservative, Christian democratic parties in the European parliament, has launched a process to exclude Hungary's Fidesz, the governing party of Prime... read more →
Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has said that he fled to Hungary because of threats he received that he would be killed in prison in Macedonia, where he was... read more →
Ukraine remains the most corrupt country in Europe, followed by Moldova and Albania, according to a new report released by Transparency International today. Among EU member states, Bulgaria, Hungary and... read more →
