EU top jobs kickoff — finding compromise with...

Election night in Hungary was an emotional and teary one ... but now, the work begins. The winners — Peter Magyar’s Tisza party — have the daunting task of reversing years of democratic backsliding that went on under Viktor Orbán’s watch. Meanwhile, Fidesz — and far-right parties ...  Show more

Viktor Orbán may be out — but his man in Brussels is not. Today on the pod, Ian and Sarah discuss how the Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is expected to stay on in the Berlaymont after his Fidesz party's landslide election loss back home. They explain why neither the Commi ...  Show more

El futuro de Ucrania depende mucho de que la Unión Europea le abra la puerta a unirse al club este jueves y viernes en Bruselas. Eso, si Hungría no lo veta. Todas las miradas están puestas en el primer ministro húngaro, Viktor Orbán, un populista de ultraderecha que lleva más ...

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, we discuss how Viktor Orban’s more pro-Russian government in Hungary has managed to distance itself from Vladimir Putin ahead of a general election in April. Emily Tamkin talks with Hungarian political scientist Péter Krekó about how ...  Show more

Invité : Josep Borrell, haut représentant de l'Union européenne pour les Affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, vice-président de la Commission européenne. Une longue table pour un long entretien. Lundi 7 février 2022 à Moscou, les discussions ont duré cinq heures entre ...  Show more

As the EU claims victory with a partial oil embargo on Russia, Ido Vock, Emily Tamkin and Katie Stallard discuss whether Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is weakening the West's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They also look at the signific ...  Show more