sanctions

Hungary tried to shield Russian oligarchs from EU sanctions

Budapest's move has cast a shadow over the impending passage of the next sanctions package at a crucial meeting of EU foreign ministers.

Orban proposes constitutional amendment after presidential pardon controversy

Orban's statement comes after pressure is intensifying on Hungary's head of state, Katalin Novák, to step down following revelations that she granted a presidential pardon to an individual convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case.

Hungary used its veto to protect Belarusian oligarch from EU sanctions

Hungary decided to use its veto in May after 10 EU countries requested Moshensky be included in the sanction list.

MCC acquires Hungary's largest publishing house

Several authors terminated their contracts with Libri, fearing the Orban government would use the publishing house for their "own ideological and political purposes."

Hungary exits Russian 'spy bank' after US sanctions

The Hungarian government decided to exit the International Investment Bank after the United States imposed sanctions on three officials of the financial institution

Biden urges Hungary to welcome Sweden to NATO without delay

Gergely Gulyas, Orban's chief of staff pointed out that Sweden's involvement in an EU lawsuit against Hungary "does not help" the ratification process.

Hungarian government launches "survey" on Brussels’ 'failed sanctions'

Orban's government has launched a national consultation survey on the EU’s sanctions against Russia.