Few EU presidencies have rocked the bloc as much as the current one, held by Hungary. European leaders, many MEPs, and EU Commissioners, were rattled by what Prime Minister Viktor Orban called his

Hungary will soon be deprived of a share of its EU funds for refusing to pay a fine imposed in a blow to Viktor Orban's regime. The European Commission has triggered a special procedure to deduct the €200million fine that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has imposed on Hungary over the country's long-standing restrictions on the right to

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban is progressing with his plan to deploy troops to Chad as part of his country’s growing engagement in the Sahel region. In a Facebook post, Orban highlighted Chad’s critical role in combating illegal migration from Africa to Europe.

Brussels has said it will deduct €200mn from EU budget payments to Hungary, increasing tensions with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government over its approach to immigration. The move by the EU’s top court comes a day after Budapest missed a deadline to pay a fine of the same value for breaking EU asylum laws.

The European Union said it will deduct €200 million ($222 million) from its next payments to Hungary after the country failed to pay a fine imposed for its asylum policies before the expiration of a Tuesday deadline.