Merz holds firm after Fico calls EU budget–Ukraine link “classic blackmail”
The Chancellor rejected repeating last year’s opt-out model, insisting that Ukraine policy must be fully incorporated into the EU budget
The Chancellor rejected repeating last year’s opt-out model, insisting that Ukraine policy must be fully incorporated into the EU budget
Áron Orbán is suspected of involvement in people smuggling, in a case linked to illegal sale of work permits to foreigners
For the new government, the move is presented as completing the “regime change” and restoring transparency after decades of selective access
The French president meets intelligence officials as student unions and Yellow vest groups plan fresh marches amid political backlash
The tunes from Budapest, Warsaw and Sofia underscores deepening East-West and North-South divisions inside the EU
Tisza-led parliament amends 2021 child-protection law; EU ends 2022 funding freeze
A sequenced deal would open two Ukrainian accession clusters on 13 October if Kyiv passes education changes
Budapest will unblock two accession clusters if parliament passes minority-education changes already listed in the EU roadmap
The vote clears the way for separate criminal investigations as Magyar’s government steps up scrutiny of alleged corruption under Viktor Orbán
Magyar tells parliament Hungary is not a member of Ukraine’s new regional format and will not host Naftogaz reserves
The three-day event focuses on security, energy, logistics, cross-border trade, and support for local communities
In Bratislava, Visegrad leaders showed where they will start pushing Brussels as talks on the next Multiannual Financial Framework get serious