During his long stint in power Orbán oversaw a regime that rolled back the rule of law, attacked LGBT+ minorities and migrants, allowed corruption to fester and spread, and frustrated EU efforts to aid Ukraine.

EU leaders are set to discuss extending the bloc's timeframe for reapproving sanctions against Russia from six months to a year when they convene in Brussels next month. The prospect of extending the current six-monthly reapproval requirement emerged last week behind closed doors in preparation for the summit in mid-June,

It’s been just 20 days since Péter Magyar took over as Hungary’s prime minister and pivoted Budapest back toward the EU — and already, Brussels is reopening the financial taps.

The imminent departure of Viktor Orbán is forcing EU leaders to confront uncomfortable questions about Ukraine's accession process that the Hungarian veto had, until now, kept unanswered. View on euro

European Union ambassadors approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a promised 90 billion euro ($144 billion Cdn) loan to Ukraine as well as a ‌new package of sanctions against Russia, after Hungary lifted its veto,

Emmet Lyons is a news desk editor at the CBS News London bureau, coordinating and producing stories for all CBS News platforms. Prior to joining CBS News, Emmet worked as a producer at CNN for four years. Vice President JD Vance suggested that the European ...

During Viktor Orban’s 16 years as the prime minister, Hungary became the most China-friendly EU country. Now Beijing may encounter a more united Europe. Hungary’s then-Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) accompanies China’s President Xi Jinping to a ...