The leader of the Hungarian opposition party Tisza, Péter Magyar, has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his inner circle of orchestrating a large-scale operation by Hungarian intelligence services and police. The alleged aim of the operation was to destroy or disable the opposition party's IT systems ahead of the...
Cyprus demands revision of Treaty with UK following drone attack on British bases
The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has officially called on the United Kingdom to revise and substantially strengthen the security arrangements provided for under the 1960 treaty on British Sovereign Base Areas on the island. The move was prompted by an Iranian Shahed-type drone attack on the Royal Air...
Vienna as a Center of Russian Radio-Electronic Espionage in Europe
Analysis of satellite imagery, along with assessments from Western intelligence officials, indicates that Russia is using Austria as its primary hub for intercepting NATO and international organization communications, with European intelligence services describing Vienna as the largest center of Russian intelligence activity in the West. According to an investigation by...
AfD Suspected of Passing EU Secret Documents to the Kremlin
Members of parliament and staff from the far-right "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party, known for its pro-Russian stance, have found themselves at the center of a new scandal. According to European diplomats and German politicians, AfD members with access to a confidential EU database may be leaking sensitive information to...
Marine Le Pen backs Hungary’s block of €90 Billion EU loan to Ukraine
On March 23, 2026, Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right party National Rally (Rassemblement National), declared that Hungary's blocking of a major European loan to Ukraine was a "good decision" and a defense of Budapest's national interests. Le Pen made the statement during a visit to Budapest, where...
MAGA reaches out to European eurosceptics
Spring 2026 saw a Washington event that could become a turning point for European politics. The "Alliance of Sovereign Nations" (ASN) conference brought together representatives of right-wing and national-conservative parties from Europe alongside American politicians from the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Though formally dedicated to "protecting national sovereignty,"...
EU excludes Hungary from secret talks over risk of leaks to Russia
The European Union is gradually sidelining Hungary from the most sensitive foreign policy discussions and restricting Budapest's access to confidential information. This was reported by Politico, citing five European diplomats and officials. According to them, distrust of Viktor Orbán's Hungarian government has reached a level where key meetings and discussions...
Four Ambulances of Jewish Volunteer Service Set on Fire in London
In the early hours of Monday, four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer organisation Hatzola Northwest were set alight in the Golders Green area of north-west London. According to the Metropolitan Police, the incident occurred at approximately 1:45 a.m. local time on Highfield Road, near the Machzike Hadath synagogue. The...
How the Hungarian authorities use EU funds for enrichment and abuse
Hungary remains one of the key recipients of European financial assistance in Central Europe, eligible for around €22 billion over the 2021-2027 budget cycle. However, a significant amount of these resources currently remains blocked by Brussels due to problems with the rule of law and corruption scandals at all levels...
EU leaders sharply condemned Hungary’s behavior at a summit in Brussels
At the two-day European Council summit that concluded today, EU leaders criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in unprecedentedly harsh terms for blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, agreed upon back in December of last year. European Council President António Costa told reporters, "No one can blackmail European institutions."...