Published on 13/04/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2 Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said at his first press conference after winning the 12 April election that the country will continue purchasing Russian energy and prioritise the cheapest available oil, a stance that appears to contrast with his campaign pledge to phase out…

False claims are spreading on social media that the European Council has established a UK Office of Strategic Alignment in Brussels to bring the country back into the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One post says the office has been set up in the “main EU building” and implies that Brexit will…

Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar could shape not only domestic policy but also the future of Europe’s energy ties with Russia, after winning the 12 April election and promising to eliminate his country’s dependency on Russian energy imports by 2035. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar has also pledged to align Hungary…

Published on 13/04/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2•Updated 11:06 On today’s special edition hosted by Méabh Mc Mahon: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Live with a special set in Budapest with Euronews EU News Editor Maria Tadeo. Zoltán Siposhegyi and Ádám Magyar report live from TISZA and Fidesz headquarters, respectively. Interview guests include: Charles Michel,…

Modern warfare has evolved way beyond basic weapons, and unmanned drones are now central to conflict. The EU is increasing drone production to defend Europeans against these changing threats. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Recent wars, like Ukraine and Iran, show that drones are used in large numbers and quickly depleted. But European…

The victory of Péter Magyar and his Tisza party is a “very important moment” for the EU and Hungary and a “historic moment” for Hungary, former European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The arrival of the Magyar, after securing a two-thirds majority in the Hungarian elections,…

Published on 13/04/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 Europe changed the way it’s thinking about modern military technology after the war in Ukraine and in Iran. Today’s conflicts ask for affordable, AI-driven, mass-produced equipment rather than expensive, sophisticated tools. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Commission’s 2025 Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 makes unmanned aircraft systems,…

Hungarians began voting on Sunday in what is seen as the country’s most consequential election in decades, closely watched across Europe, the US and Russia as the ramifications for the European Union to Vladimir Putin are many. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After a campaign marked by personal attacks, harassment and isolated incidents…

In just two years, Péter Magyar has grown from a virtually unknown figure in Hungarian politics to becoming the biggest threat to the Fidesz Party – his former political home – and its 16-year uninterrupted stretch in government. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar burst into prominence in 2024 as the government faced…

Published on 10/04/2026 – 13:29 GMT+2 An Italian arms dealer is being held in jail after pleading guilty to illegally exporting more than $540,000 (€461,000) worth of US ammunition to Russia via Kyrgyzstan, using Italian companies to circumvent export controls, the US Department of Justice revealed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Manfred Gruber,…