How Hungary sidesteps Europe’s fraud watchdog
Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body
Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body

Hungary’s illiberal champion has benefited from the misjudgments and complacency of other leaders

Brussels has linked unfreezing of funds to 27 conditions it expects Péter Magyar to deliver on

Gyula Balásy offered to transfer assets into state ownership, but the incoming PM has rejected that bid

The country has become beholden to former premier’s oligarchs and Russian interests, experts warn

Several loyalists have moved overseas while others vow to form ‘constructive co-operation’ with incoming premier

Brussels and Budapest have a rare and fleeting chance to improve Europe’s defence and correct the bloc’s dysfunction