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Potential freeze on €7.5bn of funds gives the bloc serious bargaining power
Macron, von der Leyen, Michel travel to London and New York this week
Move by European Commission follows lack of progress from Budapest in allaying officials’ concerns
Budapest ‘open to all options’ to alleviate concerns, EU affairs minister Tibor Navracsics tells FT
Berlin puts pressure on Hungary to drop resistance to EU directive on 15% rate
Class sizes are rising and recruitment standards being cut as low pay and burnout prompt staffing crisis
How history and language have shaped the cultures of the capitals of Hungary and Austria
Previously foreign-owned sectors are coming under the control of loyal groups
Telecoms group is clever or lucky to get a good price for its Hungarian unit
Deal will help consolidate PM Viktor Orbán’s influence in sector
Impact of Ukraine war set to dent output over the second half of 2022
Manufacturer will start construction on second European factory in Debrecen this year
Kremlin-controlled Transneft had said it could not make transit payment to Kyiv because of EU sanctions
Supply to Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary cut off amid row over payments related to EU sanctions against Moscow
Backlash grows against PM as Holocaust survivors group calls his comments ‘stupid and dangerous’
Prime minister scales back energy subsidies and tax breaks, and offers concessions on fighting corruption
Peter Szijjártó says swiftly decoupling from Russian energy would damage the Hungarian economy
Justice minister hails fresh talks, but Brussels cautions that some issues are unresolved
Budapest accepts changes to financial and legislative rules as Orbán pivots away from blaming delay on clash over anti-LGBTQ laws
Budapest’s dispute with EU unnerves investors concerned by large current account deficit and high inflation
Poland has not yet met the milestones on judicial independence
Finance minister Bruno Le Maire pushes for EU workaround to approve minimum tax rate for big companies
Budapest urges partners in bloc to rethink approach and promote ceasefire to avoid recession
Poland gives green light to 15% levy as France continues to lead efforts to seal bloc-wide approval for deal
Rift shows how Europe’s political order has been changed by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
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