Also in this newsletter: The EU’s €35bn Ukraine loan moves from idea to implementation
India hurries to extract oil before the sun sets on the fossil fuel industry
Brussels says Viktor Orbán’s government violates bloc’s rules on privacy and freedom of expression
Madrid blocked sale of Spanish trainmaker Talgo for political reasons, says Ganz-MáVag chief
Brussels launches procedure against Viktor Orbán’s government after it misses deadline to pay fines
Supply chain of devices involved in audacious attacks in Lebanon spans three continents
Brussels drafts alternative funding solution to circumvent a Hungary veto on extending Russian assets freeze
Also in this newsletter: Mussolini’s granddaughter leaves Italy’s governing party for being too right-wing
Also in this newsletter: How Brussels can make itself €30bn a year richer
Madrid did not want Budapest to acquire Talgo gauge technology that Kyiv needs for its rail system, says official
Madrid says decision based on ‘classified’ concerns over consortium backed by Viktor Orbán
The country led by Viktor Orbán spends 5% of GDP on trying to raise birth rates, but increases have levelled off
Viktor Orbán’s government defies EU pressure to reduce reliance on fossil fuel from Moscow
European Commission rejects complaints that Ukrainian sanctions on Lukoil threaten security of supply
Budapest’s decision to loosen restrictions for visitors from Russia is ‘national security’ risk, says European People’s party
Hungarian PM tells EU leaders that Donald Trump would rapidly push to end the Ukraine War
Hungarian prime minister tells EU leaders in private letter that Republican candidate would rapidly push to end the war
European leader angered EU capitals with recent visit to Moscow to meet Putin
Hungarian PM’s freelance diplomacy sparked condemnation from European and Nato allies
Hungarian premier has rattled EU and Nato allies with recent diplomatic forays to Kyiv and Moscow
Hungarian PM says positions of Moscow and Kyiv remain ‘very far from one another’
We need to negotiate a new deal that removes administrative and other burdens
Orbán’s Fidesz teams up with Austrian and Czech MEPs, but needs 4 more countries for Patriots for Europe faction
Hungary’s Eurosceptic premier has blocked an increasing number of Ukraine-related decisions
Workaround allows release of up to €1.4bn to purchase military aid for Kyiv
