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Brussels Targets Hungary as Summit Exposes Deep EU Rifts

Javier Villamor October 2, 2025

Orbán’s opposition to scrapping the veto and funding Ukraine revealed fractures among Europe’s leaders, with France, Germany, and Greece also voicing doubts.

Chat Control Vote Postponed Amid Growing Member State Opposition

TEC News September 13, 2025

Privacy advocates and several EU countries raised alarms, arguing the measure could lead to mass surveillance.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen takes the oath of office, on January 13, 2020, at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

Hungary Sues EU Over Use of Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine Aid

Zoltán Kottász August 28, 2025

Budapest argues that the decision violated EU law because Hungary was denied its right to vote.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán arrives to attend the European Council in Brussels on June 26th, 2025.

Hungary Blocks Joint EU Declaration on Ukraine

TEC News June 27, 2025

According to Viktor Orbán, it makes no sense to accept a country whose territory and borders cannot be defined.

European Council President António Costa (L), Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (C) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen join hands at the end of a press conference at the European Council in Brussels on June 26, 2025.

Spending Borrowed Money “Better Together”—EU Rearmament Plan Gets Rubberstamped by Council

Javier Villamor June 27, 2025

The SAFE fund has been approved without consulting the European Parliament, the only elected body among EU institutions.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) talks with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides (L) and Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico (R) during a meeting at the European Council in Brussels on June 26, 2025.

EU Leaders Agree on Extending Russia Sanctions, Fail To Approve New Ones

TEC News / AFP June 27, 2025

Slovakian PM Robert Fico could not convince EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to grant his country concessions on Russian energy imports.

No EU Backing for Israel Despite Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Tamás Orbán June 17, 2025

Faced with a choice between a democracy and an Islamist theocracy, Europe prefers not to take sides.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Who Will Pay? EU Split Over €150B Defense Plan

Tamás Orbán March 26, 2025

Southern and Northern Europe are clashing over whether to share borrowing costs or stick to national debt—raising fresh questions about EU unity.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas.

EU Bickers Over Bill for Kyiv’s €40 Billion Military Package

Tamás Orbán March 18, 2025

As Brussels pushes for urgent military aid to Ukraine, divisions deepen over funding, with bigger economies resisting calls to pay the most.

French President Emmanuel Macron arguing that Europe must match Russia’s rearmament program during his televised speech on March 5th.

Macron Proposes to Extend French Nuclear Umbrella to Europe

Tamás Orbán March 6, 2025

Peace in Europe is obviously not a “priority” for France, Moscow commented, while EU leaders convene for a historic Brussels summit to craft the bloc’s future security architecture.

Tag: European Council

Brussels Targets Hungary as Summit Exposes Deep EU Rifts

Chat Control Vote Postponed Amid Growing Member State Opposition

Hungary Sues EU Over Use of Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine Aid

Hungary Blocks Joint EU Declaration on Ukraine

Spending Borrowed Money “Better Together”—EU Rearmament Plan Gets Rubberstamped by Council

EU Leaders Agree on Extending Russia Sanctions, Fail To Approve New Ones

No EU Backing for Israel Despite Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Who Will Pay? EU Split Over €150B Defense Plan

EU Bickers Over Bill for Kyiv’s €40 Billion Military Package

Macron Proposes to Extend French Nuclear Umbrella to Europe

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