Hungary

Washington sanctioned Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff

Russian gas exports to the EU via Ukraine ceased yesterday following the expiration of a five-year deal

Warsaw wants to focus on the bloc’s security during its six-month presidency

Budapest has granted asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister who is facing corruption charges

Russia was the second-largest supplier of gas to the EU in the first ten months of this year

The region’s economies could buckle under the strain of tariffs

Hungary entered into technical recession in the third quarter, while the forint fell to an almost two-year low

Governments will be put to the test as economic pressures dovetail with a populist resurgence and defence concerns