Hungary is facing the latest in a series of missed budget targets after the announcement of pre-election tax breaks by Prime Minister Viktor Orban last weekend.

The EU Court of Justice should rule in favour of Austria in its appeal against the European Commission's decision to approve Hungary's state aid for the expansion of its Paks atomic plant, the court's adviser said on Thursday.

Hungary will be the one to decide whether Ukraine is able to achieve its hopes of joining the European Union in the future, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday

The independence of Hungary's courts has been a contentious issue, causing a rift between Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government and the European Union. Judges began to express discontent in November when an agreement was signed between the government and the three main judicial representative bodies that tied salary rises to broad-based reforms.

Hungary will not consent to rushing ahead with the extension of sanction on Russian individuals at the European Union's foreign ministers meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.

Hungary will be the one to decide whether Ukraine is able to achieve its hopes of joining the European Union in the future, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Saturday in an escalation of his adversarial posture toward Hungary’s war-ravaged neighbor.

The European Court of Justice's advocate-general says Austria's appeal relating to the legality of Hungary's state aid for the Paks II nuclear power project should by upheld by the court. ;

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán continues to oppose Ukraine's accession to the EU, saying it would "destroy" Hungary. Source: European Pravda; Orbán on state radio on Friday, as quoted by Hirado and Telex,

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reiterated his opposition to Ukraine's accession to the European Union on Feb. 28, warning that it would "destroy" Hungary, the country's public broadcaster Hirado reported.

Ukraine's immediate membership in the European Union (EU) is unimaginable at present, however, it could happen in the future, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a morning program on the Kossuth radio station. Ukraine's accession to the EU currently runs counter to the interests of Hungary, Orban stressed.

The future of Budapest Pride's public parade is in question after a top Hungarian government official said the annual LGBTQ+ celebration should be held indoors.