Now playing Next Europe News Budapest says Brussels 'biased' and 'unfairly' withholding EU funds Brussels is currently withholding nearly €28 billion in EU funds from Hungary and Budapest will not get the totality of the money until it implements 27 so-called "super milestones" negotiated with the Commission. 04/05/2023
Now playing Next Europe News ECJ halves Poland's daily €1m fine over controversial judicial reforms The EU institutions have been at odds with Warsaw about its justice reforms for years now, with the Commission warning they endanger the independence of the judiciary. 21/04/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Colombia makes history by hosting court hearing in the metaverse The South American country held its first metaverse court hearing for a lawsuit against the Ministry of Defence and National Police. 01/03/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Rule of law issues in most EU countries remain unaddressed - Report Poland and Hungary are once more flagged as the "worst offenders" with the new right-wing coalition governments in Italy and Sweden described as "fast learners". 21/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU states must join Brussels' case over Hungary's anti-LBGT law - NGOs The European Commission says the Hungarian law violates internal market rules, the fundamental rights of individuals, and EU values. 13/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Budapest ready to U-turn on university funding row with Brussels The European Commission has threatened to cut funds from its education support programme Erasmus+. 26/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Hungary ready to sue EU over cuts to Erasmus funding Gergely Gulyas, chief of staff to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told reporters that the funding cut for the Erasmus programme is “unacceptable and unbearable.” 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Some EU countries are 'very selfish' over energy crisis - Polish PM In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews, Mateusz Morawiecki discussed the energy crisis, the Ukraine war, sanctions on Russia and the rule of law. 14/12/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Hungary agrees deal and lifts veto on €18bn EU aid package for Ukraine Budapest had vetoed two key EU files that required unanimity, which other capitals had likened to blackmail. 13/12/2022
Now playing Next state of the union What were the top stories in EU politics this week? Brussels stepped up its work to confiscate Russian-owned assets that have been frozen under EU sanctions and use them to finance the costly reconstruction of Ukraine. 02/12/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels backs €7.5 billion cut of EU funds to Hungary The European Commission believes the reforms undertaken by Budapest so far to ensure EU money is not misused did not go far enough. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next Hungary Brussels to decide if EU funds for Hungary should be blocked The European Commission is considering freezing cohesion funds for Budapest after the Hungarian government implemented 17 measures to tackle corruption concerns. Brussels will make a decision based on Hungary’s efforts on November 30. 29/11/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels recommends billions in EU funds be withheld from Hungary The European Commission's assessment is that Budapest has not delivered on its reforms to ensure EU funds are not misappropriated and it has decided to refer the matter to the Council. 24/11/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Hungary optimistic EU will unblock funds despite rule of law concerns Some have accused Hungary of blackmail by using its veto power over other important EU issues, including sanctions against Russia, a planned minimum global corporate tax, and the issuance of common debt to fund €18 billion of support for Ukraine. 18/11/2022
Now playing Next Europe News EU democracy is under attack by mercenary spyware, claims new report Illegal cases of spyware use have been detected in Poland, Hungary, Greece and Spain, raising concerns about privacy rights and press freedom. 08/11/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Hungary PM Viktor Orbán has only just joined Twitter. Why now? With Hungarians generally preferring Facebook, there is seemingly little domestic motivation for Orban to join the rival platform. 12/10/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Hungary appears confident it can prevent €7.5 billion cut in EU funds Hungary has committed to implementing 17 measures to strengthen oversight into how EU funds are spent in the country before mid-November. 19/09/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels calls for €7.5 billion EU funding cut from Hungary The Commission stressed that this is the next step in its rule of law mechanism process. 18/09/2022
Now playing Next Europe News 'It's a joke', says Orbán after MEPs declare Hungary an 'autocracy' "The only reason we don’t laugh at it is because we’re bored of it," the Hungarian Prime Minister said in reaction to the European Parliament's report. 16/09/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Hungary is no longer a full democracy, MEPs say in new resolution MEPs argue a lack of decisive EU action has led to a "breakdown in democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights" in Hungary. 15/09/2022