Hungary tops the list of countries where irregularities with EU funds have been uncovered, including a recent corruption case involving the then-mayor of Kengyel. He explains to BIRN how the system works. In late September, Szilard Nagy lost the early election for mayor of Kengyel, a village of some 3,500 …

A deal to avert a veto of the EU budget is unlikely to be enough to reverse the deterioration in Hungary’s relations with Germany. Hungary and Poland have reportedly accepted a proposal brokered by Germany to lift their veto of the EU budget and recovery package at this week’s summit …

North Macedonia’s former PM is entering into the crossfire of the bilateral historical dispute with neighbouring Bulgaria with dangerously high expectations on all sides. t is his fate in life to enter wars after important battles have already been lost.” This was how one colleague journalist portrayed North Macedonia’s former …