‘Why do you hate Ukraine?’ Hungarian minister clashes with Ukrainian journalists in Brussels

Published on 02/23/2026 – 13:59 GMT+1 Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó engaged in a heated exchange with Ukrainian journalists after his country said it would block an emergency loan at a meeting in Brussels, with the confrontation descending into personal accusations. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The government of Viktor Orbán disrupted a planned sanctions package against Russia […]

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EU trade chief to meet G7 counterparts as pressure mounts over US tariff threats

Published on 02/23/2026 – 13:58 GMT+1•Updated 14:24 EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is set to meet G7 trade ministers on Monday after United States President Donald Trump upped the pressure on trading partners with a 15% across-the-board tariffs on imports entering the American market. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Trump’s move came after a US Supreme Court ruling […]

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EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ proposal suffers another delay

The European Commission will once again delay the presentation of the bloc’s plan to re-industrialize the European economy, Industrial Strategy Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné’s cabinet said on Monday, signaling that divergences among European Union member states remain. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The French-led Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) was originally scheduled to be presented in December, but resistance from […]

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Change EU rules to stop Hungary’s abuse of veto, Lithuanian foreign minister says

Published on 02/23/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1•Updated 10:40 Lithuania is calling for an overhaul of the European Union’s voting system following Hungary’s announcement it is blocking two key decisions in relation to Ukraine because of problems with Budapest’s access to cheap Russian oil through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ahead of Monday’s foreign affairs meeting […]

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