Has the European Union finally run out of patience with Hungary? The mood was feisty in Brussels on Tuesday as ministers from the bloc’s member states gathered to discuss whether to turn the screws on Budapest for damaging democracy.

The plan by authorities to use facial recognition technology at Pride parades to identify participants is being investigated by the European Commission.

European Commission will not hesitate to use tools at its disposal to ensure that EU law is safeguarded, says European commissioner

European Union member states demanded that Hungary reverse its most recent anti-LGBTQ legislation, and called on the bloc’s executive to take action if Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government fails to do so.

A large majority of European Union countries are demanding that Hungary revise a new law that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities

For cohesion to remain a meaningful instrument of unity, the EU must balance pressure with pragmatism while upholding its core values. This Special Report looks at the road ahead.

The Council of the European Union will hold a hearing regarding the potential loss of Hungary's voting rights at a meeting on May 27, according to the agenda on the Council's web portal. This will be the eighth hearing regarding Hungary since the European Parliament triggered Article 7 procedures against the country in 2018.

On 27 May, the EU General Affairs Council (GAC) is set to hold yet another hearing on the situation in Hungary under Article 7.1 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). Since the last hearing in June 2024,