How Viktor Orbán Turned Hungary into a Corruption State Backed by Brussels Cash

Rule of law: EU blocking €18bn funding to Hungary over legislation concerns

The government of Viktor Orbán has come into conflict with Brussels again following a series of legislative manoeuvres that the European Commission considers contrary to EU laws and values. €18bn funding remains withheld from Hungary as the impasse continues.

How Viktor Orbán Turned Hungary into a Corruption State Backed by Brussels Cash

It was once said that Hungary had shaken off the iron grip of Soviet communism only to discover, three decades later, a velvet glove concealing a clenched fist. Under Viktor Orbán, the country’s longest-serving post-communist prime minister, Hungary has not only slid backwards from liberal democracy but, increasingly, it has done so with European Union money fuelling its retreat. Hungary’s transformation from a hopeful post-1989 democracy into a…