The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing.
Tag: Hungary
We Just Wanted to Talk E.U. Farm Policy. Why Was Someone Always Looking Over Our Shoulders?
The European Union conceals data showing where billions in subsidies go. So we needed a workaround.
In Hungary, Viktor Orban Showers Money on Stadiums, Less So on Hospitals
The Hungarian prime minister has created what critics call a semi-autocracy at the heart of democratic Europe. But he has largely ignored his country’s health care system.
Setback for Orban as Opposition in Hungary Gains Ground in Elections
The governing Fidesz party lost the mayoralty of Budapest and 10 other cities in a campaign dominated by sex tapes and corruption accusations.
Romania Pushes to Be Treated as a Fully Fledged E.U. Member
More than 12 years after joining the bloc, the country’s leaders say it has made progress against corruption and deserves expanded rights for travel and trade.
Gyorgy Konrad, Writer and Dissident in Communist Hungary, Dies at 86
Known internationally for books like “The Case Worker,” he was an advocate of individual liberty and played a prominent role after Communist rule ended.
Radio Free Europe Is Poised to Return to a Less Free Hungary
The return of the Cold War-era service, which was used to combat authoritarianism, is likely to be taken as an affront by the Orban government and, perhaps, President Trump.
Twins Born Conjoined at the Head Are Separated Successfully
A 30-hour procedure by a medical team lead by 35 Hungarian doctors separates the three-year-old girls at a military hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Agnes Heller, 90, Hungarian Philosopher and Outspoken Dissident, Is Dead
Since the 1950s, she had been a thorn in the side of authoritarian governments on the left and the right, including Viktor Orban’s today.
European Heat Wave? It’s the New Normal.
Meteorologists say temperatures could climb above 40 degrees Celsius, or more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit, across large stretches of the continent.