“We Europeans”. Hungary, the country that challenges Europe – France 3 – 8 May 2022

Major reportage, guests and European news are featured in the magazine “We Europeans” (Twitter), presented by Eléonore Gay and broadcast on Sundays at 10:10 a.m. on France 3, as well as late Thursday evenings on France 2. For this new issue of season 3, head to Hungary. Viktor Orbán has just been reappointed for a fourth term at the head of this member country of the European Union since 2004, after a large victory for his party, Fidesz, in the legislative elections of April 3, 2022. The Hungarian Prime Minister since 2010 is accused by Brussels of several breaches of the rule of law: its stranglehold on the media, the weakening of justice, the reduction of individual freedoms, or even its reluctance to fight against the corruption which reigns in the country.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army on February 24, 2022, Hungary has taken an isolated position, condemning Russian aggression but avoiding criticism of President Vladimir Putin. In particular, the country refuses to allow arms deliveries to Ukraine to pass through its territory. What are the economic and ideological ties that bind Viktor Orbán to Russia? How far can a Member State free itself from the common values ​​of the European Union?

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