He is a former close associate of the Hungarian government
Hungary
Orban continues to block €50bn aid package for Ukraine - Hungary denounces political blackmail
"Hungary's sovereignty is impaired if political power gets into the hands of persons or organizations dependent on any foreign power, organization or person"
Orban, speaking in Brussels on the sidelines of an EU summit, said there was a "big battle" especially over support for Ukraine
“Fortunately, what once was tragedy is now a comedy at best. Fortunately, Brussels is not Moscow. Moscow was a tragedy. Brussels is just a bad contemporary parody”
At a cost of €5 billion a year
Greece will face either Hungary or Spain
Budapest and Warsaw disagree on the "penalty" for countries that do not accept migrants on their territory - Italy and Austria are the leaders of the opposing camp
The European Union is nearing the completion of its 11th package of sanctions targeting Russia
The Czech presidency will seek to override the Hungarian veto on aid to Ukraine