What a clown. Enriching himself and his cronies, running a fascist regime, playing backdoor into Europe for daddy Putin, but “Ukrain bad make car cost money”.
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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wow this isn't something that happens every single time?
Yes, and nothing is done regarding it. "Waiting until the problem goes away" is the path that the EU uses in this and most others situations. But what if it will not? Or what if will take too much time?
That would a facepalmish situation ever if Orban would be reelected this spring (and it is actually possible!)
EU doesn't have any legal tools to deal with this situation. Hungary has veto right. So it can veto any attempt to remove its veto. (Not an expert, but that's what I heard) But if Orban is gone, there is still Slovakia. And now my home country Czechia :(
Then kick Hungary out.
If only. Unfortunately, there's a legal process to leave but no process to expel.
Just create EU 2.0 then and leave all the assholes out.
Can we please halt also any EU money going to Hungary until they fucking go kick rocks? 🙄
There will be national elections within 2 months. After 16 years, this is the first time there is a significant chance to boot Putin's buttplug. The other contestant isn't all glitter and marshmallows, either, but he is (or claims to be) definitely pro EU. Just have a little more patience, because things might change anyway.
I very much await April 12, because the people of Hungary can then do something about their leadership, peacefully and rationally, considering the track record of that person and his party.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_election
But why is it news, it’s completely predictable and the EU is unlikely to not assume it
Is "totally unexpected" the criteria for whether something's newsworthy?
Maybe it’s the title „plan in jeopardy“ which implies that the plan assumed his approval.
In jeopardy means in danger. Something can be in danger, even if it was expected that it could happen.
If I climb the mount everest, I put my life in jeopardy, even if the risk is known.
This is more like, I jump down from the mount Everest, and the news is I hurt myself. Which raises a bit the question of the purpose of the news.
„The EU publishes a plan“ - „oh no, Hungary blocked the plan“
„The EU publishes a plan“ - „oh no, Hungary blocked the plan“
„The EU publishes a plan“ - „oh no, Hungary blocked the plan“
What is this supposed to achieve? It just makes Hungary look important and the EU dysfunctional. In this case it also signals that „the EU wants to help, but it can’t“ which may or may not be part of the initial plan, given that outcome is already known. But it could also be a bureaucratic necessity.