EU To Call Orban To The Carpet Over Ties With Russian Federation
8- 15.04.2026, 10:01
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A date has been named.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lost the election, but European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen still plans to raise the issue of his ties to Moscow directly with EU leaders.
This is reported by Telex.
Orban has been invited to an informal EU summit in Cyprus on April 23-24.
European Council President Antonio Costa on Tuesday sent out an invitation to an informal meeting of EU heads of state and government. It will be held in Cyprus on April 23-24.
The agenda includes three topics:
the world's geopolitical situation;
the conflict in the Middle East;
the EU's seven-year joint budget.
The leaders are scheduled to hear from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on the Russian invasion on the evening of April 23. The invitation does not specify whether it will be a face-to-face meeting or a video link - both formats have been practiced before.
Orban will account for the tapes
Besides the official agenda, another topic that may come up at the summit is the scandal surrounding negotiations between the Hungarian and Russian governments.
Last week, the European Commission's chief spokeswoman, Paula Pinho, said that records and information made public about those talks "underline the worrying possibility that a member state government" was acting in collusion with Russia.
"Actively acted against the interests and security of the EU and all its citizens," was how the European Commission described the Hungarian side's actions.
She promised that von der Leyen would raise the issue with the leaders of member states. A European Commission spokesman confirmed on Tuesday: the Commission president will continue to press the issue at the leaders' level, although "it was not specified whether it would be an informal" summit.
"The government of the member state concerned must urgently provide an explanation," Pinho added.
Last chance to ask Orban
The next official EU summit is scheduled for June 18 - well after Orban is due to resign over his election loss.
The Cyprus summit in April could therefore be the last chance to discuss the scandal with Hungary's incumbent prime minister among the bloc's leaders.
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