Trailing in the polls, the EU’s longest-serving leader and nationalist firebrand is considering how to stick around.

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek accused Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday of being closer to Russia than Europe, renewing an argument between the two European Union members that Budapest has called an unjustified provocation.

Pitchup.com says Hungary is 2026's top European destination for travelers who love the outdoors.

Hungary’s dollar bonds and the forint slid after Bloomberg reported that Prime Minister Viktor Orban is exploring the option of switching to a presidential system after a parliamentary election due in April.

BUDAPEST, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Hungary signed a framework agreement with Azerbaijan for the purchase of up to 800 million cubic meters of natural gas over two years, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a briefing on Thursday.

Budapest adds to number of recent deals signed with new suppliers despite its opposition to European Union's proposed ban on imports of Russian gas

Hungary said it will launch a legal challenge against the European Union's approval of a provisional agreement on phasing out imports of Russian natural gas as the bloc looks to end its dependency on Russian energy.

The trip to Moscow is the second since last year for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is widely considered Putin’s closest partner among all EU leaders.

Archaeologists from the Kecskeméti Katona József Museum have made a sensational discovery near Akasztó in Hungary's Bács-Kiskun county - three elite warrior burials dating to the 920s-930s that provide extraordinary insights into the Hungarian Conquest period.

Hungary's government has put state-run juvenile detention centres under direct police oversight, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday, trying to stem the political fallout from an abuse scandal at one such facility.