Jun 28, 2018 · Hungary’s populist premier Viktor Orbán not only drinks pálinka, but also uses it as a political tool. The robust brandy brings him closer to his people. When in Hungary, you cannot escape pálinka. It starts and end meals, mends broken hearts, and soaks up a variety of sorrows.

Dec 16, 2023 · However, the chancellor does not want to make coffee breaks for Hungarian Prime Minister Orban a rule at EU summits in order to circumvent his vetoes. “It can’t be solved every time by walking out the door,” says Scholz at the end of the summit in Brussels. “This is for special moments.”

Jan 23, 2023 · He pointed out the the ghastly statistics which counted more than 800,000 alcoholics in Hungary. 30,000 die every year due to drinking alcohol and 60,000 because of drugs, he highlighted. By this, he implied that alcohol addiction is a bigger concern in the country than drug addiction.

Dec 20, 2023 · For days, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban repeated his objections, arguing that the Union could not contemplate taking in a country at war and as corrupt as Ukraine.

Dec 15, 2023 · According to the publication, the three-hour discussions ended due to Orbán's position, after which the German Chancellor suggested the Hungarian Prime Minister leave the room and drink coffee. An EU source told reporters …

Feb 3, 2025 · Opinion: "It has become difficult for the EU to send Orban to drink coffee," Valentin Filippov A columnist for the PolitNavigator website said that after the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, it became obvious that …

Jan 16, 2025 · Viktor Orbán’s kleptocratic hybrid regime has hit choppy waters, and he and his country may be nearing a moment of truth. Orbán’s family and closest allies are so deeply implicated in crimes and corruption that were Fidesz ever to lose an election, they would almost certainly face a legal reckoning.

During a European Union (EU) leaders' meeting discussing Ukraine's potential entry into the EU, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suggested to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to step out of the room and finish his coffee elsewhere. This incident was reported by the newspaper Politico.

Dec 15, 2023 · Scholz tells how he sent Orban to drink coffee during vote on Ukraine The twenty-six EU member states were able to agree to start membership talks with Ukraine because German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asked his Hungarian counterpart to leave the room so as not to block the process.

Nov 8, 2024 · Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Thursday he celebrated his ally Donald Trump's victory in the US election by downing vodka -- rather than champagne as he had previously promised.