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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico pictured on March 20, 2025. Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

Slovakian government plans to pump money into pro-Kremlin media, report says

Slovakia proposed a €20,000 grant for previously banned news websites.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech on March 15, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images

Journalists demand apology after Orbán brands reporters ‘bugs’

Europe’s largest union of journalists has demanded an apology from Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán after he characterized reporters as “bugs” and threatened a “clean up” of the media and other sectors.