Hungary's heavily export-oriented, manufacturing-driven economy is among the more vulnerable EU member states in the transatlantic trade war, according to analysts. Viktor Orban, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump,

Hours after the Israeli prime minister arrived in Budapest, the Hungarian government announced its decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). View on euronews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government is planning a law that would prevent protesters blocking bridges in order to defend the rights of those not protesting, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

Hungary announced its plan to exit the International Criminal Court, citing dissatisfaction with its proceedings. This decision makes Hungary the only EU nation to withdraw from the ICC. The issue came to a head when Hungary refused to detain Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his recent visit despite an ICC arrest warrant.

Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who is visiting Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant, praised the move.

During the Budapest meeting, the two prime ministers had a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Friedrich Merz’s incoming coalition wants to press the EU to look at withholding funds and suspending voting rights from Hungary, according to a document seen by POLITICO.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday accused Western Europe of prolonging the war in Ukraine, which recently began its fourth year. Orban told public broadcaster MTI that Hungary has worked out a peace plan, while Western Europe has drafted a war plan aimed at keeping the Ukrainian army engaged in a prolonged conflict with Russia.