Brexit redraws European Parliament battle lines
How will Brexit shake up the balance of power in the European Parliament and could it complicate Brussels' reform agenda?
European Parliament: votes highlight east-west split
Three votes by the European Parliament in recent years have exposed deep divisions between EU members from the wealthier west and the previously communist east of the bloc.
Hungary PM’s Fidesz party suspended from European EPP group
The Fidesz party of firebrand Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been suspended from the European People's Party
Eurosceptic forces set to gain in EU elections: polls
Eurosceptic populists are projected to make gains in European Parliamentary elections in May but mainstream political groups ought to retain their majority, opinion polls suggest.
Orban attacks pose dilemma for European conservatives
Three months from the European Parliament election, the assembly's dominant centre-right bloc has been weakened by a rift over how to handle Hungary's populist leader Viktor Orban.
Orban win in Hungary means more headaches for Brussels
The re-election of Hungary's Viktor Orban may have delighted populists, but the anti-immigration leader's triumph looks set to prolong the fractious EU-Budapest relationship.
Hungary, Europe’s ‘illiberal’ pioneer
Viktor Orban, standing for a third successive term as Hungary's prime minister, is best known outside the country for being at the forefront of the deepening division between the European Union's eastern and western members.
Hungary’s controversial PM set to win third straight term
Viktor Orban, a xenophobic populist whose changes to the electoral system and grip on the media have provoked criticism at home and abroad, is likely to win another term in office in election.