Since regaining executive power in 2010, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has turned his country’s domestic political and social spheres upside down, while rendering Hungary instrumental in its obstructionism at the heart of the European Union’s (EU) decision-making and operational machinery. In his quest for ally and resource diversification, Orbán is multifaceted in his relations with the six countries of the Western Balkans, among which Serbia undoubtedly stands out as his preferred partner. Budapest’s brotherly relations with Belgrade, predominantly cemented upon the inter-personal connections between Orbán and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, frame a sizeable portion of its approach to EU enlargement.
Kosovo Energy Transition Between privatisation and market liberalisation