Overview

• Hungary has taken over the EU's rotating presidency for the next six months.
• Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's nationalist policies and close ties with Russia and China are contentious within the EU.
• Hungary faces criticism for its stance on migration, LGBTQ rights, and judicial independence.
• The EU's top court recently fined Hungary for failing to comply with asylum laws.
• European leaders worry about further weakening of unity in the EU amid rising far-right influence.