The brother of Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been arrested as part of a human trafficking investigation. “I am the target; my brother is just a means,” the national conservative Orbán wrote on Facebook, referring to the “foul play” surrounding his brother Aron Orbán.
World politicsGerman automaker BMW is adding South Korean battery manufacturers Samsung SDI and LG Energy Solution as suppliers for its electric car production in Europe and the United States.
CarsHungary is making democratic progress, so the EU should end the so-called Article 7 procedure against the country, according to MEP Tomas Tobé (M) and the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group.
World politicsThe Hungarian government is opening up police archives from the communist era. Tens of thousands of secret police informants are being identified after repeated delays.
World politics18-year-old prospect Michael Odinks has been named to Sweden’s squad for the World Cup qualifying games against Hungary and France.
SportsThe Swedish basketball team will have to do without captain Ludvig Håkanson in the crucial World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and France. The key player injured his foot more than two weeks ago, he tells Aftonbladet. “It sucks,” Håkanson says.
SportsAs looting and arson at town halls add to the turmoil, an already divided France risks becoming even more polarized. The violence could bring the far right to power. “Violence strengthens the ‘party of order’,” political scientist Jérôme Fourquet told the newspaper Le Soir.
WorldGyörgy Matolcsy, Hungary’s longtime former central bank governor, has been arrested, his lawyer says, according to the Telex news service.
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