
Nick Thorpe
East and Central Europe Correspondent at BBC
Author, broadcaster, film-maker New book: Walking Europe's Last Wilderness - A Journey through the Carpathian Mountains. Out on 11 Feb 2025.
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6 days ago |
bbc.co.uk | Nick Thorpe
Image source, ZOLTAN FISCHER/HUNGARIAN PM HANDOUTImage caption, Hungary's Viktor Orban described President Trump as a "truth serum"Central Europe correspondentIt's been a big week in Europe for CPAC, the US Conservative Political Action Conference, with large gatherings in Poland and Hungary.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Nick Thorpe
Orban accused of using Ukraine spy row in fight for political survivalNick ThorpeCentral Europe correspondentSBUUkraine said it uncovered a Hungarian espionage network earlier this monthA spate of arrests, diplomatic expulsions and public humiliations has plunged relations between war-torn Ukraine and its prickly Nato neighbour Hungary to a new low.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Nick Thorpe
Romania reruns controversial election after earlier vote annulledNick ThorpeCentral Europe Correspondent, BucharestGetty ImagesRomanians will try again to elect a new president today, six months after the first attempt ended in scandal and confusion. A radical outsider with mystical leanings, Calin Georgescu, came first on 24 November, but that result was annulled over allegations of campaign fraud and Russian interference.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Nick Thorpe
Nick ThorpeBudapest correspondentReporting fromBudapestTom BennettBBC NewsReporting fromLondonHungary's parliament has backed a range of constitutional amendments which will limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people and dual nationals. The amendments, which the government says are aimed at protecting children's physical and moral development, will enable it to ban public LGBTQ+ gatherings.
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Mar 5, 2025 |
bbc.com | Nick Thorpe
Romanians on the march after arrest of far-right presidential favouriteNick ThorpeEastern Europe correspondent in BucharestBBCTens of thousands of Romanians marched on Bucharest's Victory Square, the seat of the Romanian government, at the weekend, after the presidential election favourite was taken in for questioning.
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