Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban made his case for "change" in Europe on Wednesday, in an address to the bloc's parliament greeted by protests over democratic backsliding in his home country.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for massive change in how the EU addresses migration. His speech at the European Parliament provoked the ire of many. Some lawmakers called him out for his stance on Russia.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban slammed the European Union for what he said was a failure to take into account the interests of the continent’s car industry in setting environmental goals.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's rejection of EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles failed to stop fellow European Union members voting in favour, exposing how a divided Berlin is struggling to drive EU policy.

The European Union is bracing for retaliation from China after the bloc voted last week to impose tariffs on the import of Chinese electric vehicles, or EVs, amid speculation that Beijing could seek to target individual European countries that voted for the measures.

Ten EU member countries voted in favor of tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles while five opposed them. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, voted against the tariff hikes, raising concerns about potential trade retaliation.