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Fraud accusations fly as Hungarians vote in contentious election
BUDAPEST — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s camp and the opposition are accusing each other of electoral fraud as both sides gear up for a…
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Hungary threatens to halt gas supplies to Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Wednesday he would stop gas deliveries to Ukraine if Kyiv does not resume oil flows to Hungary. Orbán, who…
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Donald Tusk trashes Budapest as possible Ukraine talks venue
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday criticized the idea of Budapest being a potential venue for peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…
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I watched Orbán destroy Hungary’s democracy. Here’s my advice for the Trump Era.
Many believed that after his first term as president, Donald Trump would end up in the dustbin of history. Now Trump is back, and the…
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Hungary taunts Western allies: We’ll talk to whoever we want
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Thursday that it is Hungary’s “sovereign right to negotiate with whomever we want.” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s top diplomat…
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Hungary offers olive branch to Brussels in bid to reenter Erasmus scheme
Hungary has proposed a new draft law that it hopes will resolve its ongoing dispute around Erasmus student exchanges with Brussels by banning ministers, MPs…
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Von der Leyen says ‘peace cannot be taken for granted’ as she takes dig at Orbán
Ursula von der Leyen appeared to take a dig at Hungary and its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, on Friday as she warned that “peace cannot…
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Hungary reveals plan to send asylum-seekers to Brussels
Hungary’s government says it’s ready to give every migrant trying to enter the country a one-way ticket to Brussels if a top EU court ruling…
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Hungary’s easing of immigration rules for Russians raises espionage fears
BRUSSELS — Hungary’s decision to expand its “national card” to include Russians and Belarusians sparked condemnation from the European People’s Party and a response from…
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Orbán alliance gains enough support to be EU Parliament group
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s new right-wing alliance gained enough backing to qualify as an official group in the European Parliament after Belgium’s Vlaams Belang…
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