Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new aid, after setback in US
The European Union failed to agree on a 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat, even as the bloc decided to open…
Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Hungary to receive millions in EU money despite Orban’s threats to veto Ukraine aid
Hungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money, the EU’s executive arm said Thursday, despite the Hungarian prime minister’s attempts to scupper the bloc’s…
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CPAC: Hungary’s Orban bemoans liberal ‘virus’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged former President Donald Trump to return to the White House as president and renewed a call for populist forces to wrest control of democracy…
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Pope in Hungary asks Europe to unite, end war
Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, on Friday pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the…
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Hungary accuses EU of prolonging Ukraine war
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the EU had fanned the flames of the Ukrainian war by sanctioning Russia and supplying Ukraine with money and weapons, rather than seeking…
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Cent. European PMs reassure ties amid Russian war
The leaders of four Central European countries have emphasized issues that tie them together and downplayed those that have caused divisions during a summit in Slovakia. The only shocking statement…
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Russian Orthodox head escapes sanctions thanks to Orban
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church had been initially included in individuals the European Union bloc wanted to sanction but the proposal needed to be approved unanimously. Hungarian Prime…
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Hungary’s Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban may have won a victory at home with people who love oppression, but his image in the world community and especially within Europe is…
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Hungary election integrity: volunteer vote-counters push for
Hungary voters are worried about election integrity and are working to have volunteer vote counters at each of its more that 10,000 polling places across the country, the worry is…
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Hungary’s Orban faces pressure to cut close ties with Putin
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban avoided condemning the buildup of Russian troops on the Belarus-Ukraine and spoke emphatically against applying sanctions, even traveling to Moscow to meet with Putin in…
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Hungary’s health experts seek more COVID-19 data
Right now, Hungary is experiencing a very steep rise in coronavirus infections, and the death toll is climbing daily, as the government, health officials and the media search for answers…
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