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Brussels releases €10 billion in frozen EU funds for Hungary amid Orbán's threats
The European Commission allowed on Wednesday the release of €10 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary, almost a year after the money was frozen over the country's failure to address persistent rule-of-law concerns.
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Hungary set to receive €920 million in EU recovery funds without strings attached
The European Commission approved on Thursday the revised version of Hungary’s recovery and resilience plan, a decision that foresees the release of €920 million without strings attached.
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World Press Photo 2023 exhibition arrives in Budapest
Entries are judged separately from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, South-East Asia and the Oceania region.
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Hungary might not 'credibly fulfil' tasks of EU Council presidency, MEPs say in critical resolution
Hungary is scheduled to take over the rotating presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2024.
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Budapest ready to U-turn on university funding row with Brussels
The European Commission has threatened to cut funds from its education support programme Erasmus+.
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Brussels recommends billions in EU funds be withheld from Hungary
The European Commission's assessment is that Budapest has not delivered on its reforms to ensure EU funds are not misappropriated and it has decided to refer the matter to the Council.
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Soaring energy costs force 111-year-old Budapest theatre to close
"Utility bills have become more expensive by eight-fold, sometimes ten-fold", said Szilveszter Okovacs, director of the Hungarian State Opera
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Hungary keeping EU 'hostage' over Russian oil ban, Lithuanian minister claims
Twelve days after the Commission unveiled its plans to impose a phased embargo on Russian oil, negotiations are still dragging on. Hungary is now being accused of keeping the sanction package "hostage".
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Viktor Orban wins 4th consecutive term as Hungary's prime minister
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared victory in Sunday's national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as the vote tally shows a strong lead for his right-wing party.
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Hungary's LGBT community reacts to referendum
Victoria Rose and Evegny Belaykov believe Hungary's government is targeting LGBT community with its laws and referendum.
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Viktor Orban claims victory in Hungary election
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in the country's general elections, clinching his fourth consecutive term in office. Over the years, Orban's critics have raised concerns about his attempts to...
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Ukrainian students find refuge in Hungarian circus after fleeing Russian invasion
Around 100 Ukrainian circus art students who fled their home from the Russian invasion, have found refuge in a circus in Budapest
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Budapest's world-famous orchestra swap concert halls for bar stools in mini-concerts
Members of Iván Fischer's ensemble perform masterpieces by Bach, Gershwin and Ferenc Liszt in bars and pubs across the capital.
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Five takeaways from Hungarian PM Viktor Orban's meeting with French far-right leader Le Pen
The two far-right politicians played down their differences and found common ground in virulent attacks against the European Union's "hegemony."
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EU's top court begins looking at Hungary and Poland dispute over rule of law mechanism
The two hearings, one brought by Hungary and one by Poland, will conclude on Tuesday but it could be months before the European Court of Justice gives its ruling.
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Will the German elections change the dynamics of the EU’s rule of law battle?
Politicians in Central and Eastern Europe are apprehensive about the outcome of Germany's vote.
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'Open your arms to everyone,' Pope tells Orban's Hungary
Viktor Orban's right-wing, anti-immigrant policies clash with Pope Francis’ call for countries to welcome refugees.
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'Hungary could become a desert', climate activists warn as they bring camels to Budapest
Hungarian environmentalists were seen bringing camels in the neighbourhood of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest on August 11, to protest against Hungary's lack of measures to conserve its water resources.
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Hungary asylum policies 'failed' to fulfill EU obligations, ECJ rules
The EU top court said Budapest made it virtually impossible for people to make an asylum claim.
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Budapest's mayor snubs Orban by lobbying EU for direct access to climate change cash
Budapest's liberal mayor has put himself on a climate change collision course with Hungary's right-wing prime minister Viktor Orban. Gergely Karácsony has suggested Brussels gives cities direct access to funding aimed at making the EU...
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Budapest Pride: Unprecedented crowd defies Hungarian government at 'illegal' march
The local government's Freedom Day event ended without incidents, with no police intervention, and counter-demonstrators being kept away.
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'Another red line crossed': Fierce debate on Hungary's Pride ban at the European Parliament
Centrist and leftist MEPs called on the EU to act against Hungary over the LGBTQ+ Pride ban, while the far right defended the move of Viktor Orbán's government. Around 70 MEPs will travel to Budapest next weekend to support LGBTQ+ rights.
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Hungary's opposition leader Péter Magyar holds a rally in Budapest
Hungary’s opposition leader, Péter Magyar, tells supporters he will restore Western alliances if he defeats incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next year.
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Péter Magyar pledges at rally to restore Hungary's EU ties if elected
Hungary’s opposition leader told supporters he will restore Western alliances if he defeats incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next year.