Hungarian MPs approve PM limits to block potential return of Orban
The reform is one of the first introduced by PM Peter Magyar as he seeks to return Hungary to the EU mainstream.
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Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s PM, ending Orban’s 16 years in power
Magyar’s Tisza party secured a huge parliamentary majority in last month’s election.
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Hungary’s new PM races to unlock EU’s frozen funds
Hungary’s incoming PM Peter Magyar has travelled to Brussels, hoping to unfreeze billions of euros.
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EU formally approves 90bn euro Ukraine loan and new sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy welcomes the development, urging that the first tranche be disbursed by May or June.
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Will complex EU loan deal intensify conflict?
Ukraine gets multibillion-dollar loan; Russia rakes in oil revenue.
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Ukraine restarts Russian oil to Europe, unblocking 90-billion-euro EU loan
Resumption of oil deliveries enables Hungary to lift veto, with EU’s 27 members now on track to formally approve loan.
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Ukraine says Druzhba pipeline running Russian oil to Europe can resume work
Kyiv hopeful pipeline restoration will unblock EU loan, with bloc’s foreign policy chief expecting ‘positive decision’.
EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights
European Court of Justice says measure by PM Viktor Orban’s government breaches EU law ‘on a number of separate levels’.
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Hungary’s incoming PM says Netanyahu would be arrested if he visits
Hungary’s election winner says he would enact an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and detain him.
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EU eyes Ukraine loan, Israeli settler sanctions, after Hungarian election
Ouster of EU ‘spoiler-in-chief’ Viktor Orban unlocks key foreign policy decisions in the 27-member bloc.
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Can Hungary wean itself off Russian energy, as its new leader has promised?
Magyar’s pitch to Hungarian voters was to turn away from some of Orban’s policies, including Russian energy imports.
