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Sandor Zsiros

Hungary's Magyar pushes back on pension and tax reforms as EU funding talks intensify

Reforms on pensions and taxation have emerged as the main sticking points between Budapest and Brussels in technical negotiations to unlock billions of euros in EU funding for Hungary, Euronews has learned.

According to several European Commission officials, Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is resisting both reforms, arguing they would put additional pressure on the country's budget.

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