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Hungary ready to take care of potential refugees from Ukraine if needed -govt

Hungary could take care of tens of thousands of potential refugees from Ukraine if needed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday.

Reuters

ECJ dismisses Hungary and Poland’s complaints over rule-of-law measure

Bloc’s highest court rejects countries’ cases objecting to law tying EU funds to democratic standards

The Guardian - UK

EU’s top court approves linking funds to respect for rule of law in blow to Hungary and Poland

European Court of Justice’s ruling could cut billions of euros to member states who flout democratic values

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EU can withhold funds from Hungary, Poland, top court rules

The European Union’s highest court rules that the 27-nation bloc can suspend support payments to member states if they breach rule of law principles, and dismissed a challenge by Hungary and Poland

The Independent UK

EU top court paves way to cut billions to Poland and Hungary

The European Union's top court on Wednesday cleared the way to cut billions of euros of funds to Poland and Hungary, whose populist rulers the bloc accuses of violating democratic rights.

Reuters

Poland, Hungary turning more authoritarian, rights group says

Hungary and Poland are turning increasingly authoritarian, a European rights group said on Tuesday, a day before the European Union's top court rules on whether to cut funding to member states flouting democratic rights and freedoms.

Reuters

Factbox-Poland and Hungary test EU "cash-for-democracy" powers in court

The European Union's top court will rule this week on challenges by Poland and Hungary to a new tool that would cut funding by the 27-nation bloc for members that flout democratic values.

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Poland's plan to gift Orban precious document draws scorn

Local authorities and officials in central Poland are protesting government plans to gift Hungary a precious, 15th century manuscript in order to highlight the two countries' close ties

The Independent UK

Hungary's ruling Fidesz leads opposition by two points ahead of April vote -poll

Hungary's governing Fidesz party gained a two-point lead this month over the united opposition in the campaign for the April 3 election, according to an opinion poll by Zavecz Research published by news site Telex on Monday.

Reuters

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

The Guardian - AU

Hungarian PM warns of refugee wave if Russia invades Ukraine

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has warned of the possibility of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees entering his country in the case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Hungary's Orban says fuel price cap to be extended until after election

Hungary will extend a cap on fuel prices for another three months, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday, the latest anti-inflation measure announced by his government ahead of an April 3 election.

Reuters

Viktor Orbán ‘invites’ Trump to Hungary to boost re-election bid

Orbán faces tough competition in the April election as the six opposition parties unite against him

The Independent UK

Viktor Orbán invites Trump to Hungary to boost re-election campaign

Thinktank linked to government has extended an invitation to the former US president

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Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

Bristol Post

Liam Fox MP spent third of January abroad on trips totalling £20K

Dr Liam Fox MP spent time on trips in the US, Hungary, the UAE and Dubai

The Guardian - UK

EU to launch rare inquiry into Pegasus spyware scandal

Approval for move expected after evidence government critics in Hungary and Poland were targeted

Reuters

Hungary opposition eyes anti-corruption drive to unlock EU funding

Hungary's opposition hopes a clampdown on corruption and joining the European Public Prosecutor's Office will unlock European Union recovery funding to boost economic growth and investment, its leader Peter Marki-Zay said on Wednesday.

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LGBT rights in eastern Europe: explaining financial benefits makes a big difference to people's views – new findings

Across eastern Europe, it’s still very difficult to pass laws and policies designed to advance LGBT inclusion. With LGBT+ History Month underway, some Ukrainians are worried that their country’s fragile progress in LGBT rights will be set back by a Russian invasion. A top court in Hungary has just ruled…

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OSCE plans to send larger team of observers for Hungary elections

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recommends sending a larger team to observe Hungary's April 3 parliamentary elections including monitoring the media, OSCE said late on Friday.

AAP

Kyrgios snubbed for Aust Davis Cup team

Australian skipper Lleyton Hewitt has named his Davis Cup team to take on Hungary and recent doubles grand slam winner Nick Kyrgios is not in it.

The Guardian - US

Tucker Carlson film on George Soros is his latest antisemitic dog-whistle

Fox News host claims in documentary that Soros has ‘spent decades’ waging a ‘political, social and demographic war on the west’

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s fears over close ties between Russia and Hungary stretch beyond Putin and Orban

Fears of war – and a cosy relationship between Moscow and Budapest – have moved the spotlight onto a western region of Ukraine that has a large Hungarian population, reports Kim Sengupta in Kiev

Reuters

Hungary's opposition fights Orban's media strength one letterbox at a time

Setting a brisk pace, 79-year-old Peter Nogradi pounds the streets of a sleepy village by the Danube river each Wednesday, dropping a newsletter into mailboxes as part of a campaign by opponents of Hungary's Prime Minister ahead of April elections.

The Independent UK

Hungarian PM seeks gas deal with Putin amid Ukraine tensions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lobbied for a higher volume of Russian natural gas shipments to Hungary during a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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