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EU lawmakers' call to cut funds to Hungary a 'boring joke' -Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday the European Parliament's call earlier this week to cut funds to Hungary over democratic backsliding was a "boring joke."

Reuters

EU lawmakers say Hungary no longer a 'full democracy'

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - Hungary reacted furiously Thursday to a vote in the European Parliament that declared that the country was no longer a "full democracy" and that the European Union needed to act.

AFP

Hungary is no longer a full democracy, says European parliament

MEPs back resolution stating country led by Viktor Orbán has become ‘hybrid regime of electoral autocracy’

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European Parliament says Hungary is no longer a 'full democracy'

Hungary is no longer a "full democracy" and the EU needs to do everything to bring it back into line with European values, the European Parliament said Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

EU lawmakers assail Hungary for attacking democratic values

European Union lawmakers say Hungary’s nationalist government is deliberately trying to undermine the bloc’s democratic values

The Independent UK

EU lawmakers raise pressure to cut funds for Hungary over graft woes

A large majority of European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to condemn damage to democracy in Hungary under veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orban, stepping up pressure on the bloc to cut funding for the ex-communist country.

Reuters

Hungary to force women to listen to ‘foetal heartbeat’ before they can have an abortion

Decree says women requesting abortion to be made to hear ‘clearly identifiable indication of foetal vital signs’

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Hungary tightens abortion access with listen to ‘foetal heartbeat’ rule

Fears move will pave way for more restrictions in country where terminations are widely accepted

The Guardian - UK

Hungary's government tightens rules regulating abortion

Hungary’s right-wing government has issued a decree which will require doctors to present women requesting an abortion with fetal vital signs, an obligation that tightens the country’s relatively liberal abortion rules

The Independent UK

EU cautious on Hungary's 'charm offensive' as billions of funds hang in balance -sources

The European Commission wants to see more action from Hungary on stepping up anti-corruption safeguards before Brussels agrees to unlock EU funds, EU sources said.

Reuters

Europe’s Ukraine refugees fear falling through the cracks as winter looms

With energy bills adding to the strain on their hosts, some refugees are choosing to return home

The Guardian - UK

Courtside with Jason Kidd: Watching Luka Doncic through Mavs coach’s Hall of Fame eyes

COLOGNE, Germany — Luka Doncic held his right index finger up in the air, twirled it once, and that was all Jason Kidd needed to see.

Tribune News Service

Hungary to set up anti-corruption body in bid to unlock EU funds

Hungary will create an anti-corruption authority and a working group involving non-government organisations to oversee the spending of European Union funds, the government said in a decree in its official gazette late on Monday.

Reuters

7 killed in Hungary after train collides with vehicle

Hungarian police say seven people have been killed after a train collided with a vehicle on a railroad crossing in southern Hungary

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From the logo and between the legs, Luka Doncic ‘put on a show’ in Slovenia’s latest win

COLOGNE, Germany — Luka Doncic didn’t play his typical stretch of minutes Saturday in the Slovenian national team’s 103-88 win over Hungary in the EuroBasket group stage.

The Independent UK

Teacher shortages grow worrisome in Poland and Hungary

Public schools in Poland and Hungary are facing a shortage of teachers at a time when both countries are taking in many Ukrainian refugee children

Reuters

EU will suspend agreement with Russia that eases visa issuance - Hungary minister

The European Union will suspend an agreement with Russia that eases visa issuance, but there will not be a blanket visa ban imposed as there is no unanimity on that, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Hungary fireworks go on but weather agency controversy stays

An elaborate fireworks display has taken place under calm skies in Hungary’s capital

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Russia-Ukraine war: risk of radioactive leak at ‘repeatedly shelled’ Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, operator warns – as it happened

Ukraine’s state energy operator: ‘There are risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances’

The Independent UK

Hungary warns education becoming ‘too feminine’

State body report outlines concerns that boys could develop ‘mental and behavioural problems’

Reuters

Firing of Hungarian weather forecasters sets off storm at home and abroad

The firing of Hungary's two top weather forecasters after a big storm predicted by the National Meteorological Service did not materialise has drawn protests at home and abroad, with meteorologists calling for their reinstatement.

Daily Mirror

Weather forecaster makes wrong prediction - and furious bosses FIRE her and deputy

A fireworks display billed as one of the biggest in Europe was cancelled after Hungary's national weather agency warned of storms and wind - but the raging weather system never actually hit the capital of Budapest

The Independent UK

Heads of Hungary weather service fired after wrong forecast

The two top officials of Hungary’s meteorological service have been fired after an inaccurate rain forecast prompted the postponement of a fireworks display on the country’s most important national holiday

ABC News

Hungary sacks weather service chief after inaccurate forecast prompts fireworks display's cancellation

The Hungarian government sacks the head of the national weather service and her deputy, two days after a fireworks display to celebrate Hungary's national holiday was delayed for fear of storms.

AFP

Life in exile 'really hard' for Ukrainian badminton player Ulitina

Tokyo (AFP) - Ukrainian badminton player Maria Ulitina has been living in Hungary since Russia invaded her country and says focusing on matches is "really hard when you don't have a home".

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