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Mexican president calls opponents foreign agents, traitors

In a bid to stoke nationalism and justify his policies, Mexico's president has increasingly taken to calling his opponents “traitors” and accused them of working for the foreign governments

The Independent UK

US conservatives embracing controversial Hungarian leader

Hungary's controversial prime minister is coming to the U.S. to address a gathering of conservative activists

The Independent UK

Thousands join Budapest Pride march in sweltering heat

In sweltering temperatures, thousands of Hungarians took part in the annual Budapest Pride march on Saturday, vowing to keep up their fight against government policies on LGBTQ rights that have drawn EU condemnation.

Reuters

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Orban Urges New EU Strategy on Ukraine, Says Sanctions Have Failed

The European Union needs a new strategy on the war in Ukraine as sanctions against Moscow have not worked, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. "A new strategy is needed which should focus peace talks and drafting a good peace proposal ... instead of winning the war," Orban…

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Hungary's Orban calls for new EU strategy on Ukraine war, says sanctions failed

The European Union needs a new strategy on the war in Ukraine as sanctions against Moscow have not worked, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.

Reuters

Hungary eyes 'better cooperation' with EU in funds row: minister

Veszprém (Hungary) (AFP) - Hungary is hoping "better cooperation" with the European Commission will unlock billions of euros (dollars) of held-up funds, according to the minister in charge of the negotiations, as its economy struggles.

AFP

Hungary approves 2023 budget and deficit cuts after pre-poll spending spree

Hungary's parliament on Tuesday approved the 2023 budget, which sets out to reduce the budget deficit next year to 3.5% of economic output from a targeted 4.9% this year as the government tries to put finances back on a sustainable track.

Reuters

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As Russia threatens Ukraine, Poland’s role in NATO evolves

Warsaw’s long-pending security expectations within NATO are being satisfied following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Hungarians rally against Orban's reforms, skeptical of change

Around 1,000 Hungarians demonstrated against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government on Saturday in the latest of a series of smaller demonstrations this week since his right-wing Fidesz party passed legislation sharply raising taxes on small firms.

Reuters

EU Commission takes Hungary to court in effort to overturn LGBTQ law

The European Commission took Hungary to court on Friday to contest a Hungarian law banning the provision of LGBTQ content to minors.

Radio France Internationale

European Commission to sue Orban’s Hungary over anti-LGBT laws

Hungary will also be taken to court over a refusal to renew the licence of a radio station that is critical of the government

The Independent UK

Europe 'shot itself in the lungs' with sanctions on Russia, Orban says

The European Union has "shot itself in the lungs" with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless rolled back, risk destroying the European economy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

Reuters

Abe’s Nationalism Is His Most Toxic Legacy

U.S. elites were happy to overlook the late Japanese prime minister’s historical revisionism.

Foreign Policy

Hungarian workers block roads to protest new tax law

Protesters in Hungary’s capital have blocked main traffic arteries for the second day in a row in opposition to a tax overhaul pushed through this week by lawmakers from the country’s right-wing governing party

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Hungarians protest for second day against tax overhaul

Several thousand Hungarians protested against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government outside parliament on Wednesday in the second day of anti-government rallies after lawmakers fast-tracked legislation sharply raising taxes for small firms.

The Independent UK

EU rule of law report decries situation in Poland, Hungary

The European Union’s executive has decried the rule of law situation in Poland and Hungary and centered on perceived breaches in their judiciary and media in its annual report

Reuters

EU tells Hungary, Poland to step up their democracy game

The European Union told Hungary and Poland on Wednesday to improve judicial and media independence, as well as anti-graft safeguards, saying conditions to unlock billions in aid for the two remain unaddressed and serious concerns persist.

Reuters

Hungary orders export ban on fuels, curbs utility price caps

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has ordered an export ban on fuels like gas and scrapped a years-long cap on utility prices for higher-usage households, a senior aide said on Wednesday.

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Hungary bridge blockade fails to derail small business tax rise

An hours-long blockade of a bridge in Budapest on Tuesday failed to derail the approval of a motion by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government to increase the tax rate for hundreds of thousands of small firms.

The Independent UK

Hungarian nationalist PM Orban to deliver speech at CPAC

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister will speak at a conference of prominent U.S. conservatives, the latest sign of tightening relations between Hungarian and American conservatives

Reuters

U.S. Treasury to end 1979 treaty with global minimum tax holdout Hungary

The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it was moving to terminate a 1979 tax treaty with Hungary in the wake of Budapest's decision to block the European Union's implementation of a new, 15% global minimum tax.

Reuters

Hungary must radically increase its defence capabilities, PM Orban says

Hungary will speed up its defence development programme, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Ukraine war has both blindsided and empowered Orban

The Hungarian PM’s stance on Russia’s invasion appears to have benefitted him domestically but has angered EU partners.

Reuters

EU plans for life without Russian gas amid inflation spike

EU leaders on Friday warned that "cheap energy is gone" and agreed to boost preparations for further cuts in Russian gas, accusing Moscow of "weaponising" energy via a supply squeeze which Germany warned could partly shut its industry.

Reuters

No more EU sanctions on Russia needed, negotiations better option -Hungary

The European Union should stop adding sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and instead push for a ceasefire and the start of negotiations, a senior aide to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.

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