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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.

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

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Hungary open to compromise with EU to get recovery funds -PM aide

Hungary is open to compromise with the European Commission to unblock its access to 7.2 billion euros ($7.57 billion) of EU recovery fund grants, a senior aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.

Reuters

Foreigners pay more for gas in Hungary. It risks an EU fight

Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the governments tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years

The Independent UK

Hungary extends food and fuel price caps until Oct amid surging inflation

Hungary's government has extended a cap on some basic food and fuel prices until Oct. 1, while a cap on retail mortgage interest rates will remain in place until the end of the year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on his Facebook page on Thursday.

Reuters

Editorial: Western unity is more essential than ever

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine has made the West — in this context, NATO and the European Union — more united than it’s been in a long time. Unfortunately, that cohesion is now at risk, as the Russian invasion turns into a grinding war of attrition. To deter…

Tribune News Service

Hungary accused of discrimination for discount fuel policy

A spokesperson for the European Union’s executive arm says Hungary is discriminating against citizens of other EU countries by offering discounted fuel to drivers of vehicles with Hungarian license plates

The Independent UK

EU lawmakers press Brussels for more democracy, respect for rule of law

The European Parliament this week adopted three resolutions aimed at streamlining the democratic process within the EU's complicated bureaucracy. It wants to get rid of the power of veto, improve rule-of-law mechanisms and hand Brussels broader control over national policymaking. But it's still a long way off before the measures…

Radio France Internationale

Commentary: Sanctions fatigue is next obstacle in confronting Putin

The momentum behind Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin is flagging. Even as the European Union toasts its toughest restrictions yet against the Russian war machine — including a partial ban on oil imports — concessions are mounting, from exempting pipeline crude to removing Putin’s favorite cleric from the sanctions list.

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Reuters

Concessions to Hungary on sanctions 'not acceptable', Luxembourg's PM says

Hungary's success in removing a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the European Union's latest round of sanctions was "not acceptable," Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Friday.

Reuters

Hungary says Orban's stance on sanctioning Patriarch Kirill "known for a long time"

Hungary's opposition to potential EU sanctions against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, "has been known for a long time," Prime Minister Viktor Orban's press chief told state news agency MTI on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Hungary's Orban escapes EU sanctions on Russian oil

Hungary's divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union - this time in tough negotiations on Russian oil at the recent summit in Brussels.

The Independent UK

Hungary's Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo

Hungary’s divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union

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The Independent UK

EU bows to Hungarian concerns and agrees compromise deal on Russian oil ban

Viktor Orban says a full embargo would have been an ‘atomic bomb’ for Hungary

Reuters

EU agrees Russia oil embargo, gives Hungary exemptions; Zelenskiy vows more sanctions

European Union leaders have agreed an embargo on Russian crude oil imports that will take full effect by end-2022, but Hungary and two other landlocked Central European states secured exemptions for the pipeline imports they rely on.

France 24

EU agrees ban on 'more than two thirds' of Russian oil imports

European Union leaders reached a compromise Monday to impose a partial oil embargo on Russia at a summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of sanctions that was blocked by Hungary.

Tribune News Service

EU leaders aim to break oil ban impasse with unity at stake

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders intend to give their political backing to a ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a possible agreement next month on a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban issues Russian oil embargo warning as he blasts ‘irresponsible’ European Commission

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban has warned the prospects of Europe agreeing a ban on Russian oil exports are “not looking good”.

Evening Standard

Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Viktor Orban announces new state of emergency over Ukraine war

Hungary is in a state of emergency due to the war in Ukraine from Wednesday, its pro-Putin Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared, giving his government powers to rule by decree.

The Guardian - AU

Nato ‘doing literally nothing’ to stop Russia, says Kyiv – as it happened

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