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Hungary would veto EU sanctions on Russian Energy, minister says

Hungary would veto any European proposal that leads to the restriction of energy imports from Russia, according to a senior minister in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government.

Tribune News Service

Hungary says 'no obstacles' to signing agreement on EU recovery funds

Hungary sees no obstacles to signing an agreement with Brussels about the release of EU recovery funds to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday.

Reuters

Hungary extends cap on fuel and food prices to July 1

Hungary’s government extended a price cap on fuel and some basic food items for an additional two months as consumer prices continue to rise in the Central European country

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EU executive launches new bid to cut funds for Hungary over corruption

The European Union executive sent a formal letter to Hungary on Wednesday, officials said, the first step of a fresh offensive to safeguard democratic checks and balances that could freeze funds for Prime Minister Viktor Orban over corruption.

Reuters

Slovenia's populist leader loses power as trend continues

Only months ago, Robert Golob was virtually unknown in politics, didn’t belong to any party, but had a clear goal: remove Slovenian populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa from power and stop a democratic backslide in the tiny Alpine state

The Independent UK

Upstart party defeats nationalist premier in Slovenia's elections

A newly formed protest party in Slovenia beat Janez Jansa, a nationalist prime minister who has challenged the European Union’s democratic standards, by an unexpectedly wide margin in general elections.

Tribune News Service

Nationalist EU leader faces possible ouster in Slovenia vote

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa is fighting an uphill battle in elections Sunday that may rid the European Union of a leader who has challenged its democratic values.

Tribune News Service

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Slovenia votes in tight parliamentary elections

Populist PM Janez Jansa faces a tough challenge from the liberal candidate in the politically divided EU nation.

Al Jazeera

Slovenian PM Janez Jansa risks defeat in tight parliamentary poll

Slovenians go to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to be a tight race between conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa and political newcomer Robert Golob.

Radio France Internationale

Slovenians vote in tight race between populists, liberals

Slovenians cast ballots Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to be a tight race between Prime Minister Janez Jansa’s ruling right-wing populists and liberals in the politically divided European Union nation

The Independent UK

Slovenia to hold election amid divisions over populist path

When he visited Ukraine last month with two other European leaders, Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia hoped to show solidarity with the war-stricken nation and to attract support at home ahead of what is expected to be a close parliamentary election

The Independent UK

Jordan Klepper on GOP's love of Hungary

Klepper was on "Salon Talks" to discuss bad Trump rallies, traveling to Hungary and the power of comedy against BS

Salon

Pope thanks Orban for taking Ukrainians, Orban invites pope to Hungary

Pope Francis met Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, expressing appreciation for Budapest taking in Ukrainian refugees, and Orban invited the pope to make a state visit to Hungary.

Reuters

Hungary's Orban meets pope with Ukraine war as backdrop

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican as the war in Ukraine cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia

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‘We will not support sanctions on Russian oil and gas,’ Hungarian foreign minister says

Budapest says it will do ‘everything’ to ensure the safety of its energy supply

Radio France Internationale

Why Hungary, accused of xenophobia, has welcomed almost half a million refugees

This week, the number of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine is approaching the 5 million mark. Their first port of entry are countries that border western Ukraine. From there, many people continue their arduous journey west, but not after a pitstop in refugee centres in Poland, Slovakia, Romania and…

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis shows Brexit ‘probably a good idea’, says Stanley Johnson

‘Europe needs to pull its socks up’, says PM’s father

The Independent UK

Trump launches personal attack on Fiona Hill after she likens him to Putin

In her recently-released memoir, Ms Hill says Mr Trump is far more like Russian president Vladimir Putin ‘in political practice and predilection’ than any of his 44 predecessors

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Los Angeles Times

Will Hungary's Orban be the wedge Putin drives between Western allies?

BUDAPEST, Hungary — There were pink ankle booties and scuffed sneakers, sensible pumps and leather loafers, a pair of child-sized yellow-rubber rain boots — all laid out on the east bank of the River Danube, in the heart of the Hungarian capital.

Radio France Internationale

What can Europe learn from Orban's victory in Hungary's elections?

Hungary's voters gave an overwhelming fourth mandate to incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban on 3 April. But critics and observers say that state control of the media, misinformation and a lack of democratic tradition played crucial roles in the victory for Orban's extreme-right Fidesz party. As France gears up for…

Radio France Internationale

Why France's presidential election matters on the world stage

With war raging on the eastern fringe of the European Union, the outcome of the French election – the first round of which takes place on Sunday – will have major international implications.

The Independent UK

Poland's Kaczynski unusually bashes right-wing ally Orban

Poland’s de-facto leader has used strong words to criticize his long-time ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and said further cooperation is not possible unless Orban's approach to Russia's aggression toward Ukraine changes

The Independent UK

Why this week's French elections matter to the wider world

With war singing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders

Reuters

What will the EU do about Hungary's Orban?

Emboldened by his landslide electoral victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has raised the stakes in his many fights with the European Union - ranging from liberal democratic rights to ties with Russia as it wages war on Ukraine.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The EU’s awkward Hungary issue

On April 3, Hungary’s anti-liberal, ultranationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, won a fourth term. While the West remains fixated on the war next door in Ukraine, the threat of Hungary’s continued march away from liberal democracy is coming from inside the Western house. It remains an embarrassment for a bloc…

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