Sandor Zsiros
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Hungary moves to amend controversial child protection law
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced amendments to the country’s child protection law, which the EU’s top court ruled discriminatory in April. The changes could end discrimination against sexual minorities and help unlock further EU funding for Hungary.
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Hungary's continued veto slows Ukraine's EU accession process
Hungary once again blocked progress on Ukraine’s EU accession at a Council working group, linking further movement to guarantees protecting the rights of Hungary’s minority community in Ukraine. Budapest did not block Moldova’s parallel accession track, although other member states oppose separating
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EU court dismisses Hungary's challenge to Russian asset aid
The EU's General Court ruled it lacks jurisdiction over decisions relating to the bloc's Common Foreign and Security Policy. The case comes after Budapest's new government, unlike its predecessor, moved this week to expel 10 Russian diplomats.
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Expiring migration laws could be key to unlocking Hungary's EU fines
Brussels and Budapest are exploring whether letting two temporary Hungarian migration laws lapse – without softening border policy – could provide a path to ending the EU's €1m-a-day fine imposed on Hungary, but experts remain doubtful it will be enough to satisfy the ECJ.
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Orbán-founded Brussels think tank MCC Brussels to close
MCC Brussels, the Eurosceptic think tank established by Viktor Orbán’s government, is shutting down after losing its Hungarian state funding. Its director, Frank Furedi, resigned in protest, describing the decision to wind down the organisation as “unprofessional and childish.”
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Magyar says EU must decide whether to 'survive or win'
Hungarian PM Péter Magyar told the Bled Strategic Forum that the EU faces a leadership crisis and must make crucial decisions on its future. He also criticised Brussels' daily migration fines against Hungary, calling them unfair despite a 2020 EU court ruling.
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Hungary on track to unlock €10bn in EU funds before reform deadline
Hungary is on track to meet all EU criteria by the end of August to unlock €10 billion in frozen recovery funds. Budapest and Commission sources say the process is on track, with two-thirds of the required milestones already met.
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EU to release €1.4bn from Russian asset profits to Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that €1.4 billion in profits from immobilised Russian assets will be allocated after Russia’s deadly strikes on Kyiv. Most of the funds will be used to repay G7 and EU loans while €70 million will be directed toward military assistance.
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Hungary's nuclear crisis tests new PM Magyar's leadership
Record-low Danube water levels have forced Hungary's Paks nuclear plant into partial shutdown, cutting output as demand surges. Former governing party Fidesz is seizing on the outage to question the still-new government's competence.
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EU far right cries foul, Commission unfazed about Magyar's purgatorium
Orbán allies across Europe have raised concerns over Hungarian democracy after the president's mandate was ended and Fidesz's headquarters raided as part of a corruption probe, but the European Commission appears broadly aligned with a push to dismantle Orbán's political operation.
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