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Hungary 'should be excluded from EU'
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn calls for Hungary to be suspended or expelled from the EU because of its
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Hungarian PM's main foe throws in the towel, sells businesses and retires | bne IntelliNews
Billionaire Fidesz cashier turned harsh Orban critic Lajos Simicska is selling his entire business empire, including his media holdings, in a deal that will have enormous political and economic implications.
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George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy. Now He Fears He Is Losing.
His enemies paint him as all-powerful, but the billionaire philanthropist believes that his political legacy has never been in greater jeopardy.
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Europe’s Conservatives Thought They Could Control Viktor Orban. They Were Wrong.
As the Hungarian prime minister built an “illiberal state,” creating a template for the far right, center-right leaders in Brussels did little to stop him.
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Hungary’s system to prevent migrant torture dubbed ‘ineffective’
Hungary’s system for preventing the ill-treatment of migrants is “ineffective,” according to a report by an anti-torture group. The report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) was released Tuesday and is based on research carried out in October 2017 at the Hungary-Serbia border, near the Hungarian towns of Röszke and Tompa.
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Hungary's homeless fear they are Viktor Orbán's next target
Many countries have struggled to deal with the issue of homelessness but Hungary may be the first to put a constitutional ban on living on the streets. From next week, being homeless in Hungary will violate the constitution. Activists fear the move could be the start of a political campaign against homeless people by the rightwing government of Viktor Orbán, which has previously focused heavily on the apparent threat posed to Hungary from refugees and migrants.
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The EU plans to test an AI lie detector at border points
iBorderCtrl, will run for six months in Hungary, Latvia and Greece.
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The Website That Shows How a Free Press Can Die
Origo was a popular, independent news outlet that made trouble for Hungary’s far-right leader, Viktor Orban. Relentless pressure changed all that.
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Protests Grip Hungary In Response To Overtime Measure That Critics Call A 'Slave Law'
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, a darling of Europe's far-right, has tightened his grip on power in ways that have shocked the European Union. His ultranationalist Fidesz party has gamed the electoral system, shut down most independent media, forced out an American university and even created new administrative courts that will be directly controlled by the government.
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Viktor Orbán’s Far-Right Vision for Europe
The Prime Minister of Hungary, who thrives on conflict, has consolidated power in his own country. Now he is turning his attention to the E.U.
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Orban Encourages Mothers in Hungary to Have 4 or More Babies
Faced with a plummeting population, Hungary’s leader promised a tax exemption to mothers with four or more children. Experts say the plan won’t work.
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Hungary's eight-point climate plan unveiled
The details of Hungarian government's eight-point climate strategy, initially announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán this past Sunday in his State of the Nation address, were released by the Hungarian Minister of Information and Technology on Wednesday. "To put it bluntly, protecting the climate and nature is truly our Christian and patriotic duty," Orbán said in that speech.
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French & Saunders Madonna Interview
a Hungarian newspaper interview with Madonna, where the whole thing’s been translated into English and then back into Hungarian multiple times
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EU faces crisis as Hungary and Poland veto seven-year budget
Countries reject package over attempts to link funding to respect for rule of law
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An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by the police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a window
Jozsef Szajer was spotted by a local fleeing the party along a gutter, authorities in Brussels told Politico.
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Ukraine and Hungary pledge to ease tensions over Transcarpathia
The two countries have clashed over whether ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine should be allowed to use their native language.
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Hungarian radio station to go off the air after court ruling
One of Hungary’s last remaining independent radio stations will be forced off the airwaves and limited to online broadcasts after a court upheld a decision by media regulators not to extend its broadcasting license
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Another small step: Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon’s surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe - using a device that weighs less than a bag of sugar.
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Hungary egg decorator brings new spin on ancient craft
With lace-like etchings and carvings made with a hand drill, the decorative egg art of Hungarian artist Tunde Csuhaj is bringing a different spin on an ancient handicraft popular at Easter.
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Hungarians protest against planned Chinese university campus
Thousands of Hungarians, some of them holding banners declaring “Treason”, protested on Saturday against a Chinese university’s plans to open a campus in Budapest. Liberal opponents of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban accuse him of cosying up to China, and fear the campus could undercut the quality of higher education and help Beijing increase its influence in Hungary and the European Union.
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