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Hungary’s Orban backs Polish court ruling challenging EU law
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has called on European Union institutions "to respect member states' sovereignty" after it backed a Polish...
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Romania in talks with Hungary over transferring COVID-19 patients
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania is in talks about potentially transferring some COVID-19 patients to Hungary as Bucharest struggles with record...
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Budapest mayor pulls out of opposition contest to take on Hungary PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony quit the race on Friday to be the Hungarian opposition's candidate in a...
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Hungary PM Orban flags further wage hikes ahead of 2022 election
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will raise nurses' salaries by 21% from January and plans to lift the monthly minimum wage...
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It’s ‘Orban or Europe’ in 2022 election, Hungary opposition frontrunner says
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The leading candidate to spearhead the opposition challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orban in...
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Two Americans win Medicine Nobel for work on heat and touch
By Johan Ahlander and Ludwig Burger STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel...
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Opposition mayors Karacsony, Marki-Zay join forces in primary to take on Hungary PM Orban
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony and Peter Marki-Zay, in a bid to unseat Hungarian Prime...
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EU may approve Polish, Hungarian spending plans – with conditions – officials
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission may approve in November EU-funded national recovery plans of Poland and...
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Hungary watchdog withholds nuclear expansion permits, seeks further info
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's nuclear watchdog withheld permits for two new reactors at the Paks nuclear power plant pending additional...
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Pro-EU Dobrev wins first round of opposition primary to take on Hungary’s Orban
By Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Klara Dobrev, a 49-year-old lawyer who favours closer ties with the...
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Left-winger aims to become Hungary’s first female prime minister
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Klara Dobrev's first political campaign two years ago earned her leftist party a better-than-expected...
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Hungary’s Orban hits Czech campaign trail to back PM Babis
By Robert Muller USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban backed his Czech counterpart Andrej...
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Hungary, Ukraine summon ambassadors over Russian gas supply deal spat
By Krisztina Than and Pavel Polityuk BUDAPEST/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine and Hungary summoned one another's ambassadors on Tuesday in a growing...
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EU’s first-time asylum seekers more than double over spring – Eurostat
(Reuters) - The number of first-time asylum seekers to the European Union has more than doubled over the spring months,...
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Hungarian PM aims to restore extra pension payment faster
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he aimed to speed up an extra month of...
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Central Europe leaders say migration is not the solution to population decline
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Central European leaders signed a joint declaration on Thursday saying immigration should not be the answer to the...
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Hungary PM launches election campaign with $2 billion tax refund for families
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's government will refund $2 billion of income tax to families in...
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Pope inspired me over family values, says Hungary’s Orban
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that his recent meeting with...
Read moreHungary equates LGBT promotion in films with horror in viewing age ratings
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's media regulator published guidelines for broadcasters to comply with new LGBT laws on Wednesday, relegating some...
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EU chief vows no let-up in democracy battles with Poland, Hungary
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday vowed no let-up in battles with Poland...
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