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Hungary on track to unlock €10bn in EU funds before August 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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The Guardian view on the new Hungary: de-Orbánising at pace

Editorial: As a Brussels deadline looms with over €10bn at stake, Péter Magyar’s first three months have been transformative in addressing a corrupt legacy

The Guardian - UK

Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleak

The Guardian - UK

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Is Bulgarian prime minister Rumen Radev sizing up the EU’s Orbán-shaped hole?

Rightwing populist’s inconsistent positions on Europe and Russia suggest he is testing how far he can push partners and electorate

The Guardian - UK

Which way for EU enlargement? Brussels faces moment of truth over bloc's expansion

EU enlargement is set to face its moment of truth in the coming months as Montenegro and Albania near membership, Ukraine and Moldova advance, and Brussels weighs reforms needed to absorb a bigger, more complex Union.

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Hungary's parliament approves Orbán-critic and former judge András Baka as president

Besides a brief stint as a lawmaker, elected from the conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum's party list in 1990, after the democratic transition, Baka did not hold any political positions.

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Tisza Party group nominates András Baka for new Hungarian president

On Saturday, the Tisza Party, which has a constitutional majority in Parliament, picked András Baka who was removed by Fidesz from the Supreme Court, to be elected president on Tuesday.

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Hungary's Parliament to vote on new president as the country awaits Magyar's candidate

The parliamentary vote comes just weeks after chess champion Judit Polgár rejected the prime minister's nomination. Magyar has not revealed his candidate yet, but he has met with several high-profile public figures.

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'Red Orbán' or visionary? Ceuta crisis puts Sánchez's EU standing under scrutiny

The Ceuta crisis exposed Spain’s growing marginalisation within Europe. Analysts say Sánchez’s disputes with EU partners over security, migration, China and defence are reinforcing perceptions of an increasingly isolated Madrid.

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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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Are Trump’s most blatant authoritarian moves backfiring?

The president’s methods, from ‘flooding the zone’ with scandals to prioritizing loyalty over competence, could ultimately weaken rather than strengthen him

The Guardian - US

Built to last, gone in months: How Péter Magyar dismantled Viktor Orbán's regime

Since Péter Magyar's Tisza Party won a landslide in April, Hungary's president, top prosecutor and state media chiefs have all been removed, as the new government moves swiftly to unwind 16 years of Viktor Orbán's rule.

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Hide the Pain Harold and Rubik’s Cube creator among social media’s picks for Hungarian president

Newly elected Tisza party asked public to put forward names, which have ranged from the sensible to the bizarre

The Guardian - UK

No evidence Hungary corruption probe breached rule of law, say experts, contrary to Orbán claims

Conflicting claims have emerged in Hungary about why a data centre linked to former PM Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party was raided as part of a wider corruption investigation. The Cube takes a look.

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How Serbia could further complicate Ukraine's EU accession bid

Serbia's stalled EU accession bid risks becoming entangled with Ukraine's, as Western Balkans-friendly states push to maintain geographical balance and equality of treatment.

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Viktor Orbán calls for new era of 'resistance politics'

"It is pointless to deal with an inexorable, disgraced mafia boss," Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar wrote on Facebook on Saturday.

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EU far right cries foul, but Commission unfazed by 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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Podcast | Brussels eyes political reshuffles in London and Budapest

In a week of political upheaval in Europe, Hungary got rid of its president and the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade entered office. What does this mean for Brussels?

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Chaotic sanctions negotiations expose cracks in EU front versus Russia

New round of EU sanctions against Russia shaped by a series of veto threats as member states sought to protect national interests. The final package, significantly watered down, has exposed growing cracks within the bloc.

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Hungary's prosecutor resigns under pressure in political win for Magyar

Hungary's Prosecutor General, Gábor Bálint Nagy, has resigned amid mounting political pressure as Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeks to replace Orbán-era officials. The move follows allegations of political bias by lawyers for detained Ukrainian cash couriers in a cross-border cash seizure case.

The Guardian - US

Democrats need to hammer Trump on his unprecedented corruption

To win in this year’s midterm elections, the party must highlight that Trump has made huge financial gains while millions struggle to make ends meet

The Independent UK

Hungary's Orbán declares resistance movement against Magyar government's 'tyranny'

Hungary's former prime minister Viktor Orbán has declared a peaceful “resistance” movement against the country’s new center-right government

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Hungary probes BYD deal after ex-minister joins carmaker, raising 'revolving door' concerns

As Hungary announced it would investigate subsidies given to the Chinese carmaker, Transparency International warned the hiring of an ex-minister who negotiated them could expose the state to Chinese corporate pressure.

The Independent UK

Hungarian prosecutors raid Orbán party's data center in embezzlement probe

Prosecutors in Hungary have raided offices housing data servers used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party

The Independent UK

Hungary probes deal with China's BYD carmaker after ex-foreign minister takes job there

Hungary's government is investigating a major foreign investment by Chinese automaker BYD

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