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‘Shame!’ Guy Verhofstadt blows top in EU Parliament over Viktor Orban’s anti-LGBT+ law

The Belgian MEP blasted the EU Commission and the current EU presidency, held by Slovenia, over their failure to take punishing measures against Hungary. Mr Verhofstadt appeared visibly frustrated as MEPs debated Mr Orban’s latest controversial anti-LGBT+ law. He blasted: “I have followed this debate from this morning and I am stunned. “And I say that to the Slovenian presidency. “After three…

Hungary lawmakers back Orban’s position on EU recovery plan

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungarian lawmakers passed a resolution Tuesday calling on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s populist government to ensure that the European Union’s economic stimulus plan meets certain conditions, including the fair distribution of funds among richer and poorer countries and not tying funds to rule-of-law provisions.

The resolution, while not legally binding, was…

Thousands of Hungarians join latest rally against Orban’s reforms

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians marched to the presidential palace late on Friday to protest against reforms to the labour code as a rally led by spoof political party MKKP merged with a subsequent demonstration staged by opposition groups. Demonstrators march during a protest against a proposed new labor law, billed as the “slave law”, in Budapest, Hungary December 21,…

Tens of thousands of Hungarians protest against PM Orban’s rule

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested on Saturday against government control over the media, which they say helped Prime Minister Viktor Orban to a landslide election victory earlier this month.

People attend a protest against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

The rally in Budapest…

Thousands of Hungarians protest against Orban’s media control

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Around ten thousand Hungarians protested in Budapest on Saturday against government control over the media which they say helped Prime Minister Viktor Orban to a landslide election victory earlier this month.

People attend a protest against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

The rally was…

Wahl in Ungarn - Was Orbans Sieg für Deutschland und Europa bedeutet

Klarer als erwartet hat Ungarns Regierungspartei Fidesz die dritten Wahlen in Folge gewonnen, und Ministerpräsident Viktor Orban sein insgesamt viertes Mandat. Den letzten Hochrechnungen zufolge könnte es wie 2010 für eine erneute Zweidrittelmehrheit reichen. Orbans zweite Aussage in der Wah...