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Hungary broke EU law on treatment and processing of migrants, says top European court’s advocate general

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

The EU’s advocate general has delivered a damming opinion on Hungary’s treatment and processing of migrants following its 2018 reforms, noting that Budapest failed to fulfill its obligations under European law. … Read More >Hungary broke EU law on treatment and processing of migrants, says top European court’s advocate general

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‘It’s irresponsible to turn vaccines into political issue,’ Hungary’s Orban says of Sputnik V amid EU’s vaccination delay

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021By Editor

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said he is not afraid of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine because saving lives during the Covid-19 pandemic is more important than geopolitics. … Read More >‘It’s irresponsible to turn vaccines into political issue,’ Hungary’s Orban says of Sputnik V amid EU’s vaccination delay

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Hungary becomes first EU state to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, as UAE also grants authorization for jab

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021By Editor

Two more nations revealed on Thursday that they have granted approval for the use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, with Hungarian Minister Gergely Gulyas saying his country had become the first EU member to sign off on the formula. … Read More >Hungary becomes first EU state to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, as UAE also grants authorization for jab

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Hungary’s Orban says he’s still in vaccine talks with China, Russia, & Israel, as EU’s von der Leyen warns about unilateral deals

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor

The Hungarian prime minister has doubled down on pursuing talks with producers of Covid-19 vaccines, in defiance of a Brussels-managed procurement scheme. Viktor Orban is unhappy with the pace of vaccination the EU can support. … Read More >Hungary’s Orban says he’s still in vaccine talks with China, Russia, & Israel, as EU’s von der Leyen warns about unilateral deals

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Hungary, newest battlefield in Western media’s Covid-19 information war, still open to Russia Sputnik V jab – if enough

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has played down suggestions that his government will rule out the use of a Russian coronavirus vaccine, despite reports to the contrary in Western state-funded media outlets. … Read More >Hungary, newest battlefield in Western media’s Covid-19 information war, still open to Russia Sputnik V jab – if enough

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VaccinEUnity? European bloc launches Covid jab program – but Germany, Hungary & Slovakia already started ahead of schedule

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

The EU launched a bloc-wide vaccination program on Sunday in what Ursula von der Leyen called a “moment of unity.” Yet, each member state has got only around 10,000 doses so far, and some decided to start earlier than planned. … Read More >VaccinEUnity? European bloc launches Covid jab program – but Germany, Hungary & Slovakia already started ahead of schedule

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Hungary dismisses ruling after top EU court finds Orban’s government broke asylum laws

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020By Editor

A Hungarian minister has dismissed an EU court ruling as “devoid of purpose,” after it said Hungary broke European rules by denying vulnerable migrants the right to apply for asylum and forcibly deporting people to the border. … Read More >Hungary dismisses ruling after top EU court finds Orban’s government broke asylum laws

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‘Dark day for LGBTQ community’: Hungary passes law making adoptions by same sex couples impossible

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020By Editor

Hungary’s parliament has passed a law that effectively bans same-sex couples from adopting children, provoking a major outcry from human rights groups and LGBTQ activists. … Read More >‘Dark day for LGBTQ community’: Hungary passes law making adoptions by same sex couples impossible

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‘Merkel’s surrender & worst of all possible worlds’: Soros pens angry op-ed over Polish-Hungarian victory in EU budget talks

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020By Editor

Hungary and Poland getting the EU to abandon its move to make Covid-19 relief conditional on ‘rule of law’ standards to control their policies has incensed international financier George Soros, who called it a German surrender. … Read More >‘Merkel’s surrender & worst of all possible worlds’: Soros pens angry op-ed over Polish-Hungarian victory in EU budget talks

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Hungary and Poland accept German EU budget proposal after rule of law standoff – reports

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

Hungary and Poland have reached a compromise with Germany to end their standoff with the EU, officials said, after Budapest and Warsaw vetoed the bloc’s €2.2 trillion, seven-year budget over a rule of law provision. … Read More >Hungary and Poland accept German EU budget proposal after rule of law standoff – reports