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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary on Wednesday, marking the end of his five-day European tour. His visit is set to solidify numerous agreements with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, further strengthening China's regional economic influence. This contrasts with the stance of other EU nations, which are seeking to reduce their reliance on the world's second-largest economy. During his stop in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Xi Jinping to promote more balanced trade with Europe and use his influence on Russia to address the conf...
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A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held what he called the largest countryside political demonstration in the country’s recent history on Sunday. About 10,000 people gathered in Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest city, in support of Péter Magyar, a political newcomer who in less than three months has shot to prominence. “Today, the vast majority of the Hungarian people are tired of the ruling elite, of the hatred, apathy, propaganda and artificial divides,” Magyar told the crowd. “Hungarians today want cooperation, love, unity and peace.” Magyar, a former insider with...
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With the European elections just around the corner, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently gave a speech launching the manifesto of his right-wing populist party Fidesz. The speech is full of claims that Fidesz has significantly improved Hungary’s economy and prevented the country from being dragged into Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Cube took a look at some of the biggest claims to see if they were true. Claim: Fidesz put Hungary's economy back on its feet after it was bankrupted by the leftThis isn’t true: Hungary didn’t go bankrupt in 2009, the final year of former Prime Minister Fer...
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The Hungarian government started a fresh round of anti-EU billboard campaign ahead of the EU elections. Leading EU opposition figures are being portrayed as servants of the Commission, particularly president Ursula von der Leyen. In the firing line is the former ally of the Fidesz elite, Péter Magyar, who is rising as an opposition figure against Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Magyar portrays his recently-launched party TISZA as the new movement against Fidesz. Earlier this month, he told tens of thousands of supporters that the government had "betrayed" its voters. Magyar's party is expected to...
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EU election campaigning in Hungary kicked off on Saturday, allowing candidates to begin reaching out to voters. Both municipal and European Parliament elections are to be held for June 9th, consolidated by the Fidesz party to reduce expenses. Election experts note that the opposition faces limited means for promoting their campaign due to extensive media control by the current government. Zoltán Tóth, an election expert, highlighted the ownership of campaign infrastructure by businesses aligned with Fidesz, making traditional media and billboards inaccessible to the opposition. However, he men...
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Hungarian voters are divided over what voting in the upcoming European elections can accomplish, according to interviews done by Euronews. Hungarian public media has dominated the election campaign leading to the upcoming vote for European Parliamentary representatives. Many Hungarians form their image of the EU and its institutions on this basis. Among voters who spoke to Euronews in Southern Hungary, some did not believe that an election can change anything and others did not think the everyday man had the time to be informed carefully. "There are a lot of people here who don't go to vote," ...
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Former US president Donald Trump welcomed Polish president Andrzej Duda to Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday – the latest meeting between the presumptive Republican nominee with European leaders. The two discussed the war in Ukraine and Duda’s push to boost NATO members’ defence spending, according to a readout from Trump’s campaign. Duda, who has long expressed admiration for Trump, is also a supporter of Ukraine and has encouraged Washington to provide more aid to Kyiv amid Russian's ongoing invasion, which has been held up by Trump's allies in Congress. “He's done a fantastic job and he’...
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Belgian police moved in to close down a gathering of Europe's hard-right in Brussels on Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion.
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The likes of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, French far-right candidate Eric Zemmour and the UK's former Home Secretary Suella Braverman were all due to speak at the two-day National Conservatism (NatCon) Conference. Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage was addressing the crowds at the Claridge venue in the Belgian capital when Brussels police moved in with an order to close down the event around 12.30 CET on Tuesday. A Euronews reporter was on the ground as a police officer told the event organisers that "the authorities have decided to shut down the event," and that he was present on-sit...
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The country is scheduled to take over the Council on 1 July, succeeding Belgium. As presidency holder, Hungary will be in charge of setting the political agenda, moderating talks among member states and representing the institution vis-a-vis the European Parliament and the European Commission. This prospect has fuelled fears that the country will disregard the role of "honest broker" and abuse the position to stall, block or simply ignore key files that it views unfavourably, such as support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia. According to Zoltán Kovács, the government's international sp...
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