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'We Will Rock You': How Queen's 1986 Budapest concert changed history
On 27 July 1986, a concert by British rock band Queen in Budapest symbolically tore down the Iron Curtain. A crowd of 80,000 filled the People's Stadium to feel the first wave of freedom. The band's official photographer Denis O'Regan recalls that night in an exclusive interview with Euronews.
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EU far right cries foul, Commission unfazed about 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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Euronews explains: can Magyar remove president Sulyok from office?
Hungary's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, with Prime Minister Péter Magyar accusing him of being Orbán's puppet. But he refuses to resign and argues the move in unconstitutional. What happens next? Euronews explains:
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Why Péter Magyar is reluctant to align with the EU on Ukraine
Hungary's new prime minister ended Budapest's veto on Ukraine's EU accession talks in June, but is resisting further progress, citing minority rights, Western Balkans fairness, and domestic political pressures. Here's why he's digging in.
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Magyar's EU summit debut signals Hungarian reset after change of guard
Magyar was met with optimism at his first EU summit in Brussels, while Orbán rallied far-right allies nearby at much smaller venue urging him to veto the bloc's next seven-year budget. For the institutions, the Orbán era is over.
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Budapest readies ahead of welcoming its first Champions League final
Budapest’s Puskás Aréna will welcome Premier League finalists, Paris Saint-Germain versus Arsenal F.C., on Saturday, as tourism experts expect more than 200,000 fans to flock to the city in what could be the city's biggest tourism event ever recorded.
