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Euroviews. Europe’s overreach with the Recovery Fund may spell the end of the euro ǀ View

Between governance mechanisms, assessment criteria, anti-corruption provisions, and basic rule of law principles, the fight to get the EU's Recovery Fund over the line is shaping up to be only half the battle.

Hungary

Hungary and Poland maintain united front blocking EU COVID-19 fund

Viktor Orbán and Mateusz Morawiecki met in Budapest to put pressure on EU leaders to abandon the plan linking EU funds to respect for the rule of law.

Europe News

COVID-19 recovery fund veto 'could cause employment tragedy in Europe'

Hungary and Poland's veto of the bloc's pandemic recovery fund could cause unemployment levels to explode, it's been claimed.

Hungary

Same-sex couples in Hungary fear legal changes on adoption

The draft amendment has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups who say it is an attack against the LGBT community.

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Orbán responsible for corruption in Hungary, says former Belgian PM

Top MEP and former Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, told Euronews that the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, must take responsibility for Hungary's position at the top of the EU's anti-fraud agency's corruption list.

Hungary

Coronavirus: Hungary to test Russian COVID-19 vaccine

Hungary’s foreign minister said the country is moving forward with testing on a Russian coronavirus vaccine.

Europe News

Do Hungarians approve of Budapest's veto of the EU's budget?

Hungary this week vetoed the EU's €1.8 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery package. What do Hungarians make of the move?

World News

EU summit: Stalemate continues but Hungary split on rule of law

Some view this as a pivotal moment for the European Union, when leaders must stand firm against Hungary and Poland.

Europe News

EU leaders struggle to break budget deadlock amid Poland, Hungary veto

As EU leaders met for a virtual summit, sources said that the videoconference was not the place to discuss such a complicated issue.

Hungary

Brussels budget standoff: can Hungary withstand an economic crunch?

Brussels budget standoff: can Hungary withstand an economic crunch?

Europe News

'We won't give up': Weber defiant over veto of EU's €1.8tr budget deal

Influential MEP Manfred Weber says the European Parliament will not back down over linking EU cash to respect for rule of law.

World News

Morawiecki and Orbán step up attacks on EU over rule of law debate

The Polish and Hungarian leaders have been joined by Slovenia in rejecting the EU's plan to link funds to respect for the rule of law.

Hungary

Hungary proposes draft law to ban adoption for same-sex couples

The new law would mean that only married couples can adopt children and single people can only adopt with special permission from the minister in charge of family affairs.

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Last orders in Budapest before closure of bars and restaurants as viru

Bars and restaurants have closed for 30 days from 11 November in Hungary

Belgium

Deal reached to link EU funding to respect for rule of law

It means the EU could withhold funding if member countries breached the bloc's core values. Hungary called it political blackmail.

Thailand

Hungary's foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus in Thailand

Only Peter Szijjarto tested positive and will be flown home alone. The rest of the Hungarian delegation will be flown back in a separate aircraft.

Sport

Grand Slam Hungary 2020: Russia ends in apotheosis

The 2020 version of the Budapest Grand Slam saw Russia end in apotheosis on the final round of the competition, as the fighters of Eastern Europe dominated the three men's categories of the day.

Sport

Grand Slam Hungary 2020: Epic second round

The second day of the Hungarian Judo Grand Slam was opened by Dr Gergely Gulyas, who introduced what proved to be an epic day of Judo.

Sport

2020 Budapest Grand Slam: Judo is back!

Momentous day in Hungary, as eight months of uncertainty came to an end - the moment thousands of athletes, coaches, media, and fans have been waiting for: Judo is back, with the first day of the 2020 Budapest Grand Slam.

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Will the €4bn Belgrade-Budapest rail upgrade be a benefit or burden?

Without effective rail connections from Belgrade to Greece, “this railway will go from nowhere to nowhere,” says Laszlo Varju, an MP for the centre-left Democratic Coalition party.