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Hungary charges journalist after claims minister was in touch with Moscow

Investigative reporter Szabolcs Panyi covered story alleging foreign minister had passed information to Sergei Lavrov

The Guardian - UK

Hungary left in the cold as European Commission keeps defense cash frozen

Hungary is the only EU country left waiting for the Commission to approve a request for defense money. According to sources, Hungary urged Brussels to make a decision in a letter, but the loan plan has not been approved even after laggards France and the Czech Republic were greenlighted.

Euronews

No oil, no gas: Hungary's Orban tightens the screws on Ukraine

Hungary's prime minister said on Wednesday that Budapest would phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine, the latest broadside in a bitter dispute between the two countries over a damaged pipeline carrying Russian oil.

Radio France Internationale

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Impersonating Euronews: Pro-Kremlin disinformation network takes aim at Hungary's elections

A network linked to pro-Kremlin actors is impersonating major media outlets to spread false claims about Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar ahead of parliamentary elections.

Euronews

Hungary's Péter Magyar accuses secret services of targeting his party ahead of April elections

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has accused the country’s secret services of targeting his Tisza Party’s IT systems, citing press reports, just weeks before the 12 April elections, which polls suggest his party could win.

Euronews

Viktor Orbán celebrated by Europe’s far right before Hungary election

France’s Marine Le Pen and the Netherlands’ Geert Wilders among speakers praising prime minister at Budapest event

The Guardian - UK

Hungarian election candidate accuses ruling party of treason over alleged EU leak to Russia

Péter Magyar, who leads in polls, says Orbán government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’

The Guardian - UK

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EU calls on Hungary to clarify 'concerning' reports of Russia leaks

The Commission has called on Budapest to clarify reports suggesting that Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó regularly briefed his Russian counterpart Lavrov on closed-door EU Council meeting causing uproar.

Euronews

Hungarian minister shared EU confidential information with Russia for years, report claims

A report by the Washington Post suggests Hungary’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó shared confidential reports of EU Council meetings with his Russian counterpart Lavrov. Budapest denies it.

Euronews

'Nobody can blackmail us': Leaders excoriate Orbán's veto as he tests EU limits

The Hungarian leader ups the rhetoric ahead of an April election, pushing the limits of EU rules close to breaking point. António Costa sees his authority challenged in the biggest test yet as European Council president.

Euronews

The EU’s Hungary problem won’t be solved even if Viktor Orbán is ousted

The bloc’s foremost troublemaker could lose April’s election, but the headaches he’s caused will not necessarily disappear with him

The Guardian - UK

Newsletter: EU ministers to mull bolstering naval mission under US pressure

Also in this newsletter: Belgian Prime Ministers calls on Europe to cut deal with Russia on war in Ukraine, and EU diplomats expect tensions over the closed Druzhba pipeline to play out until after April's Hungarian elections.

Euronews

'Orbán betrayed Hungarian freedom': Magyar accuses PM of inviting Russian agents to rig the vote

Opposition leader Péter Magyar called Viktor Orbán a traitor at a Budapest rally, accusing him of enlisting Russian agents to interfere in Hungary's April elections, as polls show Tisza ahead of Fidesz.

Euronews

Orbán and challenger Magyar summon rival rallies in show of strength before Hungary's April election

Hungary’s election fight is intensifying as Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar stage rival mass rallies in Budapest to show strength

The Independent UK

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Euronews

As veto drags on, Brussels wonders: Will Orbán relent before the elections?

Officials and diplomats in Brussels are seriously contemplating a scenario in which Viktor Orbán's veto on the €90 billon loan for Ukraine drags on until after the Hungarian elections on 12 April. It's unclear what happens after.

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s Orbán claims Ukrainians ‘threatened’ his family as election campaign ramps up

Prime minister makes claim as accusations mount that he is using row with Ukraine for political gain in run-up to elections

The Independent UK

Hungary's Orbán orders authorities to hold some $82 million in seized Ukrainian cash and gold

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered that a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold seized last week by Hungarian authorities be held in custody for up to 60 days while his country’s tax authority investigates the case

Euronews

Newsletter: Oil prices surge, stocks slide as Iran war spirals further

Also in this newsletter: Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis tells Europe Today the EU economy is being "tested" amid the Middle East war, but is "better prepared" following the 2022 energy crisis.

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Euronews

Hungary's opposition leader Péter Magyar calls on Russia to refrain from election interference

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has called on Russia to stop interfering in Hungary's April parliamentary elections, following a report exposing an alleged Kremlin team operating from Budapest's Russian embassy to keep Viktor Orbán in power. Russia denied those allegations.

The Guardian - UK

Hungary seizes millions of euros in cash and gold from Ukrainian convoy

Seven Ukrainians arrested and money-laundering investigation launched in latest spat between Kyiv and Budapest

Euronews

Newsletter: Orbán-Zelenskyy dispute spirals to new heights

Also in this newsletter: European Commissioner for crisis management Hadja Lahbib reacts to the war gripping the Middle East.

Euronews

Zelenskyy says Druzhba pipeline could be restored ‘in month and a half’ as he hits back at Orbán

"Ukraine can repair the Friendship oil pipeline in a month or a month and a half, although it sees no technical or safety reason to do so," Zelenskyy said. "I will be frank: my position, which is shared with European leaders, is that I would not repair the pipeline."

Euronews

Calling drMáriás: Hungary's notorious political portrait artist gathers leaders for jubilee show

Complex and provocative, Hungarian artist drMáriás is turning more than heads with his jubilee show in Budapest. Figures from world history and modern day politics are frequent targets for his satirical portrait brush.

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán seeking to drum up votes by doing down Ukraine

EU’s longest-serving leader hopes to retain power by telling voters the main threat to country comes from Kyiv

Euronews

How Hungary hijacked Brussels and Kyiv with a double veto leaving Ukraine in limbo

The Hungarian foreign minister accused Ukraine of lying and reprimanded Kaja Kallas in a tense meeting in which Budapest used its veto powers twice to the fury of member states supportive of Ukraine.

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