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Von der Leyen, Costa and Macron to travel to Budapest for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 uprising

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Budapest on Friday to take part in events marking the 70th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. The visit marks a warming of relations between Brussels and Budapest following the arrival in power of the government of Péter Magyar, who replaced Viktor Orbán.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
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Hungary's parliament repeals anti-LGBTQ+ provisions of the 2021 'child protection' law

Hungary's parliament, by 139 votes to 51, adopted amendments removing anti-LGBTQ+ provisions from the 2021 'child protection' law of the Orbán era. This is the first major rollback of the restrictions since pro-European Prime Minister Péter Magyar came to power in May. The ruling Tisza party passed the law without opposition support; Fidesz voted against. The EU welcomed the decision, but human rights advocates note that many discriminatory provisions remain in place.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
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EU lifts anti-corruption restrictions on Hungary, unfreezing €4.2 billion

The EU Council terminated the budgetary conditionality mechanism introduced in 2022 under Viktor Orbán's government. The decision unfreezes €4.2 billion and restores Hungary's access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe. After the victory of Péter Magyar's Tisza party, an agreement was reached to unlock a total of €16.4 billion in exchange for reforms.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read