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Hungary marked the 70th anniversary of the 1956 uprising: Magyar and von der Leyen honored the memory of the victims

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar took part in a flag-raising ceremony on Kossuth Lajos Square and laid flowers at the grave of Imre Nagy. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa joined the commemorative events. Von der Leyen's visit coincided with negotiations on unfreezing billions of euros in frozen EU funds.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
World

Hungarian PM Magyar and Zelensky held their first meeting, agreeing on a 'new basis' for relations

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held their first bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the European Council summit in Brussels. Both sides declared their intention to normalize relations after years of tension under Viktor Orban. After Ukraine adopted a minorities law, Hungary withdrew its objections, and the EU opened two new accession negotiation clusters for Kyiv — four of six in total. Further meetings are planned, including a possible visit by Zelensky to Budapest on the 23rd.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
World

Hungary and the EU: Resetting relations under Prime Minister Peter Magyar

In an episode of The Ring from Budapest, Euronews discusses how Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who won the elections in April, is recalibrating relations with the EU after years of tension under Viktor Orban's government. In May he reached an agreement with Ursula von der Leyen to unblock €16.4 billion, and Hungary lifted its veto on the negotiation clusters for Ukraine's EU accession. Migration and the rights of sexual minorities remain unresolved.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read