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Kremlin ready to consider Orbán's candidacy for UN Secretary-General if he is nominated

Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would consider the nomination of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the post of UN Secretary-General. According to the WSJ, the Trump administration is encouraging his candidacy, and the US, Russia and China could back it in the Security Council. Peskov also said that the dates for three-way talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi have not been set, and that the local ceasefire in Oleshky has not been violated so far.

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WSJ: Trump administration promotes Viktor Orban as a candidate for UN Secretary-General

According to The Wall Street Journal, the US administration is discussing nominating former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for UN Secretary-General as a joint candidate of the US, Russia and China. No final decision has been made, and Orban himself has not commented on the information. According to The Wall Street Journal, the US administration is discussing nominating former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the post of UN Secretary-General as a joint candidate of the United States, Russia and China. No final decision has been made, and Orbán himself has not commented on the information.

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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.

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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.

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