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In Hungary, a member of the EU since 2004, right-wing populist politicians have drawn comparisons between the EU and the former Soviet Union (USSR), seen as a past oppressor in the country. Furthermore, democratic backsliding is a phenomenon present in Hungary. As a result, it has been suggested that Hungary should leave the EU. [6]
Luxembourgish Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, who called for Hungary to be expelled from the European Union a month earlier, told after the publication of the preliminary result that "the Hungarians proved to be more Europeans than their government." He added "this is a bad day for Orbán, but a good day for Hungary and the European Union".
One question asks whether Hungary should block an EU plan to provide a four-year, 50 billion euro (nearly $53 billion) aid package for Ukraine unless the bloc unfreezes billions in assistance to ...
The European Commission referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU, as Hungary failed to respond to the concerns brought up during the 2021 infringement procedures (15 July). [ 54 ] [ 55 ] The European Commission froze regular EU-payouts and grants allocated to Hungary because of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary ...
Hungary should abandon its proposed 'sovereignty' law as it gives sweeping investigative powers with little democratic oversight, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
Orbán’s critics in the European Union have alleged that he has stalled on Sweden’s NATO bid to extract concessions from the bloc. The EU has frozen billions in funding to Hungary over alleged ...
An economic study published in October 2007 found that the adoption of the euro would increase foreign investment in Hungary by 30%. [7] After the 2007–2008 financial crisis, the likelihood of a fast adoption seemed greater. [8] Hungary received aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Union and the World Bank. [9]
European Union leaders will seek to agree on Thursday on extending 50 billion euros ($54 bln) of new financial aid to Ukraine and replenishing a fund used to arm Kyiv, diplomats and officials said ...