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Magyar seeks €10bn EU funds unlock before August deadline
Hungary's incoming prime minister meets von der Leyen and Costa in Brussels to restart frozen funding and reset relations after Orban's 16-year rule ended in April landslide.
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Romanian Social Democrats ally with far right, testing Socialist credibility in Brussels
PSD's vote with AUR to topple the centrist government exposes a gap between the centre-left's European rhetoric and national coalition realities, with Greens and liberals demanding clarity on where the red line now lies.
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Romanian socialists and far right unite to topple minority government
PSD and AUR announce joint no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, but fall 14 seats short of a parliamentary majority as the country's political fragmentation deepens.
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Radev wins Bulgarian election with 44.7% vote, securing parliamentary majority
Former president's Progressive Bulgaria party takes roughly 130 of 240 seats, ending years of fragmented coalitions but raising questions over Sofia's foreign policy direction.
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EU delegation arrives in Budapest as Orbán era ends and Magyar seeks frozen funds
European Commission officials landed in Budapest on Friday for reset talks with Hungary's incoming government, weeks before Péter Magyar takes office, with €17bn in frozen funds and a €90bn Ukraine loan hanging in the balance.
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Magyar's landslide win opens uncertain path for Hungary's EU reset
Peter Magyar's Tisza party swept to power promising to end 16 years of confrontation with Brussels, but a 5.5% budget deficit and zero Maastricht compliance mean economic repair will be slow and conditional.
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Péter Magyar wins Hungarian election with two-thirds majority ending Orbán era
The 45-year-old former insider's Tisza Party secured a constitutional majority on Sunday, promising to unlock frozen EU funds and restore democratic checks after 16 years of Viktor Orbán's rule.
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Hungary elects Péter Magyar with super-majority, ending Orbán era
Opposition leader wins 138 of 199 seats as forint hits four-year high and bond yields drop sharply. EU leaders welcome result but energy ties to Russia and constitutional reform pose immediate tests.
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Von der Leyen urges end to national veto on EU foreign policy after Orbán defeat
European Commission president says Hungarian election result creates momentum for qualified majority voting, but member states are likely to resist surrendering control over sanctions and Ukraine funding.
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Hungary elects Peter Magyar with two-thirds majority ending Orban era
Pro-European Tisza party wins 138 of 199 seats on record 80% turnout, promising constitutional reform and renewed EU ties after 16 years of Viktor Orban's rule.
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Germany accuses JD Vance of election interference hypocrisy over Hungary vote
Berlin counters US vice president's claim that Brussels meddled in Hungarian election, noting his own Budapest visit days before the ballot amounted to endorsement of Viktor Orbán.
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Hungary election tests EU ability to bypass Orban vetoes
Viktor Orban's 16-year grip on power faces its strongest challenge on 12 April, with the opposition Tisza party leading polls by ten points. The result will shape whether the EU can move past unanimous voting gridlock on Ukraine, defence and migration.
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European Parliament backs migrant return hubs outside EU borders
MEPs voted 389 to 206 to advance legislation allowing rejected asylum seekers to be sent to centres in third countries, with penalties for those who refuse relocation.
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Denmark election hands Frederiksen fragile win as Trump factor reshapes European centre-left prospects
Social Democrats remain largest party but lose ground to left and right; Meloni suffers referendum defeat in Italy; Le Pen stalls in French cities; Golob survives Slovenia's closest vote.
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Orban's far-right allies rally in Budapest as polls show him trailing opposition
Viktor Orban hosted Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders and other European nationalist leaders days before the April 12 election, but only 2,000 supporters attended while his party trails the Tisza opposition by a wide margin amid corruption and Russian influence scandals.
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EU leaders rally around multilateralism as Hormuz closure drives energy prices higher
European Council meeting in Brussels shifts from competitiveness to crisis management after Strait of Hormuz closure spikes energy costs and Trump's Iran policy forces difficult unity choices.
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Hungary braces for post-election battle as Orbán and Magyar trade legitimacy claims
With polling split and both sides preparing to contest a narrow defeat, the April vote risks triggering a constitutional confrontation that could delay €18 billion in frozen EU funds.
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Russian operatives deployed to Budapest to secure Orban election victory
European intelligence sources say a team of Kremlin political technologists is running a disinformation operation from the Russian embassy targeting opposition leader Peter Magyar ahead of the April 12 parliamentary vote.
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Von der Leyen urges overhaul of EU foreign policy decision-making
Commission president tells ambassadors unanimity requirement has become a hindrance, cites Hungary's block on €90 billion Ukraine loan as evidence the system cannot deliver
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Baden-Württemberg election dead heat and Iran war fuel prices test Merz's Germany
Greens edge CDU by half a percentage point in the first of five 2026 state votes as diesel hits €2.20 a litre and the chancellor pins war responsibility solely on Tehran.
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