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Orbán: I love this country, and I do not want to see anyone change it under orders from outside

September 30, 2016 The Budapest Times Hungary

The Hungarian Prime Minister offers his views on the European Union’s problems, the US election, exporting democracy, a new cold

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Hungary to reject refugee resettlement, adding to EU’s post-Brexit woes

September 28, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

There’s been nothing subtle about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s campaign before Sunday’s nationwide referendum on whether Hungary should agree

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NGOs slam Hungarian government over ‘resettlement quota’ referendum

September 18, 2016March 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

It anyone would poll pedestrians about the quality of a restaurant, they could ask “Do you like this place, where

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Orban: Hungary would gladly support Georgieva to be UN chief

September 14, 2016September 19, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Hungary, Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Hungary would gladly support Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva to be United Nations Secretary-General, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban said

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In Bratislava, Visegrad Four to call for assistance for Bulgaria to tackle migration

September 14, 2016September 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia

At the September 16 summit of EU leaders in Bratislava to discuss the refugee and migration crisis, the Visegrad Four

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Europe 

Luxembourg foreign minister calls for Hungary to be booted from EU

September 13, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

Tuesday’s edition of Die Welt newspaper carried an interview with the foreign minister of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, in which he

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Bulgaria 

More than 1200 migrants have arrived in Bulgaria since August 1 – IOM

August 16, 2016August 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Hungary, Serbia

A total of 1289 migrants have arrived in Bulgaria since August 1 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said

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Austria, Hungary and Europol dismantle migrant smuggling ring

July 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

European police agency Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) has supported the Austrian and Hungarian authorities to detect and dismantle

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Europe 

Brexit fuels Hungary’s anti-EU fire

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 Luis Ramirez of VOANews Brexit, Hungary

Aftershocks from Britain’s vote to leave the EU have spread to Eastern Europe, where nationalist movements say the British decision

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