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Hungary tried to shield Russian oligarchs from EU sanctions

Budapest's move has cast a shadow over the impending passage of the next sanctions package at a crucial meeting of EU foreign ministers.

Tens of thousands protest following Hungarian president's resignation

Hungarian influencers organized a gathering of over 50,000 protestors in Budapest last Friday following a child sexual abuse case.

Hungary's President resigns, Orban faces his biggest political scandal in years

Multiple government insiders stated that Zoltán Balog, the head of the General Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church and a longtime mentor to Novák, had significant influence in the clemency case.

Orban proposes constitutional amendment after presidential pardon controversy

Orban's statement comes after pressure is intensifying on Hungary's head of state, Katalin Novák, to step down following revelations that she granted a presidential pardon to an individual convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case.

Hungary used its veto to protect Belarusian oligarch from EU sanctions

Hungary decided to use its veto in May after 10 EU countries requested Moshensky be included in the sanction list.