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In a dramatic twist, Ukraine and Moldova got the OK to start EU membership talks after days of hardballing from Hungary. Viktor Orban insisted Kyiv was not ready, but let the rest of the bloc sign off without him.

Green MEP calls unfreezing of €10 billion in aid for Hungary “biggest bribe in the history of the EU” simply to get Viktor Orban to abstain on veto threat on Ukraine accession talks

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban told the EU summit he would consider lifting his veto on providing further funds to Ukraine — if the remaining frozen EU funds linked to concerns on Hungary's rule of law are unblocked.

European Media Freedom Act, under pressure from French demands, will allow spying on journalists unless EU states, Malta incluced, withdraw their support

The success of the final EU summit of 2023, primarily focussed on enlargement and budget, rests heavily on Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán — with the Commission unblocking €10bn in an attempt to buy off Budapest's veto power.

The European Commission insisted Hungary had undertaken measures to improve judiciarys independence, therefore meeting the requirements to access the money. | World News

The headlines warning the democratic world of not falling into the trap of isolationist policy like Hungary will no doubt continue into the future.

European governments are still lobbying to legalise state spying on journalists, under a new law designed — on paper — to protect them, Investigate Europe, Disclose and Follow the Money can reveal.

Move to release funds expected to come on the eve of an EU summit at which Hungary has threatened to block financial and military support to Ukraine

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