EU hails Hungary's 'wind of change' and unlocks €16.4bn for new PM Magyar

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EU hails Hungary's 'wind of change' and unlocks €16.4bn for new PM Magyar

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EU hails Hungary's 'wind of change' and unlocks €16.4bn for new PM Magyar
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told Hungary's new prime minister that billions of euros in EU funding are to be unlocked subject to his government pushing through a raft of "long-overdue reforms". The decision is a significant boost for Péter Magyar, who has been in office for less than three weeks after a landslide election victory over Viktor Orbán.

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