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Czech Republic warns health service may require help from EU states as deaths surge in Slovakia
Brussels urged to act as Poland and Hungary tighten curbs on independent journalism
Klubradio court ruling part of clampdown on progressive voices in central Europe, say critics
Viktor Orban’s ministers fight social media platforms over ‘limits on Christian, conservative, rightwing opinions’
Country is first EU state to break ranks and give unilateral emergency approval for Covid jab
Move comes amid concerns about future of academic freedom in Hungary
EU’s top court says aspects of Budapest’s policy breached EU law while separate opinion raps Poland’s judicial clampdown
Critics say Orban and his far-right Fidesz party have run roughshod over European values
Budget stand-off over rule of law ends in neither victory nor defeat for Hungary and Poland
Leaders of Hungary and Poland drop vetoes on rule of law mechanism linked to bloc budget
Polish deputy PM says agreement within reach but draft needs signing off by member states and parliament
Angela Merkel should take a firm stand on behalf of EU in battle over values
The consequences of bad agreements over Brexit and with Poland and Hungary would last decades
Bloc drawing up plans to push through €750bn project over two nations’ objections
Commission exploring extreme fallback option if budget impasse cannot be resolved in coming weeks
Fidesz MEP resigns from European parliament after attending the all-male gathering
Viktor Orban and Mateusz Morawiecki restate opposition to plan that ties bloc funds to rule of law
A new Mayfair store follows a stellar three years for Sandra Sandor’s Hungarian label
For all the hype, conditionality tool risks never being used against illiberal governments
Ludovic Orban says their stance on rule of law ‘is against the whole of Europe’
Other leaders should stand firm in resisting Orban and Kaczynski
Hungary and Poland insist Brussels will have to offer concessions to break deadlock
Tensions grow over whether Budapest plans to use Sputnik V vaccine even though it does not have EU regulatory approval
Effort to tighten emissions and release funds for green measures hangs on dispute with Poland and Hungary
Both feel unfairly targeted, while febrile domestic politics constrain Warsaw’s room for manoeuvre
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