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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks as he and Hungarian President Janos Ader give a statement to the media after their talks at the Presidential Palace in Budapest, Hungary, April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BUDAPEST, May 5 (Reuters) – The European Union’s new sanctions package against …

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shake hands after a joint press conference in Belgrade in 2020. Both men won reelection over the weekend. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shake …

The government has said that the emergency powers are necessary to fight the outbreak, but political analysts say they have questions about whether Orban will relinquish them when the health crisis subsides. Hungary has 447 coronavirus cases and 15 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. “He is using this crisis to further increase his …