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Fidesz Submits New Laws to Shore up Position Before Next Election

Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages, Hungary’s government has its eye on the 2022 election with a series of laws designed to improve its chances of winning. Only a few hours after the Hungarian parliament voted near-unanimously on Tuesday to give Prime Minister Viktor Orban extraordinary powers to rule by …

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Turkey’s Defence Industry Grows, with Western Help

Turkey is touting its domestic defence industry, but its expansion remains dependent on Western know-how. Acall by Greece last month for its European Union partners to consider an arms embargo on Turkey in a standoff over maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean has highlighted the growing collaboration between the Turkish …

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