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Hungary, Russia and the EU: an inside talk with Sándor Zsíros, a Hungarian EU correspondent for Euronews


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We are delighted to present Headline Talks, our brand new podcast on European news coverage and those at the heart of it.

For the first episode, our researcher Margot Cassiers spoke to Sándor Zsíros, a Hungarian EU correspondent for Euronews.

 

Hungary has played a surprisingly central role in EU sanctions and policies towards Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Margot and Sándor talked on Wednesday 7 September, on a day that Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán was making headlines in Brussels for his threats to block the renewal of EU sanctions against three Russian businessmen, and as the Hungarian Justice Minister was arriving in Brussels to try to negotiate the release of EU funds to Hungary.

 

Sándor talked about Hungary’s relationship with Russia and the European Commission, and some of the more colourful events he has covered during his time in Brussels.

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