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Magyar to meet von der Leyen as Hungary races to access cash

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Ukraine doesn't need symbolic EU membership, Zelenskyy says

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EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts veto

The two-month-long impasse over the €90 billion for Ukraine came to an end on Thursday after Hungary lifted its contentious veto. Brussels says the first payment will be made "as soon as possible".

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Son of Hungary's outgoing prime minister discharged from military

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