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U.S.-Funded Radio Free Europe In Hungary Would Be An 'Insult,' Says Foreign Minister

NPR spoke to the country's top diplomat Peter Szijjarto on his government's hard-line stances against migration and liberal European Union policies.
Hungarian Foreign Minister of Foreign Peter Szijjarto speaks during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26 in New York.

Hungary's government is pushing back against European Union assertions that it is putting democracy in danger, says Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

The fierce loyalist of hard-line right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban is calling the United States' intention to restart Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in the country an "insult."

Run by the independent federal United States Agency for Global Media, RFE/RL's mission is to broadcast uncensored news and open debate in countries where

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