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Hungary's chief spin doctor, Zoltan Kovacs, in Budapest on 18 June (Photo: kormany.hu)

Despite wry slogan, Hungary makes nice on EU presidency

Hungary has signalled a conformist EU presidency, despite a wry slogan evoking its leader's far-right populism.

Its EU affairs minister, János Bóka, revealed the presidency livery by pressing a large blue button with both hands in front of TV cameras in Budapest on Tuesday (18 June).

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Hungary's chief spin doctor, Zoltan Kovacs, in Budapest on 18 June (Photo: kormany.hu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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