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Eszter Zalan
Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist working for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit. Before immersing herself into the "EU bubble", Eszter reported on conflict and war zones from Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and other places for Nepszabadsag, Hungary's largest daily for eight years, for which she received several journalism awards. She also covered Hungarian politics, economics, and culture for Agence France Presse (AFP) in Budapest before joining EUobserver in 2015. Her analysis and reports were also published in Foreign Policy magazine and the Berlin Policy Journal.
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Budget review and Russia sanctions in focus this week
EU 'still not' ready for future pandemic, MEP warns
Europeans don't see China as a rival, but weapons to Russia is a red line
EU Parliament parties urge 'no money for Orbán's Hungary'
US-China economic rivalry leaves EU squeezed, ECB worried
EU Commission to keep Hungary's EU funds in limbo
Gender equality least-included goal in EU budget, auditors find
EU leaders urge for stability in the UK 'as soon as possible'
Euronews, Raw Politics on Brexit standoff, and the migration crisis, 18 September 2018.
Can Europe Stand Up to Its Own Strongman? Foreign Policy, 10 March 2016.
Hungary is Too Small for Viktor Orban, Foreign Policy, 1 October 2016.
For Iraqi Christians, a Bittersweet Homecoming, Foreign Policy, 28 October 2016.
Hungary’s satire party takes on migrant referendum, EUobserver, 2 September 2016.
German commissioner used Kremlin lobbyist’s jet, EUobserver, 16 November 2016.
How to build an illiberal democracy in the EU?, EUobserver, 8 January 2016.
Orban, the 'anti-Merkel', emboldens European right, EUobserver, 6 April 2018.
Macron picks up glove to fight Orban and allies, Euobserver, 29 August 2018.
At Northern Irish border, Brexit risks hard-won peace, EUobserver, 7 May 2018.
Hungary vote exposes EU rift on populism, EUobserver, 6 September, 2018.