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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T05:58:04.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "All Countries",
    "All Countries - Politics and Society",
    "All Countries - Premium Only",
    "Balkan Insight",
    "Hungary",
    "Kosovo",
    "Kosovo - Politics and Society",
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  "textContent": "EU politicians celebrate spring in Hungary and prospects for Ukraine improve, but Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic contemplates a lonelier future without Budapest’s architect of ‘illiberal democracy’ at his side.",
  "title": "Letter from Brussels: Champagne Corks Pop as Viktor Orban Exits"
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