V4-Macron Meeting: Agreement on Need to Protect EU’s External Borders The Visegrad Group (V4) leaders held "exhaustive talks" with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after the... 2021.12.14.
To Test or Not to Test? Government under Fire for Discarded PCR Tests The government recently destroyed some HUF 5 billion (EUR 14.7 million) worth of PCR tests, generating criticism. While officials say... 2021.12.14.
Foreign Minister Calls for EU Agreement with Africa to Help Population Stay in Place The European Union should seek an agreement with Africa on ways to convince the population to stay where they are... 2021.12.14.
Orbán-Macron Meeting: “We’re Both Political Opponents and European Partners” Viktor Orbán, in a joint press release with the French president issued before a meeting with the Visegrad Group (V4)... 2021.12.13.
Defence Minister Thanks Hungarian Soldiers Helping to Keep Kosovo Safe at Christmas Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő paid a visit to Hungarian troops stationed in Pristina, Kosovo, on Monday, alongside Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi,... 2021.12.13.
Chief Prosecutor: Pál Völner Accepted 83 Million Forints in Bribes The President of the Hungarian Court Bailiff’s Chamber (MBVK) sent a total of HUF 83 million forints (EUR 226 thousand)... 2021.12.13.
FM Szijjártó: “I have an opinion about Swedish democracy, but who cares, I am not Swedish” Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said on Swedish television SVT regarding the situation of democracy in Hungary... 2021.12.13.
Family Minister: Pensions to Rise 5% Because of Higher-than-expected Inflation Pensions will rise by 5 percent next year, thus avoiding a retroactive change to match higher-than-expected inflation, the minister for... 2021.12.13.
DK Demands to See Pegasus Authorisations, Files Linked to Individual Cases The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demands to see not only contracts linked to the Pegasus surveillance software but also the... 2021.12.13.
Direkt36: President Áder’s Bodyguards Also Targeted by Pegasus Spyware Two high ranking leaders in the Presidential Guard, the agency responsible for providing protection to Hungary’s president, János Áder, and... 2021.12.13.
PMO Head: Constitutional Court and Not CJEU Defines Limits of EU Law The Constitutional Court, not the Court of Justice of the European Union, must define the limits of the competences exercised... 2021.12.13.
FM Szijjártó: ‘Common Sense’ Key to V4’s Success A key of the success of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries has been that they have based their economic and... 2021.12.11.
Gov’t: Top Court Strengthened Hungarian Migration Policy Friday's ruling of Hungary's Constitutional Court has bolstered the government's migration policy and allows its full implementation, the Prime Minister's... 2021.12.11.
Róbert Répássy Appointed State Secretary of Justice Replacing Scandal-Hit Völner President János Áder has appointed Róbert Répássy to the post of state secretary of justice, to replace Pál Völner in... 2021.12.10.
Top Court: Hungary Has Right to Supplement Incomplete EU Laws Hungary has the right to supplement incomplete European Union laws until which time the EU fully fills out its laws... 2021.12.10.
Opposition: Gov’t ‘Boycotting’ Probes Into Cases Concerning National Security Abuse of Law Opposition members of parliament's national security committee have accused deputies of the ruling parties of "boycotting" the launch of an... 2021.12.10.
Budapest Mayor Offers HUF 1 Million for Any Proof of Misuse in Asset Sale Tenders Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, announced that anyone who can prove any kind of misuse in the Budapest Municipality's public tenders,... 2021.12.10.
FM Szijjártó: EU Working to Prepare ‘European Version of UN Migration Pact’ The European Union's Post-Cotonou agreement with Caribbean and Pacific states is "a new madness", the "EU version of the UN... 2021.12.10.
Coronavirus – PM Orbán: ‘There are always losses, but the situation is improving overall’ The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is at its peak "or maybe a little beyond" in Hungary, and taking... 2021.12.10.
FM Szijjártó: Gov’t Strives for Strong Intelligence Service Because Hungary wants to be among the winners of the emerging new global era, the government wants a intelligence service... 2021.12.10.
PM Orbán: Strong Anti-Immigration, Family-friendly European Party Alliance Needed A large and strong anti-immigration, pro-family European party alliance needs to be formed, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio... 2021.12.10.
