Budapest Mayor Refuses to Give Go-Ahead to Light Up Chain Bridge on St. Stephen’s Day Budapest Fidesz politician Zsolt Láng has decried a decision by the leadership of Budapest not to allow the city's iconic... 2021.07.07.
Austria’s FPÖ Leader Hails Hungary’s Commitment to Enforcing its Interests Herbert Kickl, the recently elected leader of the Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ), hailed Hungary's commitment to enforcing its interests in... 2021.07.07.
Párbeszéd, Three Polish Peers Ask for EC Scrutiny of Hungary, Poland Rule of Law Situation Hungary's opposition Párbeszéd and three peers in Poland have sent a joint letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the president... 2021.07.07.
Justice Minister Accuses German News Agency DPA of Spreading Fake News on Hungary Justice Minister Judit Varga on Tuesday accused German news agency DPA of disseminating fake news in connection with the European... 2021.07.07.
Govt Spox Protests Venice Commission ‘Joining Campaign Against Hungary’ It is "not even surprising" that the Council of Europe's Venice Commission has "joined a series of international attacks against... 2021.07.07.
Orbán: Perilous Times Ahead for Global Economy, Gold Reserves Needed Perilous times are ahead for the global economy, which cannot simply resume where it left off before the pandemic, Prime... 2021.07.06.
BP Mayor Karácsony: Yes to Student City, No to Fudan "The issue of the Student City is one of the biggest betrayals from this government," Mayor Gergely Karácsony said during... 2021.07.06.
CoE Calls on Hungary to Reconsider Constitutional Amendments The Venice Commission has called on the government to reconsider recent amendments to Hungary's constitution so as "to avoid possible... 2021.07.06.
House Speaker: Positive Hungary-Serbia Ties Based on Mutual Interests Excellent relations between Hungary and Serbia are based not only on feelings of friendship but on mutual interests covering the... 2021.07.06.
Justice Minister: Soros Behind Attack on Hungary’s Media Record Financier George Soros is behind fresh attacks on Hungary's government over its record on media freedom, Judit Varga, the justice... 2021.07.06.
RSF: Orbán Only European Union Leader on “Press Freedom Predators” List Hungary's Prime Minister has been named among the Press Freedom's Predators on a fresh list compiled by Reporters Without Borders... 2021.07.05.
Hungary Abstains from Statement on Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate The introduction of a global minimum corporate tax rate, which the OECD accepted on Friday, could bring a competitive disadvantage... 2021.07.05.
Following Criticism, Government Waters Down New Law on NGO Donations After the Fidesz-led government moved to ban any unnamed donations for civil organizations, it apparently toned down its original version... 2021.07.05.
Hungary Sends 200,000 Sinopharm Doses to Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro Hungary is sending 200,000 doses of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to Montenegro each, with the goal... 2021.07.05.
Catholic Kindergarten in Szeklerland Inaugurated with Hungarian Grant A Catholic kindergarten expanded with a grant of 32 million forints from the Hungarian state was inaugurated in Gyergyószentmiklós (Gheorgheni),... 2021.07.05.
LMP Calls for Free Covid Immunity Testing The opposition LMP has called on the government to offer free covid immunity testing, at least for over 60-year-olds, party... 2021.07.03.
Orbán: ’If We Let Others Tell Hungarians How to Live, We’ll Be Lost’ "If we allow others to tell us how we should live, who should be allowed to live in Hungary, how... 2021.07.03.
Govt Pledges Over HUF 450 m for Catholic Youth Camp in Szeklerland, Romania The Hungarian government will contribute a total of 455 million forints (EUR 1.3m) to the establishment of a Catholic youth... 2021.07.03.
Govt Approves Economy Operative Board Proposals The government has approved six proposals submitted by the operative board for coordinating the economic recovery, Minister of Foreign Affairs... 2021.07.03.
Foreign Minister: Vaccines Not Ideological Issue Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, meeting his Seychelles counterpart in Budapest on Friday, said Hungary and the Seychelles had both carried... 2021.07.03.
LMP: Planned Spending on Fudan Should Be Spent on Higher Education More Broadly The opposition LMP has slammed the government for planning to spend 450 billion forints (EUR 1.3bn) on a Chinese-Hungarian project... 2021.07.03.