Pope Francis to Meet President Áder, PM Orbán in September Pope Francis will meet Hungarian President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on September 12 in Budapest, the day... 2021.07.21.
Gov’t Again Allows Referendums, PM Orbán Promptly Announces One on “Child Protection” Against Brussels The government has decided to allow referendums once again. Virtually just hours after the decree came out, Prime Minister Viktor... 2021.07.21.
Gov’t Officials Either Dismiss or Avoid Hungary’s Pegasus Scandal While some government officials are addressing Hungary's Pegasus scandal as an unjust attack on the Orbán administration, others are either... 2021.07.21.
Justice Min. on Rule of Law Report: EC ‘Blackmailing’ Hungary Over Child Protection Law "The European Commission has been blackmailing Hungary over its child protection law," Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Facebook, commenting... 2021.07.21.
Journalists and Lawyers Call for Gov’t Transparency on Pegasus Scandal It is no longer just opposition politicians and activists calling for government accountability on Hungary’s Pegasus surveillance scandal, but journalists,... 2021.07.21.
Hungarian Police Units Leave for North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia Three separate Hungarian police units have been dispatched to serve along the border of North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia, the... 2021.07.21.
Foreign Minister: Makers of Fake News Personally Responsible for Deaths, Damage The makers and distributors of fake news will be personally responsible for potential deaths and economic damage to be caused... 2021.07.21.
Pegasus Case: Opposition Believes Gov’t Silence Equals Guilt Opposition leaders have not settled on the subject of Hungary's Pegasus spyware scandal, declaring that the government needs to be... 2021.07.20.
DK Demands European Probe into Pegasus Spyware Allegations The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on leaders of the European Union to launch an investigation to find out... 2021.07.20.
42 Embassies and Cultural Institutes in Hungary Express Support of LGBT+ Community as Pride Parade Nears As the 26th Budapest Pride parade nears, 30 embassies and 12 cultural institutes have expressed their support of the LGBTQI+... 2021.07.20.
Hungary’s Surveillance Scandal Generates International Backlash An international backlash against Hungary grows due to the recent surveillance scandal known as the "Pegasus Project,” according to which... 2021.07.20.
Gov’t Neither Denies nor Confirms Use of Pegasus Spyware Despite critics wanting to clear the air around Hungary’s Pegasus surveillance case as soon as possible, the government comes off... 2021.07.20.
Foreign Ministry: Children Injured in Shooting in Sweden, but Swedish PM Attacks Hungary Children have been injured in a shooting in Sweden while the Swedish prime minister had attacked Hungary for its law... 2021.07.20.
FM Szijjártó: V4 Countries to Help Lithuania Halt Migrants The Visegrad Group countries, which oppose the mandatory resettlement quotas and Brussels' immigration policy, have agreed to help Lithuania contain... 2021.07.20.
Hungary Presents Joint Proposal on Support for Natl Apiculture Programmes Hungary presented a joint proposal on supporting the health conditions of bee colonies through national apiculture programmes at a meeting... 2021.07.20.
Justice Min: EC Rule-of-law Report Should Not Be Used for Ideological Purposes The European Commission's new rule-of-law report to be issued on Tuesday should not be used for ideological purposes and for... 2021.07.20.
Opposition Parties Call for Transparency on Orbán Govt’s Alleged Pegasus Scandal Opposition representatives in Hungary are condemning the government’s alleged misuse of the Israeli spyware known as “Pegasus” against Hungarian citizens.... 2021.07.19.
Jobbik Criticises Gov’t Land Purchase Scheme The government's plan to set up a private fund of 100 billion forints (EUR 278m) to purchase farmland "stinks" and... 2021.07.19.
Orbán Gov’t Accused of Using ‘Pegasus’ Spyware Against Political Opponents, Journalists Some governments, including that of Viktor Orbán, are allegedly employing one of the most powerful surveillance tools ever created to... 2021.07.19.
Gov’t Official: Hungary First in Europe to Give Green Light to Booster Jabs Hungary is the first country in Europe to give the go-ahead to inoculating its population with a third, booster jab... 2021.07.19.
Gov’t Pledges Further Aid to Diabetics The government will make a new type of insulin pump avaliable for people with type 1 diabetes from next month,... 2021.07.19.
