Opposition Alliance Calls on Defence Cttee to Discuss Ukraine Situation The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), Jobbik, and Socialist (MSZP) parties have proposed that parliament's defence and law enforcement committee put... 2022.02.22.
Mayor Karácsony and Pact of Free Cities Stand by Ukraine The Pact of Free Cities -- which is a cooperation agreement between the mayors of Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, and Budapest... 2022.02.22.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Hungary National Security Cabinet Meets Hungary's national security cabinet met in the prime minister's office early Tuesday to review the Ukraine crisis, the PM's press... 2022.02.22.
PM Orbán: Hungary Shares EU Stance on Ukraine-Russia Conflict Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday talked to European Council President Charles Michel, and said Hungary shared the stance of... 2022.02.22.
Press Roundup: Diverging Takes on the Ukraine Crisis A pro-government pundit ascribes the Ukraine-Russia tension to the West’s ignorance of Russian geopolitical considerations. A left-wing columnist, on the... 2022.02.19.
FM Szijjártó Sends Warning to EU Diplomats Planning to Observe Election At the end of January, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó warned that if any of the ambassadors... 2022.02.18.
Márki-Zay: Hungary Going Down Rather than Forward since 2010 "Hungary has been plundered," Péter Márki-Zay, prime ministerial candidate of the united opposition, said in a speech assessing the state... 2022.02.18.
Foreign Minister: Hungarian-Russian Railway JV to Be Set up in Spring A Hungarian-Russian railway joint venture will be established this spring, enabling 1,000 Chinese freight trains to transit Hungary to western... 2022.02.18.
Press Roundup: Another Controversial Statement by Péter Márki-Zay A pro-government pundit lambasts opposition frontrunner Márki-Zay for suggesting that the opposition represents all currents, including fascists and communists. A... 2022.02.17.
Army Has Evacuation Plan in Case of Escalation of Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Plans are in place in case the Russian-Ukrainian conflict reaches the point where masses of refugees start heading for the... 2022.02.15.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay Forced to Explain Comments on Communists and Fascists among Their Ranks Not long after calling Fidesz journalists "handicapped,” Péter Márki-Zay has yet again made some ambiguous comments. During a street forum... 2022.02.15.
Márki-Zay: Hungary’s Future in EU and NATO The future of Hungary lays "in the European Union, in unity, and in NATO", Péter Márki-Zay, prime minister candidate of... 2022.02.15.
Hungary’s Consular Service Warns against Traveling to Ukraine amid Fears of Imminent Russian Attack According to press reports, the US warned allies in Europe that they fear a Russian attack as early as next... 2022.02.14.
Hungary and Russia to Cooperate on Space Research Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's foreign minister, and Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin, director-general of Russia's state space research agency Roscosmos, have signed a... 2022.02.14.
Opposition Alliance: Orbán Failing to Address Real Problems of Hungary Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition's joint prime ministerial candidate, said the prime minister "dealt a lot with me" in his speech... 2022.02.14.
Political Sides Fear Potential Foreign Interference in April Elections but from Different Directions As elections are nearing, both major political sides have suggested the threat of foreign interference. While the highest-ranking politicians on... 2022.02.11.
FM Szijjártó: No Extra NATO Troops Needed in Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó recently gave an interview to Euronews and was asked, among other things,... 2022.02.10.
Foreign Minister: Orbán’s Visit to Moscow ‘Breaks Ice’ Hungary's foreign minister has hailed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week as a success,... 2022.02.09.
US Charge D’Affaires: Hungary Not an Outside Observer in Russia-Ukraine Conflict In an opinion piece for hvg360, Marc Dillard, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Budapest, writes about the possible... 2022.02.08.
Press Roundup: The Geopolitical Implications of the Ukraine Crisis Pundits right across the political spectrum try to see through the smokescreen in order to make sense of the Ukraine... 2022.02.07.
Foreign Minister: Dialogue More Important than Ever Dialogue is now more important than ever, and this means speaking to others besides just the Western media, Foreign Minister... 2022.02.05.