New Humanitarian Transit Point: “This is the coordination we’ve been waiting for for three weeks” On Monday, a "humanitarian transit point" for refugees from Ukraine was opened in one of Budapest's sports halls, the "BOK... 2022.03.22.
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.
PM Orbán Lambasts Gyurcsány and Lists Gov’t Achievements in Keynote Speech Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a keynote speech on Saturday kicking off the official election period in Hungary, castigated former... 2022.02.12.
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.
Fidesz: EC Unlawfully Withholding Funding from Hungary The European Commission is violating the law by withholding recovery funding from Hungary for "political" and "ideological" reasons, the head... 2022.01.24.
Gov’t to ECJ Ruling: We Will Prevent Hungary from Becoming ‘Immigrant Country’ Hungary's current government, as long as it is in power, "will enforce the will of the Hungarian people and prevent... 2021.11.17.
PMO Head Gulyás: ‘Fidesz is still the only hope for Hungary’ Standing on the bulwark of Europe, we will win for the fourth time in 2022, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér... 2021.11.15.
Will Hungarian-Austrian Relations Change After Kurz’s Resignation? Sebastian Kurz nominated Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as his replacement as Austria's chancellor after he resigned because of a corruption... 2021.10.13.
EP’s LIBE Committee in Hungary to Assess Rule of Law Situation As the European Parliament has long voiced concern over democratic backsliding in the country, members of the EP's Committee on... 2021.09.30.
Investigative Photojournalist Also Monitored by Pegasus Spyware Photojournalist Dániel Németh was monitored by Pegasus spy software, investigate site Direkt36 reports. Németh has been documenting the foreign luxury... 2021.09.22.
Mayor Karácsony Gives Speech in English to Prove his Developing Skills Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony could be seen noticeably reading aloud his opening speech in English at the Budapest Forum -... 2021.09.17.
Investment Cancelled: Danube Island Near Kisoroszi Becomes a Nature Reserve The so-called "Island Peak" near Kisoroszi is declared a nature reserve of national importance, meaning the planned investments in the... 2021.09.17.
National Consultation: Most Survey Participants Reject Migrant Quotas Almost all respondents to the government's National Consultation public survey have indicated their objection to any form of mandatory distribution... 2021.09.10.
Elections 2022: Fidesz to Launch Petition Against Opposition to ‘Remind People of Pre-2010 Era’ Hungary's ruling Fidesz party will launch a petition on September 1st called "Stop Gyurcsány! Stop Karácsony!" According to the party's... 2021.08.30.
Popular, Wild Kisoroszi ‘Szigetcsúcs’ to Be Developed Amid Protest The local government of Kisoroszi is set to develop the popular camping and holiday spot at the Northern tip of... 2021.08.27.
Fidesz: Left-wing Siding with Brussels and LGBT Activists Hungary's left wing has sided with Brussels and LGBT activists, ruling Fidesz said on Wednesday in response to the opposition... 2021.07.22.
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.
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.
Question on Controversial ‘Anti-LGBT+ Law’ Included in Upcoming National Consultation "Organizations funded by George Soros have launched a wide-ranging international attack on Hungary over the Child Protection Law," begins one... 2021.07.01.