Who Is Katalin Novák, Hungary’s First Female and Youngest President Ever? Katalin Novák, former Fidesz Vice President and Family Minister, was elected as Hungary's next president by a two-thirds majority. In... 2022.03.10.
Ukrainian War – Opposition: Election Choice between East and West, War and Peace Hungarians will have to make a choice between East and West and between war and peace when they head to... 2022.03.07.
House of Terror Museum Commemorating the Horrors of Dictatorships Marks 20th Anniversary of Opening This year marks the 20th birthday of one of Hungary's most emblematic museums, the House of Terror. Opened in 2002... 2022.02.25.
President Áder Marks Victims of Communism Memorial Day President János Áder and First Lady Anita Herczegh on Friday lit candles in front of the House of Terror Museum,... 2022.02.25.
Additional Secret Recordings: Has Been Hungary’s International Press Coverage Manipulated? In the past few weeks, pro-governmnent Magyar Nemzet revealed several secret recordings, which according to the paper, prove that NGOs... 2022.02.17.
PMO Head Gulyás: Hungary “is the EU country most committed to the rule of law, democracy, and freedom” Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister's chief of staff, told an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian-German friendship agreement... 2022.02.15.
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.
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s First Head of State after Regime Change, Born 100 Years Ago Árpád Göncz, the first democratically-elected head of state after the regime change, was born 100 years ago today. Göncz was... 2022.02.10.
Petőfi Movie to Have Highest Ever Hungarian Film Budget Hungary's National Film Institute, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of poet-revolutionary, Sándor Petőfi, is set to make a... 2022.02.02.
Opposition: “Viktor Orbán has become Putin’s puppet” The Hungarian prime minister visited Moscow, where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues such as the... 2022.02.02.
Opposition Parties Call for ‘Safeguards for Cultural Freedom’ The freedom of culture must be guaranteed in Hungary, four opposition parties told a joint online press conference on Thursday.... 2022.01.13.
Cardinal Mindszenty, Symbol of Resistance against Communism, Arrested on Christmas Cardinal József Mindszenty, Archbishop of Esztergom and the last prince primate of Hungary, was arrested by Hungarian communists exactly 73... 2021.12.26.
PM Orbán in Sopron: “Freedom, Patriotism Main Pillars of Hungary” Freedom and patriotism are the two great traditions of Hungarian politics, the "two main pillars of one-thousand-year-old Hungary, ones that... 2021.12.15.
Police Hold House Searches in City Hall Case, Budapest Mayor Speaks of Fidesz’s ‘Russian Methods’ The police conducted searches at the homes of Budapest deputy mayor Ambrus Kiss, and the Chief Notary and Budapest Capital... 2021.12.14.
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.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Asks USA Not to Equate Orbán with Hungary Gergely Karácsony apologized to a subcommittee of the United States Congress for the actions of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and... 2021.12.06.
“There is no single uniform concept of rule of law” – Interview with Fidesz MEP László Trócsányi Rule of law can vary from country to country because it is embedded historically, culturally, politically, and philosophically in a... 2021.12.03.
Monument to Archbishop József Mindszenty Unveiled in Krakow A monument to the late Hungarian archbishop József Mindszenty was inaugurated in Kraków, in a ceremony attended by deputy House... 2021.11.07.
Párbeszéd’s Szabó to Turn to Strasbourg after Hefty Fine Left-wing green opposition party Párbeszéd's co-chair and MP, Tímea Szabó, will turn to the Strasbourg EU Court after the House... 2021.11.03.
Oct 23: Hungarians’ Fight for Freedom Enduring, says PM Commissioner Szilágyi in New York "Hungarians have always had to fight for freedom, and this is no different today," Péter Szilágyi, the prime minister's commissioner... 2021.10.24.
1956 Revolution and Suppression of Uprising Led to Western Intellectuals’ Disappointment in Communist Ideology The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a significant event in the country's history. Hungarians commemorate it every year to this... 2021.10.23.