Hungary Loses EUR 215 Million Norway Grants After No Agreement Reached While the Orbán administration had previously stated that there was a chance to reach a consensus on the utilization of... 2021.08.05.
PM Orbán Meets Popular Right-wing Political Commentator and Host Tucker Carlson Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Tucker Carlson on Monday, one of the most popular television hosts and political commentators in... 2021.08.03.
Election Cttee Approves Govt’s Child Protection Referendum Questions The National Election Committee (NVB) on Friday approved the government's five referendum questions on child protection. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán... 2021.07.31.
No Deal Reached on Norway Grants Worth EUR 215 Million No final deal has been reached on the usage of EUR 214.6 million (HUF 77 billion) worth of EEA and... 2021.07.23.
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.
Press Roundup: Storm of Accusations Over Spyware Allegations A prominent left-wing columnist and the leading pro-government daily give diametrically opposing interpretations of the Pegasus spyware scandal. Hungarian press... 2021.07.21.
Press Roundup: Government Accused of Using Spyware As the government stands accused of using spyware to monitor critical journalists and other individuals, a left-wing pundit likens PM... 2021.07.20.
Many of Hungary’s Elderly Face Low Antibody Levels With Sinopharm The results of large-scale antibody tests from both the Municipality of Budapest and Semmelweis University have become available. The most... 2021.07.14.
Fidesz MEP Deutsch: ‘Stand up for Hungarian Interests in Brussels!’ The head of the Fidesz delegation in the European Parliament, Tamás Deutsch, posted a video statement on Tuesday accusing Brussels... 2021.07.13.
Bathing in Danube Only Allowed at Designated Free Beaches, Police Warn As weeks of extreme heat in Hungary begin to become increasingly unbearable, more and more people are seeking relief in... 2021.07.09.
Fidesz Gov’t’s New Political Ad Campaign Uses Emojis to Advertise Nat’l Survey The government's fresh political advertisement campaign applies emojis in order to call on people to fill out the newest 'National... 2021.07.08.
PM Orbán Buys Gov’t Critical News to Prove Freedom of Hungarian Press In reaction to being listed as a “predator” of press freedom, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán posted a short video on... 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.
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.
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.
PM Orbán: EU ‘Coordinated Attack on Paedophilia Law in the Mold of Previous Attacks’ The European Union's "coordinated attack" against Hungary's law against paedophilia is "in the same mold as previous attacks connected to... 2021.07.02.
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.