Parliament Extends State of Emergency Beyond 2022 General Election Lawmakers on Tuesday voted to prolong the special measures related to the coronavirus pandemic until June 1, 2022. As Hungary’s... 2021.12.15.
Press Roundup: President Macron in Budapest Commentators seek strategic reasons behind the decision of the President of France to pay a visit to Hungary. Hungarian press... 2021.12.14.
Opposition after Meeting Macron: Strong Europe Needed In connection with Emmanuel Macron's visit to Budapest on Monday, the Budapest mayor's office issued a statement that the French... 2021.12.14.
Press Roundup: Dispute Over Hungary’s Economic Outlook A left-wing commentator fears that the government’s spending policies will further fuel already rampant inflation. A pro-government analyst quotes two... 2021.12.11.
Opposition: Gov’t ‘Boycotting’ Probes Into Cases Concerning National Security Abuse of Law Opposition members of parliament's national security committee have accused deputies of the ruling parties of "boycotting" the launch of an... 2021.12.10.
FM Szijjártó: Gov’t Strives for Strong Intelligence Service Because Hungary wants to be among the winners of the emerging new global era, the government wants a intelligence service... 2021.12.10.
Both PM Orbán and Rival Márki-Zay on Politico’s Latest List of Europe’s Most Influential People Politico Europe has once again revealed its annual ranking of the most influential people in Europe. Among the list of... 2021.12.09.
Election Office to Begin Weekly Publication of Voter Registry Numbers Hungary's National Election Office (NVI) has said it will publish the number of registered voters by electoral district and locality... 2021.12.09.
Press Roundup: Porn Tycoon and Twin-Tailed Dog Party to Run for Seats in Parliament Weeklies from across the political spectrum ponder the significance of outsiders in next April’s parliamentary election. A conservative analyst lambasts... 2021.12.06.
Orbán to Ask Ethnic Kin Abroad to Participate in Hungary General Election Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will send letters to ethnic Hungarians abroad in the coming weeks and ask them to cast... 2021.12.06.
House Speaker Kövér Says Opposition’s Policy Is “Openly Treacherous” László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, accused the leftist opposition of pursuing "an openly treacherous policy", in an interview published... 2021.12.04.
Tusk: “European People’s Party Welcomes Péter Márki-Zay” On Thursday, the opposition's joint candidate for prime minister, Péter Márki-Zay, held talks with Donald Tusk, chairman of the European... 2021.12.03.
PM Orbán: Brussels ‘Trying to Intervene’ in 2022 General Election The Hungarian government will use the referendum on its amendment to the child protection law to strengthen its position against... 2021.12.03.
Coronavirus, EU, Alleged American Interference – FM Szijjártó Interviewed Again by CNN Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó gave an interview to CNN from the studio of the Hungarian ATV on Monday, and has... 2021.11.30.
Cabinet Chief: Gov’t to Conduct ‘Robust Campaign’ for Child Protection Referendum The government firmly rejects any LGBTQ propaganda aimed at children and will conduct "a robust campaign" for the national referendum... 2021.11.30.
Press Roundup: Fears of Electoral Irregularities on Both Sides of the Political Spectrum A liberal commentator fears that the new permanent residence regulations open up the possibility of electoral fraud. A pro-government pundit,... 2021.11.30.
FM Szijjártó Suspects USA of Planning to Interfere in Hungarian Election Péter Szijjártó has accused the United States of preparing to interfere in Hungary’s 2022 parliamentary elections, HVG.hu reports based on... 2021.11.29.
Opposition Turns to Constitutional Court, Election Office, in Fear of Election Fraud due to Amendment The opposition will turn to the Constitutional Court (AB) and to the National Election Office (NVI) regarding the amendment that... 2021.11.25.
PM Orbán: Fight for Low Utility Fees to Continue The government is committed to its "endless" fight to keep public utility prices low and the upcoming elections will not... 2021.11.25.
Press Roundup: Registration Rules Revised for Permanent Residence As Parliament approves the new permanent residence rules, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of trying to increase its base... 2021.11.23.
Opposition Parties Set Up Joint Campaign Council The opposition Democratic Coalition, Jobbik, LMP, Momentum, Párbeszéd, and MSZP (Socialists) parties as well as the Everyone's Hungary Movement (MMM)... 2021.11.23.
