National Referendum Held Together with Parliamentary Elections for First Time Ever A referendum (the "child protection referendum") is also being held today, on the day of the parliamentary elections. This has... 2022.04.03.
President-elect Novák on Referendum: Parents Need Help “to Keep Children Away from Any Dangerous or Harmful Propaganda” Refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine "feel that Hungary's heart is now beating at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border", Katalin Novák,... 2022.04.01.
Orbán: ‘More at stake in this election than anytime in past 30 years’ Not in the past thirty years has an election had so much at stake, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in... 2022.04.01.
Orbán Calls for Stopping ‘Gender Insanity’ Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday called for stopping "gender insanity", urging voters to vote "no" to the four questions... 2022.03.31.
FM Szijjártó to UN Human Rights Council: Hungary Accepts Ukraine Refugees but Rejects IIllegal Immigrants Hungary accepts all refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine but its borders remain closed to illegal immigrants, Foreign Minister Péter... 2022.03.23.
LMP Calls for Stop to ‘Putinisation’ of Hungary The opposition LMP party has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of importing Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies to Hungary along... 2022.03.09.
Gov’t Starts Referendum Campaign with TV Ad about Gender Reassignment Surgery On April 3, not only will there be parliamentary elections, but the country will also hold a referendum at the... 2022.03.03.
Justice Minister: “Child Protection Act Under Attack on New Front” Hungary's Child Protection Act is under attack on a new front, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Thursday. The United... 2022.02.17.
Justice Min to EC: Gov’t is Protecting Children, Not Discriminating against LGBTQI People The Hungarian government has sent a letter to the European Commission in response to the infringement procedure launched against amendments... 2022.02.04.
Mental Health Professionals Protest Fidesz’s “Child Protection Law” The Fidesz government's "child protection law" threatens the mental health of several groups of young people, say Hungarian mental health... 2022.01.26.
CoE Calls on Hungary to Stop Curbing LGBTI Rights The Hungarian government "must stop instrumentalising and weakening the human rights of LGBTI people", Dunja Mijatovic, human rights commissioner of... 2022.01.14.
Referendum on Child Protection: NGOs Call for Invalid Votes Ten non-governmental organizations, including Amnesty International and Budapest Pride, are calling for invalid votes in the upcoming April 3 referendum... 2022.01.12.
Socialists: EU Fund Freeze Not Triggered by ‘So-Called Child Protection Law’ The European Union's freezing reconstruction funds for Hungary are "not connected in any way" to the country's "so-called child protection... 2021.12.22.
Justice Min: Venice Commission Has No Say in How Hungarian Parents Raise Their Children The Venice Commission is not entitled to have a say in how Hungarian parents raise their children, Justice Minister Judit... 2021.12.16.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Child Protection Law ‘Incompatible’ with Int’l Human Rights Norms The Venice Commission has said amendments to Hungary's child protection law were "incompatible" with international human rights norms. In a... 2021.12.14.
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.
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.
Justice Minister Calls on EU to Drop Infringement Procedures against Hungary Justice Minister Judit Varga on Wednesday called on the European Commission to drop infringement procedures against Hungary. In a Facebook... 2021.10.14.
Fidesz MEPs: Brussels Still Pressuring Hungary on LGBTQ, Migrants Issues Brussels continues to pressure Hungary to toe the line on LGBTQ and migration issues, Fidesz group in the European Parliament... 2021.09.29.
PMO Head: Brussels Must ‘Seriously Reconsider’ Ties with Central Europe Brussels is trying to put pressure on central Europe but the EU itself is under increasing strain and it will... 2021.09.27.
Justice Minister: EU Cannot Dictate How Hungarians Should Educate Their Children The European Union cannot dictate how Hungarians should educate their children, according to EU treaties and the European Charter of... 2021.09.16.
