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.
Ex-Governor of New York State: “I have never seen Hungary as alive, free, and open as it is now” "I've never seen Hungary as alive, free, and open as it is now," said the former governor of New York State... 2022.03.18.
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.
“Too High” Hungary GDP Growth Leads to EU Cutting Recovery Fund by EUR 1.3 Billion Due to a much higher than forecasted economic growth, Hungary will be eligible for less non-reimbursable funding from the European... 2022.02.21.
Orbán at Fidesz Parliamentary Group Meeting: “Hungary’s Fate Is at Stake” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a speech at the closed parliamentary group meeting of the ruling Fidesz-KDNP in Balatonfüred. According... 2022.02.18.
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.
Govt Reaction to CJEU Decision: “It’s about the Child Protection Act, not the Rule of Law” After the Court of Justice of the European Union rejected Hungary and Poland’s complaint that the EU may cut funds... 2022.02.16.
Gov’t to Launch Information Campaign on Child Protection Referendum The government on Friday said it is launching an information campaign about the national referendum on the child protection law... 2022.02.12.
Fidesz: Voters Should Have Final Say in Child Protection Debate With Brussels and organizations linked to US financier George Soros "attacking" Hungary over its child protection law, it is only... 2022.02.07.
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.
EC: EU Funds to Hungary Withheld Due to Need to Strengthen Anti-Corruption Framework As we have reported before, the European Union made the decision to withhold Poland and Hungary’s coronavirus recovery funding. Several... 2022.01.26.
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.
Authorities Investigated Whether Sleeping Beauty, Pumuckl and Lion King Challenge Traditional Gender Roles Since the amendment known at first as the "Anti-Pedophile Law" but since then rather called the "Child Protection Law" was... 2022.01.06.
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.
Constitutional Court Overrules Supreme Court, Giving Green Light to Gov’t’s 5th Referendum Question Regarding the question "Do you support the availability of non-conversion treatments for minor children?," the Constitutional Court announced that the... 2021.12.18.
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.
Parliament Orders Referendum on Child Protection Law Parliament on Tuesday voted to hold a referendum concerning Hungary's child protection law. The motion was passed by pro-government lawmakers... 2021.12.01.
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.
