EP Adopts Resolution on Swift Implementation of Rule-of-law Conditionality The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution proposing the swift implementation of the rule-of-law conditionality, which ties the payment... 2022.03.10.
Press Roundup: EU Court Rules Payments Can Be Frozen to Poland and Hungary A left-wing and a pro-government columnist ponder the implications of Wednesday’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European... 2022.02.18.
Viktor Orbán Named in EP’s Report Urging Action against Oligarchy More and more EU money is flowing to pro-government businessmen in the EU member states, according to the European Parliament... 2022.02.12.
PM Orbán: ‘New Russia’ is Not the Soviet-Union, We Want Good Relations with Moscow Hungary may have the role of an "ice breaker" between Russia and the West, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in... 2022.02.04.
EU Justice Commissioner: International Observers Needed for Hungarian Elections Didier Reynders, the European Union's Justice Commissioner, is in favor of having observers at the Hungarian parliamentary elections in April.... 2022.02.02.
EU Support for Testing Canceled by Government Hungary could have applied for free or low-cost covid tests from a 900 million forint (more than 2,500,000 euros) EU... 2022.01.31.
Fidesz: EC Unlawfully Withholding Funding from Hungary The European Commission is violating the law by withholding recovery funding from Hungary for "political" and "ideological" reasons, the head... 2022.01.24.
Opposition Parties Promise Public Debt Reduction without Austerity Politicians of opposition Jobbik, Momentum, and Párbeszéd told a joint press conference on Monday that they would reduce public debt... 2022.01.11.
Finance Minister: Gov’t Running ‘Disciplined Budget’ Hungary's government is running a disciplined, tight budget, Mihály Varga, the finance minister, said in an interview to public radio... 2022.01.10.
Socialist MEP Demands Information on EU Funds for Covid Testing The Hungarian government has been allocated nearly 900 million forints (EUR 2.3m) in European Union funding to provide "cheap or... 2022.01.06.
Hungary Submits Strategic Plan for New CAP to Brussels Hungary has submitted its strategic plan for the European Union's reformed common agricultural policy (CAP) to the European Commission, Minister... 2021.12.31.
Hungary Submits Partnership Agreement for 2021-2027 EU Financial Cycle Hungary has submitted a Partnership Agreement (PA) to the European Commission on Thursday, a pre-requisite of drawing on European Union... 2021.12.31.
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.
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.
30 Castles and Fortresses to Be Revamped Some thirty listed monuments including 18 castles and 12 fortresses will be revamped at a cost of 60 billion forints... 2021.12.11.
Fidesz MP Boldog Will Not Run in Upcoming Elections Amid Corruption Charges Fidesz MP István Boldog will not run in the upcoming elections and is retiring from politics. While the lawmaker explains... 2021.12.10.
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.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay in Brussels: “We will be loyal members of the EU and NATO, not traitors” "We will be loyal members of the European Union and NATO, not traitors,” said Péter Márki-Zay, the joint opposition’s candidate... 2021.11.12.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Meets Historian Timothy Ash British historian, author, and commentator, Timothy Garton Ash, and Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, met on monday. Ash previously criticized Viktor... 2021.10.26.
Merkel Calls for EC to Attempt Compromise Before Halting Funds, but Commission Planning to Use Rule-of-Law Tool within Days Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked the European Union to try to find some compromise with Polish and Hungarian... 2021.10.19.
Finance Minister: EU Approval of Hungarian Recovery Programme Hindered by Political Considerations Hungary's programme for post-pandemic economic recovery meets the criteria laid down previously in all respects but its approval is being... 2021.10.05.