PM Orbán ‘Got a Lot’ out of Oil Embargo – Foreign Press on Hungary and EU’s Agreement As we previously reported, the EU Member State leaders reached a partial agreement on the sixth round of sanctions against... 2022.05.31.
PM Orbán Secures Pipeline Exemption for Hungary As EU Agrees on Partial Russian Oil Ban After hours of talks in Brussels on Monday, the leaders of the 27 European Union member states reached a partial... 2022.05.31.
Zelenskyy Criticizes Hungary for Not Having a Common Position With Other EU Countries Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Hungary's refusal to support an oil embargo against Russia, despite the fact that revenues from... 2022.05.27.
Justice Commissioner Reynders: Hungarian Elections Were in Order but Concerns Remain The parliamentary elections in Hungary in April were conducted in order, with voters given distinct alternatives to participate in a... 2022.05.24.
Despite Upcoming Financial Aid from EU, Gov’t Urges Greater Contribution to Migration Costs The Hungarian government is urging greater contribution by the European Union to financial burdens linked to migration, the finance minister... 2022.04.20.
Hungary Receives 100 Billion Forints from EU to Cope with Ukrainian Refugee Wave The Council of the European Union has approved an amendment to the law that will allow EU member states to... 2022.04.13.
EC Activates Rule-of-Law Conditionality Mechanism against Hungary The European Commission has formally notified Hungary that they are activating the mechanism in the European Union budget, which links... 2022.04.06.
CJEU Rejects Actions by Poland and Hungary Against Rule of Law Mechanism The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected Hungary's and Poland's complaint that the EU may cut funds... 2022.02.16.
Army Has Evacuation Plan in Case of Escalation of Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Plans are in place in case the Russian-Ukrainian conflict reaches the point where masses of refugees start heading for the... 2022.02.15.
PM Orbán Discusses Ukraine-Russia Stand-Off with European Council President Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday discussed the crisis situation that developed on the Russia-Ukraine border with European Council President... 2022.02.14.
Macron Sets Goals of French EU Presidency, Singles Out Hungary and Poland over Rule of Law France took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, so the French President... 2022.01.20.
Rainbow Stadium Debate Ignites Conflict Before Hungary-Germany Match A major ideological conflict has broken out between Hungarian and German officials over Hungary’s new bill on “promoting or displaying... 2021.06.23.
EU to Begin Investigating Hungary’s Ban on ‘Promoting Homosexuality’ Hungary’s new law banning the promotion of homosexuality has caught the attention of the European Union, and may face an... 2021.06.17.
Vaccines Not Licensed by EU Could Complicate Vaccine Passport Development The European Council came together on Thursday to discuss the now widespread topic of an internationally recognized vaccine passport within... 2021.02.28.
“Vaccine Passport” Becoming Widespread Topic Around Europe Hungarians who have been vaccinated or have recovered from the virus will be able to prove their immunity with a... 2021.01.22.
Hungary Joins EU in Condemning Russia for Arrest of Alexei Navalny Hungary has joined the European Union in condemning Russia for the arrest of Alexei Navalny, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs... 2021.01.19.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Weeklies on Rule of Law Deal Commentators try to make sense of the agreement reached on rule of law conditionality of EU financial transfers to member... 2020.12.21.
Orbán to Michel: More Funds to Rich States Would Go against EU Values Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a videoconference on Tuesday with European Council President Charles Michel in preparation for a European... 2020.06.30.
EP Factions Dissatisfied with Article 7 Proceedings Calling for Action The European Parliament's political groups are concerned that the Article 7 procedure against Poland and Hungary is currently on hold... 2020.02.24.
Weber Calls on European Council to Put Article 7 Proceedings on Agenda, Fidesz Agrees Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg, Chairman of the EPP... 2020.02.12.
Orbán: ‘Poor’ EU Countries Mustn’t Be Made to Bear Costs of Climate Action From central Europe and Hungary's perspective the upcoming European Union summit in Brussels will be about "not allowing the Brussels... 2019.12.13.
