CJEU Ruling on Rule of Law Fund Cuts: EC Satisfied, EP Impatient, Fidesz Critical "I welcome these judgments, which follow the position that the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council, and ten Member States... 2022.02.17.
EP Adopts Report of Momentum MEP Cseh Calling for Direct Funding of Local Governments The European Parliament has adopted a report by opposition Momentum MEP Katalin Cseh calling the Commission to make direct funding... 2022.02.17.
Opposition Lambasts Orbán Gov’t after EU Top Court’s Dismissal of Hungarian Rule of Law Challenge "Orbán was defeated at the European Court of Justice, but Hungary and the Hungarian people won,” said Momentum MEP Katalin... 2022.02.16.
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.
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.
Márki-Zay: Hungary’s Future in EU and NATO The future of Hungary lays "in the European Union, in unity, and in NATO", Péter Márki-Zay, prime minister candidate of... 2022.02.15.
Govt Spox: Orbán ‘Did Not Hint at Hungary Leaving EU’ Government Spokesman Zoltán Kovács on Sunday decried a foreign media report saying that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán "hinted at Hungary... 2022.02.14.
Prosecutor’s Office Agrees to Further Cooperation with EU Anti-Fraud Body Hungary's Chief Public Prosecutor Péter Polt and Ville Itälä, Director-General of OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud body, signed a working agreement... 2022.02.12.
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.
Political Sides Fear Potential Foreign Interference in April Elections but from Different Directions As elections are nearing, both major political sides have suggested the threat of foreign interference. While the highest-ranking politicians on... 2022.02.11.
Pegasus Misuse to be Investigated by EP Special Inquiry Committee The European Parliament will be setting up a special inquiry committee on the misuse of Pegasus, the spyware which the... 2022.02.10.
FM Szijjártó: No Extra NATO Troops Needed in Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó recently gave an interview to Euronews and was asked, among other things,... 2022.02.10.
Fidesz MEP: EC Unlawfully Withholding Recovery Funding from Hungary The European Commission is violating European Union law and creating an uneven playing field among member states by withholding recovery... 2022.02.08.
Hungary Minority Commissioner Urges EC to Act on National Minorities Katalin Szili, the prime minister's commissioner for minority rights, marking the 30th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty on Monday, called... 2022.02.08.
OSCE to Send Full Election Observation Mission to Hungary The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is proposing a full election observation mission for the April 3rd... 2022.02.07.
Hungary’s 2022 Minimum Wage Increase Highest in EU Although minimum wages have grown almost everywhere in the European Union in 2022, the nominal increase of almost 20% in... 2022.02.07.
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.
Fidesz: EU Makes No Effort to Avert Crises The European Union makes no effort to avert the crises that arise on the continent and always finds itself reacting... 2022.02.05.
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.
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.
