Petőfi Movie to Have Highest Ever Hungarian Film Budget Hungary's National Film Institute, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of poet-revolutionary, Sándor Petőfi, is set to make a... 2022.02.02.
Opposition: “Viktor Orbán has become Putin’s puppet” The Hungarian prime minister visited Moscow, where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues such as the... 2022.02.02.
Civil Liberties Union to Start International Proceedings in Pegasus Case The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) announced that they will initiate several proceedings both domestically and internationally over the Pegasus... 2022.02.01.
Press Roundup: A Televised Duel between Orbán and Márki-Zay Deemed Unlikely A liberal media expert and a highly opinionated right-wing pundit equally believe that Prime Minister Orbán will not agree to... 2022.01.31.
Socialists Challenge Govt’s Withdrawal of EU Bid for Covid Testing Kits The Socialist party has demanded the government explain why it decided to forego EU support of 900 million forints (EUR... 2022.01.29.
Election 2022 – Márki-Zay: Voters Must Choose between Two Visions for Hungary Hungarians must choose between two opposing visions for their country when they head to the polls on April 3, Péter... 2022.01.29.
Investigation Follows Bitter Failure at Men’s Handball European Championship While the players' enthusiasm at the games was far from low, the men's handball team still dropped out of the... 2022.01.28.
Opposition on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Learn from the horrors of the past” Parliamentary parties commemorated the victims of the Holocaust on Thursday, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Ruling Fidesz said in a... 2022.01.28.
Investigative Committee to Be Set Up to Investigate “Suspicious” Property Sell-offs in Budapest The Budapest Assembly moved to set up an investigative committee to review "suspicious" property sales of the various Fidesz-backed leaderships... 2022.01.27.
Fidesz MEP: 78 MEPs Call for More Sensible EU Climate Policy A total of 78 MEPs from fourteen countries have signed a Polish initiative calling on the European Commission to take... 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.
Disability Advocacy Orgs. Demand Apology after Márki-Zay’s Comment about ‘Handicapped Fidesz Propagandists’ Disability advocacy organizations are protesting against Péter Márki-Zay's "unacceptable" comments he made on Sunday, after the united opposition’s frontrunner called... 2022.01.25.
Budapest Assembly Concludes City Hall Investigation, Finds No Evidence of Alleged “Commission System” The municipal assembly of Budapest's committee examining alleged plans to sell City Hall, produced a report on the investigations on... 2022.01.25.
Election 2022: Opposition Pledges High Level Health Services The united opposition will ensure that everybody has access to high-quality public health services if it wins the April 3... 2022.01.25.
Socialist Politician Expelled from Party after Lying about Uni Diploma The Socialists (MSZP) expelled MP Ildikó Borbély Bangó from the party at an extraordinary meeting on Sunday after it was... 2022.01.24.
Opposition Protests Over Völner-Schadl Scandal Everyone's Hungary Movement, and the youth organizations of the opposition parties jointly protested on Sunday afternoon at the Prime Minister's... 2022.01.24.
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.
Press Roundup: Speculations about Foreign Interference in Hungarian Elections A pro-government columnist fears that foreign agencies including the CIA may interfere in the Hungarian election to help the opposition.... 2022.01.24.
Fidesz Still against Public Debate between PM Candidates Orbán and Márki-Zay This time, in response to the second challenge by the opposition alliance's candidate for prime minister, Péter Márki-Zay, the parliamentary... 2022.01.22.
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.
Fidesz MEP: ‘EU Leftists, Soros Network’ Interfering in Hungary Election Pro-migration, left-wing European Union politicians and the "Soros network" are interfering in the upcoming Hungarian election, Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi... 2022.01.20.