State Secretary Völner’s Asset Declaration: Modest Life, Little Savings Although Pál Völner earned roughly six times the Hungarian average salary, his assets appear to have stagnated in the past decade,... 2021.12.08.
Commission Plans New Media Rules in EU, Hungarian Media Landscape May Be a Reason The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals... 2021.12.08.
Press Roundup: Warsaw Summit Concludes with Declaration A right-wing commentator sees the joint statement of European right-wing parties in Warsaw as a harbinger of a conservative renaissance.... 2021.12.07.
Fidesz MEP: Hungary Victim of Media Manipulation Hungary is yet again on the end of media manipulation by liberal media spreading fake news, Tamás Deutsch, the head... 2021.12.07.
Minister Novák: Warsaw Meeting Involved Leaders Wanting to Preserve Sovereignty Several political leaders who want to preserve sovereignty met in Warsaw on Saturday and decided to tighten cooperation, the minister... 2021.12.06.
Press Roundup: Porn Tycoon and Twin-Tailed Dog Party to Run for Seats in Parliament Weeklies from across the political spectrum ponder the significance of outsiders in next April’s parliamentary election. A conservative analyst lambasts... 2021.12.06.
House Speaker Kövér Says Opposition’s Policy Is “Openly Treacherous” László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, accused the leftist opposition of pursuing "an openly treacherous policy", in an interview published... 2021.12.04.
Tusk: “European People’s Party Welcomes Péter Márki-Zay” On Thursday, the opposition's joint candidate for prime minister, Péter Márki-Zay, held talks with Donald Tusk, chairman of the European... 2021.12.03.
“There is no single uniform concept of rule of law” – Interview with Fidesz MEP László Trócsányi Rule of law can vary from country to country because it is embedded historically, culturally, politically, and philosophically in a... 2021.12.03.
Fidesz Vows to Stop ‘LGBTQ Lobby’ at Referendum, Opposition Says it’s Only Campaign Tool The Parliament's Fidesz-KDNP majority voted to hold a referendum concerning the child protection law. According to the joint opposition's PM... 2021.12.03.
House Speaker Kövér: Norway’s ‘Gay Santa’ Ad ‘Desecrates a Beloved Holiday’ Speaker of Parliament László Kövér has slammed a Norwegian TV commercial featuring a gay Santa Claus for "desecrating one of... 2021.12.03.
City Hall Case: After New Recordings, Mayor Karácsony Publishes All Sales Records since 2019 Two new recordings have been made public, with Gyula Gansperger still in the focus since our last followup on the... 2021.12.02.
Ruling Parties Defend Kövér, Suggest His Words were Twisted after Controversial Speech In the wake of the publication of House Speaker László Kövér's speech, in which he named the opposition a national... 2021.11.30.
Constitution Protection Office Reacts to House Speaker László Kövér’s Speech László Kövér's speech last year, in which he named the opposition the greatest national security risk Hungary faces, had no... 2021.11.30.
Press Roundup: Opposing Takes on Parliamentary Speaker’s Speech to National Security Officials An opposition-leaning commentator believes the Speaker called on the security services to interfere with internal politics and therefore should immediately... 2021.11.30.
Press Roundup: Fears of Electoral Irregularities on Both Sides of the Political Spectrum A liberal commentator fears that the new permanent residence regulations open up the possibility of electoral fraud. A pro-government pundit,... 2021.11.30.
“Kövér Must Go” – Reactions to House Speaker Linking Opposition to “National Security Threat” The House Speaker labeling the opposition "the greatest threat to national security" in front of the secret service, has led... 2021.11.29.
Fidesz’s Kövér Links Opposition to “Greatest National Security Risk” A controversial speech made by László Kövér has been unveiled, in which the Speaker of the National Assembly told officials... 2021.11.29.
Fidesz Urges Opposition to Stop ‘Insulting’ Hungarians The communications director of governing Fidesz pressed the opposition to stop "insulting Hungarians" on Saturday, in a video message sent... 2021.11.29.
Fidesz MEP Trócsányi: EU Power Held by “Narrow Circle” MEP László Trócsányi, representing Hungary's ruling Fidesz party in the European Parliament, has rejected the accusation of anti-Europeanness but criticized... 2021.11.27.
Fidesz ‘Fully Committed’ to Child Protection, Group Leader Says Hungary's ruling Fidesz is "fully committed" to the issue of child protection, the party's group leader said on Thursday. The... 2021.11.26.
