György Schöpflin, Historian and Former Fidesz MEP, Dies Aged 81 György Schöpflin (also known as George Schöpflin), historian, politician, university professor, and former Fidesz member of the European Parliament passed... 2021.11.19.
Police Investigation Underway in Sale of City Hall Case Soon after a Fidesz lawmaker pressed charges, the National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) ordered an investigation to be launched into... 2021.11.18.
PM Orbán Holds Talks with Spanish Vox Leader Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spanish radical right-wing party Vox, in his office... 2021.11.18.
New Recording in City Hall Case: Mayor Karácsony to File Charges In the wake of the publication of a new recording in which a well-known businessman makes accusations against the city... 2021.11.17.
“Child Protection Referendum:” Two More Gov’t Questions Approved The Kúria, Hungary’s Supreme Court, has upheld two decisions of the National Election Committee that certified the government's "child protection"... 2021.11.17.
Fidesz MEP: EP Groups’ Letter to Withhold EU Funds “Stab in the Back for Poland” The recent letter by five European parliamentary groups calling on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to withhold post-pandemic... 2021.11.17.
PMO Head: Ruling Parties ‘the Only Heir to Freedom’ in Hungary The stakes in next year's general election are especially high because Hungary's ruling parties are "the only heir to freedom"... 2021.11.17.
Press Roundup: Orbán Re-Elected Chairman of Fidesz A left-wing pundit compares the weekend congress of the ruling party to Communist-era party congresses, while a pro-government columnist describes... 2021.11.16.
Opposition Politicians Liken Fidesz Party Congress to that of Former Hungarian Communist Party There is not much difference between the Fidesz party congress and a congress of the former Hungarian Communist Party (MSZMP),... 2021.11.15.
Orbán at Fidesz Congress: ‘We will go through the thickest wall and win again” If Fidesz-KDNP can continue to govern, Hungary can make huge progress again in the next ten years and move up... 2021.11.15.
Orbán Re-Elected as Fidesz Leader: “As long as I can I will carry on doing it” Viktor Orbán, the prime minister, was re-elected as leader of Hungary's ruling Fidesz at the party's 29th congress in Budapest... 2021.11.15.
PMO Head Gulyás: ‘Fidesz is still the only hope for Hungary’ Standing on the bulwark of Europe, we will win for the fourth time in 2022, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér... 2021.11.15.
Fidesz Budapest Chapter Questions City Leadership Over Used Frankfurt Tram Purchase The Budapest chapter of ruling Fidesz questioned the city's left-wing leadership about the procurement of used trams from Frankfurt which... 2021.11.13.
Opposition PM Candidate Márki-Zay Denies ‘Plan’ to Abolish Utility Bill Cuts Péter Márki-Zay, the joint opposition’s candidate for prime minister, denies that he would want to abolish the utility bill cuts... 2021.11.12.
Budapest Leadership Says Plan to Sell City Hall was Taken Off Table Long Ago As a new recording was leaked in connection with the sale of City Hall, Budapest's leadership hasn't ruled out that... 2021.11.11.
Derogatory Comments from Gov’t’s Leading Cultural Politician on Hungarian Culture Ignite Harsh Reactions "If it were up to me, I would probably trash 80% of Hungarian literature, so I would say that unfortunately... 2021.11.10.
DK Calls for Parliamentary Cttee Hearing Over High Inflation The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has proposed summoning parliament's budget committee to hear the finance minister concerning the latest inflation... 2021.11.10.
Pegasus Case: DK to Turn to Israeli Defense Minister In the wake of Fidesz politician Lajos Kósa admitting the purchase and use of controversial spyware Pegasus, opposition Democratic Coalition... 2021.11.09.
Gov’t Withholds Covid Hospitalization Statistics of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Hungarians The government has chosen not to share detailed statistics on the number of vaccinated and unvaccinated patients in Covid wards.... 2021.11.09.
Fidesz MP Kósa Tests Covid Positive, Treated in Hospital Prior to Upcoming Party Congress Fidesz MP Lajos Kósa has tested positive for the coronavirus and is being treated in hospital, but he says he... 2021.11.09.
Pegasus Case: Opposition to Contact NSO to Uncover Details of Suspected Misuse After a Fidesz politician admitted that the government purchased and used Pegasus Spyware, which according to Direkt36's investigation, targeted journalists,... 2021.11.08.
