ADF Director: Christians are Bearing the Brunt of Cancel Culture Photo: ADF Director Paul Coleman (L) with former Finnish minister Päivi Räsänen (R) The Alliance Defending Freedom, or ADF International,... 2023.02.16.
Ukraine’s New Minority Law Codifies Injustice This is the castle in Munkács (Mukachevo, Ukraine) where a statue of the Turul bird (pictured), a Hungarian symbol, can... 2022.12.16.
Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Anticipated New Law on National Minorities The Ukrainian parliament adopted a new law on national minorities on Tuesday, repealing the previous one, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency... 2022.12.14.
Parliament Approves 10th Amendment to Constitution The government has been given the power to declare a state of emergency in the case of an armed conflict,... 2022.05.24.
Top Court: Hungary Has Right to Supplement Incomplete EU Laws Hungary has the right to supplement incomplete European Union laws until which time the EU fully fills out its laws... 2021.12.10.
Actions Complied with EU Law in Case Brought before CJEU, Says Prosecutor’s Office The Public Prosecutor's did not violate EU law when he declared unlawful a Budapest judge's decision to suspend a criminal... 2021.11.25.
Justice Minister: Penal Reform Crucial for Strong Hungary Changes to the penal code is key to "ensure that the country is operative and contributes to building a strong... 2021.10.12.
“We Won’t Be Soldiers” – New Strict Regulations Anger Doctors’ Organizations The Hungarian Parliament passed the draft bill on a significant increase in doctors' salaries and the abolishing of gratitude money... 2020.10.08.
Party District Silence Regulation Enters into Effect Back in June, the local government of Budapest’s 7th District, the so-called “party district,” adopted new rules concerning pubs, bars,... 2020.08.27.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Dispute Over Child Pornography Laws A left-wing commentator cautions the Left against following its moral sentiments and demanding harsher punishment for pedophiles. A pro-government columnist... 2020.07.10.
Graduating Students in Rush to Learn a Language or Can Say Goodbye to University Plans Just like every year, many changes are introduced on September 1st in public education, higher education, and vocational education that... 2019.09.02.
Demonstration Against Recent Education Law Amendment Hundreds of people took part in a demonstration on Kossuth Square on Saturday to protest an amendment to the law... 2019.09.02.
Govt to Propose Postponing Introduction of Public Admin Courts The government will motion to initiate in parliament the postponement of the introduction of public administration courts indefinitely, the head... 2019.05.30.
Govt to Set Up Institute of Comparative Law Named after Former President Mádl The government will set up the Mádl Ferenc Institute of Comparative Law effective June 1 and its task will be... 2019.04.26.
Slovakia Bans Singing of Hungarian Anthem According to a newly adopted law, a foreign country’s national anthem cannot be sung or played in Slovakia unless an... 2019.04.04.
Feared Raid Against the Homeless Not yet Enforced by Police Yesterday, a new amendment making living on the street illegal went into full effect. According to Attila Fülöp, the state... 2018.10.16.
CJEU: National Laws Should Be Set Aside in Favour of EU Legislation Where Necessary Hungarian courts should, where necessary, abandon national laws and comply with EU law, the Court of Justice of the European... 2018.10.05.
Judicial System Change: Public Admin Courts to Be Set Up by 2020 The justice ministry plans to set up public administration courts, a new structure within the judicial system to deal with... 2018.09.21.
NGOs call on MEPs to launch Article 7 proceedings against Hungary International civil groups have called on MEPs to vote for launching the EU's Article 7 procedure against Hungary later this... 2018.09.04.
New and Higher Child-Care and Tax Benefits from the 1st of January Increase in child-care benefits, tax benefits, added support for mortgage holders, options forrelief on student loan payments, and new procedural... 2018.01.02.
Hungarian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers Meet, Discuss “Completely Different” Positions Regarding Controversial Education Law Hungary and Ukraine have “completely different” positions concerning Ukraine’s recently passed education law, which would deprive older students from ethnic... 2017.10.13.
