Venice Commission: Hungary’s Child Protection Law ‘Incompatible’ with Int’l Human Rights Norms The Venice Commission has said amendments to Hungary's child protection law were "incompatible" with international human rights norms. In a... 2021.12.14.
Press Roundup: Trouble in Store for Hungarian Relations with Post-Merkel Germany? Right-wing analysts fear that the new left-liberal German government will harshly criticize Hungary and try to encroach on national sovereignty.... 2021.12.13.
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.
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.
Cabinet Chief: Gov’t to Conduct ‘Robust Campaign’ for Child Protection Referendum The government firmly rejects any LGBTQ propaganda aimed at children and will conduct "a robust campaign" for the national referendum... 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.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay Supports Same Sex Marriage A Christian conservative and a liberal commentator try to make sense of the opposition frontrunner’s controversial statements on Christian values... 2021.11.29.
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.
Justice Minister Says UN Official’s Criticism after Visiting Hungary Only ‘Left-Liberal Mantra’ "Human rights are at risk, and in particular freedom of expression and media freedom, which is a fundamental pillar of... 2021.11.23.
MTV European Music Awards in Budapest Puts LGBTIQ Rights in the Spotlight At this year's MTV European Music Awards in Budapest, music took a backstage to the support of LGBTIQ rights, which... 2021.11.15.
Fidesz MEP: ’30 years after the collapse of communist dictatorship, they are curtailing our freedoms in the EU’ The Brussels representative office of the Foundation for a Civic Hungary has organised a conference dubbed Freedom at which conservative,... 2021.11.10.
Hungary’s Top Court Greenlights a Gov’t ‘Child Protection’ Referendum Question Hungary’s Supreme Court, the Kúria, has decided that one of the questions, namely: "Do you support the promotion of sex... 2021.11.09.
FM Szijjártó: Govt Rejects Doubts over Hungary’s Democratic Nature The Hungarian government is always prepared to engage in dialogue on specific issues and laws but it firmly rejects remarks... 2021.11.03.
Press Roundup: 1956 in 2021 In their speeches on October 23, both Prime Minister Orbán and the leaders of the opposition claimed that they are... 2021.10.26.
Justice Minister Calls on EU to Drop Infringement Procedures against Hungary Justice Minister Judit Varga on Wednesday called on the European Commission to drop infringement procedures against Hungary. In a Facebook... 2021.10.14.
PM Orbán: Hungary Must Stick to Utility Price Cuts The Hungarian government must stick to its utility price cuts, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. In his regular... 2021.10.08.
Fidesz MEPs: Brussels Still Pressuring Hungary on LGBTQ, Migrants Issues Brussels continues to pressure Hungary to toe the line on LGBTQ and migration issues, Fidesz group in the European Parliament... 2021.09.29.
PMO Head: Brussels Must ‘Seriously Reconsider’ Ties with Central Europe Brussels is trying to put pressure on central Europe but the EU itself is under increasing strain and it will... 2021.09.27.
PM Orbán: Any Further Covid Lockdowns would be Unfair to Vaccinated People Any further lockdowns due to Covid would be unfair to the 6 million people who got jabbed, Prime Minister Viktor... 2021.09.24.
PM Orbán at Demographic Summit: West ‘Unwilling to Sustain Itself’ The Hungarian government's family policies are geared towards supporting young couples planning families and ensuring their continued welfare once they... 2021.09.23.