EBU Slams State Media for Lack of Trust; CEO Says ‘Slanderous Statements’ Published without Verification A recent report of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has established that the Hungarian state media has the lowest trust... 2021.12.07.
President Appoints András Koltay to Head Media Authority President János Áder on Friday appointed András Koltay, the rector of the University of Public Administration (NKE), to head the... 2021.12.03.
Justice Min on LIBE Report: Gov’t Always Respected EU Values, Rejects Political Pressure Widepsread corruption, threats to judicial independence and media freedom are among the main findings of the report by the European... 2021.12.01.
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.
Gov’t Official: Media Becoming Political Player The press has lost its role of keeping the public informed and instead is turning into a political player amid... 2021.11.12.
Fidesz Politician Admits Purchase and Use of Pegasus Spyware After four months, the ruling parties have eventually admitted the purchase and use of Israeli-made spyware Pegasus. While Fidesz MP... 2021.11.05.
Hungarian Fact-checking Site to Be Set Up with European Commission’s Support With the support of the European Commission, Magyar Jeti Zrt, publisher of 444.hu and Qubit, is launching a Hungarian fact-checking... 2021.10.28.
Media: Controversial Anti-Márki-Zay Front Pages in Pesti Hírlap Lead to Departures One week after newspaper Pesti Hírlap had published controversial front pages in connection to the opposition primaries, the editor-in chief,... 2021.10.19.
Media Authority Head Resigns One Year Early, Ruling Parties to Appoint Successor before 2022 Elections After eight years in office, Monika Karas is stepping down from her post as President of the National Media and... 2021.10.18.
Russian Hacker Group Likely Behind Cyberattack Against Hungarian Journalists Last week, Google warned thousands of its users worldwide, including several Hungarian investigative journalists, of a government-backed cyberattack. At the... 2021.10.11.
Google Warns Hungarian Journalists of Gov’t-Backed Cyberattack Google has warned Hungarian investigative journalists that they were potential targets of a government-backed cyberattack, trying to access their accounts.... 2021.10.08.
LIBE Delegation Head: Fair Play in Hungarian Elections ‘Doubtful’ in Light of Fidesz’s Power Hungary has a kind of "one party system," and the fact that "one single party has put its people everywhere,... 2021.10.06.
Certain Aspects of Rule of Law Deteriorated in Hungary, LIBE Delegation Head Says Reservations made in terms of Hungary in 2018 mostly persist, the head of a fact-finding delegation of the European Parliament's... 2021.10.02.
Justice Minister: ‘LIBE Has No Power over Hungary’ Hungary is a free and independent country over which the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs... 2021.10.01.
EP’s LIBE Committee in Hungary to Assess Rule of Law Situation As the European Parliament has long voiced concern over democratic backsliding in the country, members of the EP's Committee on... 2021.09.30.
PM Viktor Orbán Gives Interview to Young Influencer Following a concert at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Julietta Poli posted a video on her Instagram page where... 2021.08.19.
DK Turns to Ministers Over Pegasus Spyware Scandal The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is turning to five ministers and the public prosecutor, requesting answers on the purchase of... 2021.07.23.
Misuse of Pegasus Spyware in Many Countries Causes Uproar Around the World The Pegasus spyware scandal is not exclusive to Hungary. The investigation by 17 investigative journalism outlets found thousands of phone... 2021.07.22.
Security Council Meeting Scheduled Over Hungary’s Pegasus Scandal It is up to Fidesz members of the National Security Committee to decide whether Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér... 2021.07.22.
Gov’t Officials Either Dismiss or Avoid Hungary’s Pegasus Scandal While some government officials are addressing Hungary's Pegasus scandal as an unjust attack on the Orbán administration, others are either... 2021.07.21.
Journalists and Lawyers Call for Gov’t Transparency on Pegasus Scandal It is no longer just opposition politicians and activists calling for government accountability on Hungary’s Pegasus surveillance scandal, but journalists,... 2021.07.21.
