Fidesz MEP: EC Rule-of-Law Mechanism against Hungary ‘Punishment and Pressure’ The European Commission's decision to activate the rule-of-law mechanism against Hungary serves to put pressure on and penalise its government... 2022.04.29.
PMO Head on Rule of Law Mechanism: Voters Made Clear Decision in April 3 Election Hungary's government has received from Brussels the letter activating the so-called conditionality mechanism linking European Union funding to the rule... 2022.04.28.
Rule of Law Mechanism Against Hungary Starts on Wednesday The European Commission will send a letter to the Hungarian government informing them of the start of the procedure to... 2022.04.26.
Justice Minister: Hungary Ready for Rule of Law Dialogue with EU Hungary is open to a dialogue with the European Union, Justice Minister Judit Varga said before a General Affairs Council... 2022.04.12.
Press Roundup: EU Court Rules Payments Can Be Frozen to Poland and Hungary A left-wing and a pro-government columnist ponder the implications of Wednesday’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European... 2022.02.18.
Socialists’ President to Sue OLAF for ‘Covering’ for Orbán in Elios Case The co-president of the Socialist party (MSZP) announced a lawsuit against the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in connection with the... 2022.01.11.
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 MP Boldog Will Not Run in Upcoming Elections Amid Corruption Charges Fidesz MP István Boldog will not run in the upcoming elections and is retiring from politics. While the lawmaker explains... 2021.12.10.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay in Brussels: “We will be loyal members of the EU and NATO, not traitors” "We will be loyal members of the European Union and NATO, not traitors,” said Péter Márki-Zay, the joint opposition’s candidate... 2021.11.12.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Meets Historian Timothy Ash British historian, author, and commentator, Timothy Garton Ash, and Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, met on monday. Ash previously criticized Viktor... 2021.10.26.
DK: Hungary Missing Out on EU Funds ‘Due to Gov’t Graft’ The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said "it is clear" that Hungary is set to miss out on European Union... 2021.07.28.
DK Accuses Fidesz of Looking to Leave EU The threat that ruling Fidesz would lead Hungary out of the European Union is greater than ever, the opposition Democratic... 2021.07.22.
European Parliament Pressures Commission to Act Against Hungary MEPs have voted that if the European Commission does not initiate its rule of law procedure against Hungary and Poland,... 2021.06.11.
FM Szijjártó: Czech PM Babis Under Political Attack Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is the subject of political attacks and Hungary expresses its solidarity to its "Visegrad Group... 2021.05.21.
Prosecutor Seeks 6 Years in Prison for Ruling Fidesz MP Boldog on Corruption Charges The preparatory session of ruling Fidesz MP István Boldog’s court hearing will be held on June 30, at the Budapest... 2021.05.07.
Journalist Fined for Calling Hungarians ‘Filthy Hungarian Migrants’ in Ironic Op-ed Hungary’s Supreme Court Kúria fined liberal Hungarian journalist Árpád W. Tóta for one of his op-ed articles, in which he... 2021.03.25.
Greens Report ‘Attack Against Hungarian Farmers’, says Agriculture minister A report commissioned by the European Parliament's Greens/EFA party group is "another attack against Hungarian farmers," the agriculture minister said... 2021.03.05.
DK Calls for Transparency on Use of EU Funds The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) on Monday called for social dialogue on the use of European Union development, recovery and... 2021.02.01.
Fidesz: Victory in Brussels Against ‘Imperial Endeavors,’ Opposition: Deal is Orbán’s Failure On Thursday, the European Council accepted the EU's budget for the 2021-2027 financial cycle and its Next Generation EU recovery... 2020.12.11.
Opposition to EU: Orbán and His Gov’t Not Synonymous with Hungary Hungary's opposition parties sent a joint letter to the European leaders emphasizing that the Orbán government is not synonymous with... 2020.11.18.
Public Prosecutor Files Charges Based on OLAF Proposal The Budapest public prosecutor has filed charges based on a proposal by Europe's anti-fraud office, OLAF, against four men for... 2020.10.20.
