Hungarian Press Roundup: EU Measures Seen as Reminiscent of the Soviet Union? Pro-government columnists agree with Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch, that the EU’s attempts to make financial disbursements conditional on resect for... 2020.11.24.
Justice Minister: EC Rule of Law Report Based on ‘Ready-baked Material’ The chapter on Hungary in the European Commission's Rule of Law Report is largely based on a rehash of material... 2020.10.02.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Ruminations 10 Days after the EU Summit Ten days after the next seven-year budget and the coronavirus recovery fund were adopted by heads of state and government,... 2020.07.31.
Fidesz: Soros Network Influenced CJEU Ruling on Hungarian NGO Law Fidesz's communications director has said Hungarians had the right to information on which NGOs received foreign funding and how much.... 2020.06.19.
Foreign Minister: Preventing New Migration Waves Key Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Thursday underlined the importance of preventing more waves of migrants from setting off towards Europe... 2020.06.19.
CJEU Rules against Restrictive Hungarian NGO Law The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday that the restrictions imposed by Hungary on the... 2020.06.18.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Supreme Court Upholds Compensation for Segregated Roma Pro-government commentators scorn the Kúria (the Hungarian Supreme Court) for upholding the cash compensation for the mostly Roma children who... 2020.05.14.
Communist Paramilitary Organization ‘Workers’ Militia’ Revived Hungary’s Workers' Militia has been resurrected as a non-governmental organization according to two Facebook pages, "Counter-Revolution 1956" and "Communist Side," news... 2020.02.06.
Orbán on Gyöngyöspata Case: Gov’t Sides with Decent, Working Hungarians Commenting on the subject of school segregation in Gyöngyöspata, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said 80 percent of non-Roma students in... 2020.01.31.
Orbán: ‘Soros Network’ behind Migration in the Balkans Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a radio interview accused the "Soros Network" of organising migration across the Balkans. In his... 2020.01.31.
Fidesz’s Roma MEP: NGOs Travel to Gyöngyöspata ‘just to Make a Show of Complaining There’ Hungary has done much for the integration of the Roma and the poor, Fidesz MEP and Vice-President of the European... 2020.01.30.
Fidesz Committed to Law on ‘Soros NGOs’ Despite EU Court Criticism Hungary's law on the financing of civil organisations from abroad infringes on the principle of free movement of capital and... 2020.01.15.
Law Requiring NGOs to Disclose Foreign Funding Incompatible with EU Law, Says Court Adviser Hungary's law on the financing of civil organisations from abroad infringes on the principle of free movement of capital and... 2020.01.14.
Orbán: ‘Agreement between Two Parts of Europe Conditional on the West’ Hungary's prime minister stressed the need for compromise between two parts of Europe but added that Hungarians' "right to live... 2019.09.30.
Tardiness and Disinterest Hurts Civil Organizations and Churches According to the National Tax Authority (NAV), in 2019, 1.69 million people opted to offer 1+1% of their Personal Income... 2019.09.19.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Amazon Wildfires Linked to Sovereignty Issues Pundits in weeklies right across the political spectrum discuss the Amazon rain forest fires alongside issues of national sovereignty. Hungarian... 2019.09.10.
Orbán: Govt Duty to Pursue Strong Demographic Policy Without families and children, a national community could end up disappearing, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to... 2019.09.05.
Fidesz: EPP Group Stands by Hidvéghi’s Nomination for LIBE Vice-chair Despite NGO Protest The European People's Party group stands by Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi's nomination to serve as vice-chair of the European Parliament's... 2019.07.16.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Matteo Salvini Was Allegedly Offered Russian Money Pro-government commentators attribute the accusations levelled against Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini as an attack on anti-immigration politics. A left-wing... 2019.07.15.
PMO Head: Civil Fund Negotiations with Norway Difficult Due to Soros’ NGOs Talks are ongoing between Hungary and Norway on the distribution of funds to Hungarian civil groups from the Norwegian government... 2019.07.04.
Council of Europe: ‘Human Rights Violations in Hungary’ Hungary must do more for the protection of refugees, the independence of civil society and the judiciary, gender equality and... 2019.05.21.
