To Test or Not to Test? Government under Fire for Discarded PCR Tests The government recently destroyed some HUF 5 billion (EUR 14.7 million) worth of PCR tests, generating criticism. While officials say... 2021.12.14.
DK Demands to See Pegasus Authorisations, Files Linked to Individual Cases The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demands to see not only contracts linked to the Pegasus surveillance software but also the... 2021.12.13.
Opposition: Gov’t ‘Boycotting’ Probes Into Cases Concerning National Security Abuse of Law Opposition members of parliament's national security committee have accused deputies of the ruling parties of "boycotting" the launch of an... 2021.12.10.
Opposition Calls on Justice Min Varga to Resign Over State Secy Bribery Charges Hungary's opposition parties on Thursday called on Justice Minister Judit Varga to step down in the wake of bribery allegations... 2021.12.09.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Asks USA Not to Equate Orbán with Hungary Gergely Karácsony apologized to a subcommittee of the United States Congress for the actions of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and... 2021.12.06.
Press Roundup: Porn Tycoon and Twin-Tailed Dog Party to Run for Seats in Parliament Weeklies from across the political spectrum ponder the significance of outsiders in next April’s parliamentary election. A conservative analyst lambasts... 2021.12.06.
House Speaker Kövér Says Opposition’s Policy Is “Openly Treacherous” László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, accused the leftist opposition of pursuing "an openly treacherous policy", in an interview published... 2021.12.04.
KDNP Expresses Concern Over Tusk-Márki-Zay Meeting Leaders of Hungary's junior ruling Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) have sent a letter to Donald Tusk, president of the... 2021.12.04.
Coronavirus – LMP: Hungary Must Prepare for Prolonged Economic Slowdown Hungary must prepare for the possibility of a prolonged economic slowdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, a lawmaker of opposition... 2021.12.04.
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.
City Hall Case: After New Recordings, Mayor Karácsony Publishes All Sales Records since 2019 Two new recordings have been made public, with Gyula Gansperger still in the focus since our last followup on the... 2021.12.02.
Opposition to File Complaint about House Speaker Kövér’s Remarks Hungary's opposition alliance is filing a criminal complaint concerning Speaker of Parliament László Kövér's recently leaked remarks made a year... 2021.11.30.
Ruling Parties Defend Kövér, Suggest His Words were Twisted after Controversial Speech In the wake of the publication of House Speaker László Kövér's speech, in which he named the opposition a national... 2021.11.30.
Constitution Protection Office Reacts to House Speaker László Kövér’s Speech László Kövér's speech last year, in which he named the opposition the greatest national security risk Hungary faces, had no... 2021.11.30.
Press Roundup: Opposing Takes on Parliamentary Speaker’s Speech to National Security Officials An opposition-leaning commentator believes the Speaker called on the security services to interfere with internal politics and therefore should immediately... 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.
Finance Minister: Growth to Exceed 5% in 2022 Hungary's economy was one of the fastest to recover from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, with its output surpassing... 2021.11.29.
“Kövér Must Go” – Reactions to House Speaker Linking Opposition to “National Security Threat” The House Speaker labeling the opposition "the greatest threat to national security" in front of the secret service, has led... 2021.11.29.
Fidesz’s Kövér Links Opposition to “Greatest National Security Risk” A controversial speech made by László Kövér has been unveiled, in which the Speaker of the National Assembly told officials... 2021.11.29.
Opposition Turns to Constitutional Court, Election Office, in Fear of Election Fraud due to Amendment The opposition will turn to the Constitutional Court (AB) and to the National Election Office (NVI) regarding the amendment that... 2021.11.25.
LMP Calls for Ratification of Istanbul Convention The opposition LMP party on Thursday submitted a proposal to parliament, calling for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention against... 2021.11.25.
