Budapest Municipal Court Rejects Klubrádió Appeal over 92.9 MHz The Budapest Municipal Court on Friday upheld the decision of Hungary's top media authority to strip government-critical commercial Klubrádió from... 2021.05.07.
State Sec Dismisses Reporters Without Borders’ Criticism of Hungary’s Media Freedom Reporters Without Borders has updated its World Press Freedom Index, ranking Hungary three places lower than last year, and describing... 2021.04.20.
Gov’t-critical Klubrádió’s Frequency Temporarily Goes to Spirit FM Hungary's Media Authority's (NMHH) Media Council provided Spirit FM a temporary license for the 92.9 frequency, the one for which... 2021.04.08.
Orbán: Restrictions Could Only Slow Down Covid, Vaccination Only Way to Stop Virus Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said late on Wednesday that vaccination was the only way to stop the coronavirus epidemic, adding... 2021.04.01.
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Upcoming Presidency Priorities, Programmes to CoE SecGen Judit Varga, the justice minister, gave an outline of priorities for Hungary's upcoming Council of Europe (CoE) presidency starting in... 2021.03.31.
CoE Commissioner Calls on Hungary to ‘Restore’ Press Freedom Dunja Mijatovic, human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, said in a memorandum on Tuesday that it was "high... 2021.03.30.
The 12 Points: the Most Important Document of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 The Hungarian revolution of 1848 started on 15 March, when young Hungarian patriots, inspired by the news of the revolution... 2021.03.15.
Klubrádió to Appeal Media Authority’s Rejection of Bid for New Licence Private broadcaster Klubrádió on Friday said it will appeal the Hungarian media authority's rejection of its bid for the 92.9... 2021.03.13.
Media Authority Denies Gov’t-Critical Klubrádió’s Bid On Thursday, Hungary's media authority (NMHH) swept Klubrádió's bid off the table for the 92.9 MHz frequency, formerly used by... 2021.03.12.
Finance Minister Praises State of Press Freedom in Hungary The freedom of the press is fully guaranteed by Hungarian legislation, media operate on a market basis and the government... 2021.03.05.
Another Round Between EC Jourová and Orbán Gov’t Over ‘Sick Democracy’ Comment “For me, the situation in Hungary is the most worrying (...) I still believe it is a sick democracy,” European... 2021.02.25.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Klub Radio to Win New Licence Tender? The left-wing radio station that went off air in mid-February (but is still available online) appears likely to win the... 2021.02.22.
Media Watchdog Says Klubrádió Cannot Provide Temporary Services There is no legal means at present to allow Klubrádió to provide media services temporarily, National Media and Infocommunications Authority... 2021.02.20.
Klubrádió One Step Closer to Reclaiming Former Frequency License Hungary’s media regulator has accepted the corrections provided by Klubrádió in the relaunched bid for its former frequency. Therefore, the... 2021.02.18.
Gov’t-Critical Klubrádió to Return On-Air After Uncontested Frequency Bid? Shortly after Klubrádió went off the air, Hungary’s media regulator continued the bid for the frequency. As Klubrádió is the... 2021.02.17.
Gov’t-Critical Klubrádió Goes Off Air from Sunday Midnight The last government-critical radio station, Klubrádió, switched off analog broadcasting at Sunday midnight and continues airing online. The Media Authority's... 2021.02.15.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Klubrádió Still in Focus A pro-government pundit thinks it was high time for Klubrádió to disappear from the air, while a liberal media analyst... 2021.02.13.
Klubrádió: Media Council’s Procedure ‘Unlawful, Discriminative’ The Hungarian media authority's Media Council has stripped commercial Klubrádió of its frequency "unlawfully and discriminatively", while it granted another... 2021.02.13.
European Parliament to Discuss Klubrádió’s Case The European Parliament plenary will discuss the case of Klubrádió, left-wing daily Népszava reports. After a court ruling, the radio... 2021.02.12.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Western Concerns over Klub Radio Reacting to misgivings expressed in Paris, Brussels, and Washington over the future of the left-liberal Hungarian radio station, commentators draw... 2021.02.12.
Media Council Head on Klubrádió Case: ‘I Believe in the Rule of Law’ The head of Hungary's Media Council on Thursday defended a decision not to extend the broadcast licence of opposition-leaning Klubrádió,... 2021.02.12.
