PMO Head Gulyás: Hungary “is the EU country most committed to the rule of law, democracy, and freedom” Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister's chief of staff, told an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian-German friendship agreement... 2022.02.15.
After Court Ruling, Gov’t Issues Decree to Uphold Decision re Independent Press Presence in Hospitals Just as a court ruled that the government unlawfully banned independent press outlets from entering hospitals during the raging pandemic,... 2022.02.07.
EU Justice Commissioner: International Observers Needed for Hungarian Elections Didier Reynders, the European Union's Justice Commissioner, is in favor of having observers at the Hungarian parliamentary elections in April.... 2022.02.02.
Commissioner Reynders: EU Will Not Sanction Hungary before Elections European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders talked about the Commission’s actions against Poland and Hungary in an interview with Politico. The... 2022.01.27.
Fidesz’ Presidential Candidate ‘Prepared for Action, Not Gestures’ "I am prepared to take action rather than gestures," Katalin Novák, the ruling parties' candidate for president said in an... 2022.01.27.
Macron Sets Goals of French EU Presidency, Singles Out Hungary and Poland over Rule of Law France took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, so the French President... 2022.01.20.
Supreme Court, Prosecutor’s Office Promise to Protect Hungary’s Constitutional Order There is a growing political notion among opposition parties that in the event of a change in government, Hungary’s constitution... 2021.12.16.
Top Court Head Publishes Open Letter ‘in Defence of Rule of Law’ Tamás Sulyok, the president of Hungary's Constitutional Court, on Tuesday published an open letter in response to growing political "perceptions"... 2021.12.15.
Press Roundup: Evaluation of Macron’s Visit to Hungary Commentators on both sides of the political divide see both room for cooperation and opposition between the President of France... 2021.12.15.
Opposition after Meeting Macron: Strong Europe Needed In connection with Emmanuel Macron's visit to Budapest on Monday, the Budapest mayor's office issued a statement that the French... 2021.12.14.
V4-Macron Meeting: Agreement on Need to Protect EU’s External Borders The Visegrad Group (V4) leaders held "exhaustive talks" with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after the... 2021.12.14.
Orbán-Macron Meeting: “We’re Both Political Opponents and European Partners” Viktor Orbán, in a joint press release with the French president issued before a meeting with the Visegrad Group (V4)... 2021.12.13.
“There is no single uniform concept of rule of law” – Interview with Fidesz MEP László Trócsányi Rule of law can vary from country to country because it is embedded historically, culturally, politically, and philosophically in a... 2021.12.03.
Justice Minister: Advocate General’s Proposal ‘Not the Verdict, Just an Opinion’ The opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union that the court should dismiss... 2021.12.02.
Hungary, Poland Suit Against Rule-of-law Conditionality ‘Should Be Dismissed,’ ECJ Advocate General Says Campos Sánchez-Bordona, the Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice, on Thursday issued an opinion that Hungary and Poland's suit... 2021.12.02.
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.
State secretary Orbán: EU Migration Framework Should Be Replaced Balázs Orbán argues that the European Union needs stronger border control policies and a clearer interpretation of the conception of... 2021.11.23.
Fidesz MEP: ’30 years after the collapse of communist dictatorship, they are curtailing our freedoms in the EU’ The Brussels representative office of the Foundation for a Civic Hungary has organised a conference dubbed Freedom at which conservative,... 2021.11.10.
Press Roundup: Poland and EU on a Crash Course Left-wing and liberal commentators interpret the latest ruling of the Polish Constitutional Court on a verdict by the European Court... 2021.11.05.
FM Szijjártó: Govt Rejects Doubts over Hungary’s Democratic Nature The Hungarian government is always prepared to engage in dialogue on specific issues and laws but it firmly rejects remarks... 2021.11.03.
Justice Min: Gov’t in Favor of ‘Europe of Strong Nations’ Hungary's government wants to see Europe as a "strong alliance of strong nations", Justice Minister Judit Varga said during an... 2021.10.26.
