PM’s Security Chief: Big Rise in Number of Border Arrests of Illegal Migrants This year has seen a big rise in the number of border violators caught by the authorities, with an increasing... 2021.09.15.
National Consultation: Most Survey Participants Reject Migrant Quotas Almost all respondents to the government's National Consultation public survey have indicated their objection to any form of mandatory distribution... 2021.09.10.
Deputy PM: Hunting Expo to Highlight Importance of Sustainable Hunting The message of Hungary's upcoming World of Hunting and Nature Exhibition is that sustainable hunting is key to nature economy,... 2021.08.30.
Water Level of Lake Velence Remains Critically Low, No Solution in Sight Although the shocking amount of fish carcasses have disappeared, the water level in one of Hungary’s largest lakes and popular... 2021.08.11.
State Secy Kovács: Hunting Expo Hungary’s ‘Most Complex Event’ to Date This year's One with Nature World of Hunting and Nature Exhibition will be Hungary's most complex international event to date,... 2021.08.11.
F1 Hungaroring Grand Prix Overshadowed by LGBTQ Debate As the Hungaroring Grand Prix comes to a close, its surrounding debate around Hungary’s “child protection law” remains on the... 2021.08.02.
Gov’t Officials Either Dismiss or Avoid Hungary’s Pegasus Scandal While some government officials are addressing Hungary's Pegasus scandal as an unjust attack on the Orbán administration, others are either... 2021.07.21.
Journalists and Lawyers Call for Gov’t Transparency on Pegasus Scandal It is no longer just opposition politicians and activists calling for government accountability on Hungary’s Pegasus surveillance scandal, but journalists,... 2021.07.21.
Govt Planning Grand Celebrations of August 20 National Holiday The government is preparing to arrange a "more monumental than ever", four-day long program to celebrate Hungary's August 20 national... 2021.07.14.
Govt Spox Protests Venice Commission ‘Joining Campaign Against Hungary’ It is "not even surprising" that the Council of Europe's Venice Commission has "joined a series of international attacks against... 2021.07.07.
Govt Spox: Natl Consultation to Address Life Post Pandemic, Migration The next National Consultation, a periodic public survey the government conducts on timely issues, will address life after the coronavirus... 2021.06.27.
EC Criticizes Hungarian Ban on ‘Promotion of Homosexuality’ as Discriminatory The European Commission has sent its first official letter to Hungary regarding the government's ban on, among other things, the... 2021.06.24.
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 Spox Hits Back at Tusk Over Criticism of Hungary’s ‘Illiberal’ Handling of Pandemic Zoltan Kovács, the state secretary for international communications and relations, has hit back at European People's Party leader Donald Tusk... 2021.04.15.
Facebook Claims Hungarian Politicians’ Limited Reach ‘Temporary Technical Issue’ Both Hungary's pro-government and opposition politicians reported in the past few days that their posts on Facebook mysteriously reached far... 2021.04.12.
State Secy Kovács: Hungary Only Uses Safe, Effective Vaccines Hungary only uses vaccines that have been approved by experts as safe and effective, the state secretary for international communications... 2021.04.07.
Sinopharm and Sputnik V: Heavy Debate Might Conclude with EU Authorization The Chinese Sinopharm and Russian Sputnik V vaccines are increasingly receiving both positive and negative attention from the European Union.... 2021.03.10.
State Secy Kovács: Hungary Vaccination Total to Exceed 1 Million on Sunday The number of Hungarians inoculated against coronavirus is set to exceed one million by Sunday night, including 100,000 receiving the... 2021.03.06.
State Secy Kovács Defends Purchase of Chinese and Russian Vaccines in CNN Interview The coronavirus vaccine is not a political issue, but one of effectiveness and reliability, Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary in... 2021.03.02.
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.
State Sec. Suspects Cultural Imperialism Behind German DW Broadcasting in Hungary The Hungarian government coldly received German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle's (DW) recent announcement about its plans to begin broadcasting to... 2021.02.24.