Orbán says on Hungarian state radio that criticism of Hungary's law is due to network, led by George Soros, which is trying to get the country's resources, and this network has people in Brussels posts
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic breached EU law by failing to take in refugees under a 2015 relocation scheme, the European Court of Justice rules
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Bundestag: Orban's state of emergency law effectively eliminates opposition. It's a breach of basic principles that EU cannot accept. The @EU_Commission has to act immediately. The EU26, including Germany, have to demonstrate that they will not tolerate this abuse of the Corona-crisis
2 month agoHungarian Parliament passes bill that gives PM Orbán unlimited power & proclaims: - State of emergency with o time limit - Rule by decree - Parliament suspended - No elections - Spreading fake news + rumors: up to 5 yrs in prison - Leaving quarantine: up to 8 yrs in prison
2 month agoGeorge Soros gives Budapest 1 million Euros to fight against coronavirus. Here's his statement
FCO confirms deputy Ambassador to Hungary, Steven Dick, has died of coronavirus aged 37
39 new coronavirus cases in Hungary - biggest jump so far, to 226. So far 10 have died. 6817 tested
More Hungarian nationals have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID19), bringing the total number of infected patients to 187
Coronavirus in Hungary: The actual number of people infected with COVID19 in Hungary could be considerably more than the 167 confirmed cases, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said
Hungary is classified as an electoral authoritarian regime - @vdeminstitute
@CWFEmPrep confirms first positive case of Coronavirus in WichitaCounty. Patient is 64 years old and recently traveled to Hungary and Budapest and through @DFWAirport
The Government of Hungary has announced the closure of all borders to all foreigners from midnight tonight, 16 March. Only Hungarian citizens will be able to enter.
Hungary's government announces a state of emergency & extraordinary measures because of the coronavirus. HU also issues a travel ban on Italy, China, Iran, South Korea. Border control will be installed on the Austrian & Slovenian border. Universities will shut down
As per Serbia media reports first COVIDー19 patient in the country is 43 years old male from Subotica who was recently in Hungary. More info will come from minister Lončar press conference which is underway at the moment
Hungary records the first two cases of coronavirus infection of two Iranian students
Top Hungarian lawyer accuses PM Orban of harming rule of law
Viktor Orbán's government is noticeably shifting from a focus on primarily anti-migration rhetoric to anti-Roma rhetoric, a decade after a series of racially-motivated murders, including of a five-year old, shook Hungarian society
PM Orbán: I have my opinion about the Greens. In my opinion they are watermelons: green on the outside, red on the inside
Ex-Croatian PM Ivo Sanader has been found guilty of receiving a €10m bribe from officials at Hungarian energy company MOL, during their acquisition of a share in Croatian energy company INA in 2008-09. He was sentenced to six years in prison.
German arms exports hit record high in 2019, reaching almost €8 billion. The largest number of weapons deliveries went to Hungary, followed by Egypt and the US
Hungary to block Ukraine's NATO membership, Szijjarto says
Hungarian Parliament asks the State Duma to join efforts to protect the rights of linguistic minorities in Ukraine - Russian State Duma Speaker Volodin
Ukrainian MFA has summoned Hungarian Ambassador and hand over a note to protest his statements on autonomy for Hungarians in Ukraine and blocking of NATO-Ukraine commission
Hungary is pulling out of Eurovision because it's "too gay".
Hungary MFA on Erdogan: it is not logical to continually criticise the person on whom Europe's security depends, and who could at any moment let millions of immigrants head toward Europe (MTI)
6 month agoOne thousand protesters are currently protesting the Orbán-Erdoğan meeting in Budapest Hungary
Turkish President Erdogan and Hungary's PM Orban address joint presser in Budapest
6 month agoErdoğan meets with Hungarian President Janos Ader
Erdogan speaks in Turkey's capital Ankara before departing for a state visit to Hungary
7 month agoPutin: We talked with Orban about the situation in Ukraine and natural gas supplies
