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Hungary summons Swedish ambassador over Swedish PM's comments regarding PM Orban's visit to Georgia - Foreign Ministry

Footage shows Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaving his hotel in Tbilisi, near the Georgian parliament where tens of thousands gather right now to protest election rigging, as he was met with loud boos from the crowd on his way to his escort

The first reliable poll showing Péter Magyar's TISZA party leading over Orbán's Fidesz

Gazprom: Memorandum signed on possible increase of Russian gas supplies to Hungary

.@EU_Commission has decided to refer Hungary's law on the protection of sovereignty to the @EUCourtPress. However, it is not asking the court for interim measures, which means that it does not request a suspension of the law until a decision is taken, @nepszava reports

Spain's far-right Vox party admitted that it was indeed the Orbán-linked MBH Bank (Magyar Bankholding) which financed their 2023 parliamentary and municipal election campaigns

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiga had a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Sijarto

Szijarto: Budapest wants to strengthen ties with Moscow despite EU sanctions

So far this year, the Hungarian authorities have arrested more than 6,500 border violators - Hungarian State Media reports

An explosion sound that was audible in the city of Eger, caused by a fighter jet

The pager devices used in mass detonations in Lebanon were never in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government said in a statement on Wednesday

Flooding in Budapest

The pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by Budapest-based BAC Consulting KFT, according to a statement released by Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, whose branding appeared on the devices

Orbán's family company makes millions of euros on China's Belt and Road project, the Budapest-Belgrade railway reconstruction, selling overpriced railway stone from the family's mine in Gánt to the construction, internal docs obtained by @444hu show

Orban: Hungary will not become an immigrant country, no matter what Brussels does

New poll shows opposition leader Péter Magyar's Respect and Freedom (TISZA) party polling 39 percent against the 43 percent of PM Orbán's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition among decided voters (25 against 30 percent among all adult citizens)

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrived in Yerevan.

Today, elected representatives were denied access to Hungary’s parliament by Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér. U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman stated: “It is beyond extraordinary to see elected members of a European Union member state’s parliament denied access to parliament itself because they wish to discuss human rights. Denying a meeting space within the parliament to elected representatives of that body raises serious and concerning questions.”

The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of his visit to Romania, visits the chairman of the RMDSZ, Mr. Kelemen Hunor, and agitates in favor of the Hungarian minority party in the elections. He points out that only elections will enable the RMDSZ to return to government

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto Meets with Gazprom CEO

Foreign Minister of Hungary Szijjártó has arrived in St.Petersburg, Russia "to secure energy supplies"

Hungarian Foreign Minister: We oppose Ukraine's use of long-range weapons to strike Russia

FM Péter Szijjártó announced on Facebook that he will advocate for a bolder and more decisive stance by the European Union on the situation in Venezuela during the upcoming Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. After speaking with María Corina Machado, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, FM Szijjártó emphasized the importance of respecting sovereignty, freedom, free elections, and democratic values. "I assured her that I would push for a stronger and more character-driven position from the EU on the developments in Venezuela," Minister Szijjártó stated, highlighting Hungary's historical commitment to the fight for freedom and sovereignty

Blinken today: “Hungary was welcomed into NATO because of its commitment to a democratic future. That commitment, like the deep bonds between our people, should be protected and form the bedrock of Hungary-United States relations.”

Hungary relaxed regulations governing its sole nuclear power plant, giving it the option to operate at full capacity even if the cooling water released back into the Danube river exceeds temperature limits

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday and told him that Iran informed Hungary earlier today that it is going to attack Israel in response to the assassination of the head of Hamas' political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to senior Israeli officials

Hungary says Croatia 'unreliable' when it comes to oil transit

"We wouldn’t allow Chinese policemen to patrol the streets of Warsaw, but everyone perceives their sovereignty as they see fit" – @radeksikorski to @VisegradInsight's @wprzybylski on Viktor Orbán's decision enabling Chinese policemen to patrol in Hungary

The head of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijjarto, wrote that Poland accuses Hungary of importing oil from Russia, while it itself does the same. This is another unfriendly statement. On Saturday, Viktor Orban called the Polish government's policy "hypocritical"

Hungary quietly took out a €1 billion loan from Chinese banks