1 year agoProtesters in Budapest yelling "democracy."
1 year agoEU anthem playing in Hungarian opposition's joint protest.
1 year agoThere protesters are calling for a joint opposition list in the European Parliament election.
Orbán: "Without defending our Christian culture, we are losing Europe".
Orban: 'we want to end the nightmare of federal Europe. '
Orban: 'without christian culture there is no free Hungary'
1 year agoOrbán: "Hungarians have the right to their homeland, to their own Hungarian life."
After @MorawieckiM, Hungary's PM Viktor Orban speaks at the celebration of the national holiday, starts his speech with praising the historical role of Poland in Europe's freedom and reunification
[email protected] speaks in Budapest, celebrating Hungary's national holiday, stresses the importance of Hungarian-Polish friendship, "we fought together for our freedom and we fight for a better future". we see many Polish flags in the crowd
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sends a letter of apology to the European People's Party for calling some members "useful idiots"
Putin to visit Budapest "in the second half of the year", FM Szijjártó announces. On the other hand, "currently no affairs" that would need negotiations at the highest level with Germany or the US
The threshold is achieved: 7 parties from 5 countries officially asked the @EPP president to start expelling Fidesz from the party. @nya_moderaterna sent its letter a couple of hours ago, which is the 7th
2 year agoBillboards targeting Soros and Juncker are being put up around Budapest, along with some other govt campaign signs — incl "hundreds of thousands of jobs created" and "lower taxes for SMEs". These four photos all made within 200m in the Budapest suburbs.
2 year agoNATO C-17 landing TLV, from 'NATO contingency air base' Papa in Hungary
EPP President: I strongly denounce Hungary's attacks and baseless conspiracies against President @JunckerEU, who is a true Christian Democrat and a real European leader. A leader, who fought for European unity, solidarity and prosperity that all EU, including Hungary, greatly benefited from.
2 year agoPrime Minister of Hungary Viktor Mihály Orbán, Has landed in Israel
2 year agoOn Poland initiative meeting of Ministers of Visegrad 4 before planned summit in Israel
2 year agoSpotted among the crowd of anti-govt protesters in Belgrade: a sign reading "Nationalsim not autoshovinism, actions not words, [Hungarian PM] Orban not [Serbian President] Vucic" #1od5miliona
2 year agoA 35-year-old convict escaped from the Budapest Regional Court and was shot by police after a 36-minute pursuit.
2 year agoAn official from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's office sent this email to the Board of Deputies of British Jews, telling them to "mind your own business" when it comes their concerns about anti-Semitism in Hungary.
2 year agoBudapest now: Demonstrators convene at the HQ of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to protest against the Orban government's takeover of the research funding in an attempt to inject political ideology into scientific research.
Russia and China do not share the endeavours of free countries, says Pompeo in Budapest
As Pompeo begins his Central Europe tripe, the State Department called on Hungary and Slovakia to support Ukraine's eventual NATO membership
In Hungary, Pompeo says that US should not let Russia President Putin "drive a wedge between friends and NATO". He also said the United States should be more engaged in the region
2 year agoDepartment of State:
[email protected] arrives in Budapest to meet with Hungary's Prime Minister Orban, Foreign Minister Szijjarto, and Defense Minister Benko to discuss defense cooperation, security, support for Ukraine, and ways to counter Russian and Chinese influence and strengthen the Western alliance.
2 year agoMike Pompeo asked Hungary to support Ukraine's territorial integrity - we should not let Putin divide us - he said.
2 year agoHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has compared the European Union to the Soviet Union because he says both seek the demise of nations
2 year agoSeveral hundred German far-right took part in the "Day of Honor" in Budapest on February 9, 2019
2 year agoThe 2019 #FreedomInTheWorld report is out and two countries declined to Partly Free: Hungary and Serbia. The former saw one of the most dramatic declines ever recorded by @freedomhouse
Hungary blames allies for its failure to cut dependence on Russian energy - Foreign Minister Szijjarto