12 October 2024
5 month ago
Head of Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Péter Szijártó are preparing a meeting between Zelenskyi and Orban, the Office of the President reported
6 month ago
Tens of thousands of Hungarians, led by former gov insider Péter Magyar, protested against Orbán's leadership today
Thousands gathered near Prosecutor General's office in Budapest Tuesday evening at the call of Péter Magyar. We won't allow the biggest legal and political scandal of the last thirty years to be hushed up, he said in his speech. Photo: Lujza Hevesi-Szabó / Telex6 month ago
Thousands gathered near Prosecutor General's office in Budapest Tuesday evening at the call of Péter Magyar. "We won't allow the biggest legal and political scandal of the last thirty years to be hushed up," he said in his speech. Photo: Lujza Hevesi-Szabó / Telex
After meeting Alexei Likhachev, the head of Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom, in Sochi, FM Péter Szijjártó said the upgrade of Hungary's nuclear power plant in Paks will stand as a "long-term guarantee" of Hungary's competitiveness
6 month ago
Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjártó visits Russia, where he will take part in the Atomexpo forum
7 month ago
European Parliament to sue EU-Commission over released funds for Hungary. (Vote in Legal Affairs Committee: 16 /1-). Response to Von der Leyen unlocking 10bn for Orban in exchange for his veto
7 month ago
Hungary will oppose Mark Rutte’s NATO candidacy, foreign minister says
7 month ago
Kremlin spokesperson says Hungary's PM Orban fears of joint border with Russia is are baseless
7 month ago
Hungary ratifies Sweden's NATO bid
"We don't agree on everything," Swedish PM Kristersson says, standing next to his Hungarian counterpart, but he says Sweden and Hungary have agreed on deepening cooperation as they will "soon be allies." Stockholm expects parliamentary/govt approval Monday for NATO accession
Iran and Hungary foreign ministers are now meeting in Tehran
7 month ago
Hungary to vote on Swedish NATO bid on Monday, says ruling party— AFP
7 month ago
Hungarian Foreign Minister: The European Union continues its wrong strategy by adopting a new package of sanctions against Russia
More than 50,000 people at a major protest against the Hungarian govt, organised by content creators and artists in Budapest this evening, following the child-abuse pardon scandal that led to President Katalin Novák's resignation7 month ago
More than 50,000 people at a major protest against the Hungarian govt, organised by content creators and artists in Budapest this evening, following the child-abuse pardon scandal that led to President Katalin Novák's resignation
7 month ago
Rally at Budapest, Heroes' Square, now
Orbán has broken his silence. “The government is working.”8 month ago
Orbán has broken his silence. “The government is working.”
8 month ago
Péter Magyar, Judit Varga's ex-husband and until recently a government insider, is giving a dramatic live interview, with over 31,000 people watching. He's focusing his critique on Antal Rogán, a powerful minister some see as an éminence grise
8 month ago
Katalin Novák, the Hungarian president, has resigned. And Judit Varga, who was supposed to lead the Fidesz list in the European election, is leaving public life
8 month ago
Hungarian President Katalin Novák has resigned under pressure over a sex-abuse case. Novak announced her resignation on Saturday after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted as an accomplice for helping cover up a sex abuse case in a children’s home.
Hundreds of people in Hungary protest against President Katalin Novak's pardon of a man accused of covering up a child abuse case8 month ago
Hundreds of people in Hungary protest against President Katalin Novak's pardon of a man accused of covering up a child abuse case
8 month ago
U.S. Ambassador to Hungary: Representatives of 16 NATO Allies attended today’s extraordinary session of Hungary’s Parliament to consider Sweden’s NATO accession. Not in attendance: a single member of Hungary’s ruling party
Orbán’s MPs didn’t show up in Hungary’s parliament to vote on’s NATO accession - no quorum, no vote8 month ago
Orbán’s MPs didn’t show up in Hungary’s parliament to vote on’s NATO accession - no quorum, no vote
8 month ago
Pedophilia cover-up scandal hits Hungary, and the opposition is calling for the resignation of President @KatalinNovak_HU. This comes after revelations that she pardoned a pedophile’s accomplice who helped cover up his boss’ sexual abuse of children at an orphanage
8 month ago
Orban: We made a compromise proposal. In return, we were blackmailed by Brussels. The Brussels blackmail manual was published in the @FT earlier this week. The cat is out of the bag. Forget about the rule of law, Hungary is blackmailed for having a it’s own opinion on migration, the war in Ukraine and genderpropaganda. We will defend our interests. Hungary cannot be blackmailed
Foreign Minister of Hungary Sijarto has arrived in Uzhgorod to meet with Foreign Minister of Ukraine Kuleba and the head of the office of President of Ukraine Yermak8 month ago
Foreign Minister of Hungary Sijarto has arrived in Uzhgorod to meet with Foreign Minister of Ukraine Kuleba and the head of the office of President of Ukraine Yermak
Brussels has drawn up a plan to sabotage Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán blocks a €50bn aid package to Ukraine this week, according to a secret internal document seen by @FT that lays out Budapest’s economic weaknesses and how to exploit them
8 month ago
Orbán’s number two and parliament speaker László Kövér says that he himself opposes Sweden’s NATO accession and hints that Fidesz MPs won’t support the opposition’s proposal for an extraordinary parliamentary session on the ratification
EU ambassadors gave a partial green light today to start negotiations with EP on the 50 billion aid package for Ukraine. Full green light now likely at EU summit on 1 Feb. Hungary so far not blocking
MEP Petri Sarvamaa: Launched a historic petition, which, if successful, will allow Mr Orban to be deprived of the right to vote in the Council. This is decisively different from anything we have done so far regarding HU – the procedure foreseen in Article 7(2) TEU has never been initiated9 month ago
MEP Petri Sarvamaa: Launched a historic petition, which, if successful, will allow Mr Orban to be deprived of the right to vote in the Council. This is decisively different from anything we have done so far regarding HU – the procedure foreseen in Article 7(2) TEU has never been initiated
10 month ago
Szijarto: Hungary vetoes Sofia's entry into Schengen unless it abolishes the gas transit tax