Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march. They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week
Happening now in Budapest: Anti-government protesters have occupied four bridges, opposing Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on freedom of assembly under the guise of “child protection.” Though aimed at the Pride march, Orbán’s law threatens banning any kind of protests or rally
1 Deň Pred@predsednikrs Aleksandar Vučić met today with Hungarian Defence Minister @SzBobrovniczky in Belgrade with whom he discussed the continuation of cooperation in the field of defense, as one of the most important aspects of cooperation between the two countries. Also signed a document that operationalizes and concretizes the Strategic Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Defense, which was reached in 2023. President Vučić also expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister @PM_ViktorOrban for everything he has done to improve Serbian-Hungarian relations
Vucic Disappointed with Kosovo-Croatia-Albania Military Agreement, Signs Agreement with Hungary
The anti-Orban protest tonight in Hungary escalated to a bridge blockade
1 Týždeň PredPeople in Budapest protest against a law that limits freedom of assembly, a law that aims to ban the annual Pride march
Orbán’s close ally, Speaker László Kövér, banned the entire liberal Momentum party faction from parliament and fined them €175,000 for protesting Orbán's Pride crackdown—setting a precedent to ban other elected opposition MPs too
Hungary just became the first EU country to ban Pride events in Viktor Orbán's latest anti-LGBTQ crackdown, allowing facial recognition to identify and punish disobedient attendees. Liberal opposition MPs (Momentum party) protested inside parliament by using smoke grenades
2 Týždeň PredBig ovation followed the Hungarian opposition figure Peter Magyar's words: "The spring is here, The spring of the Hungarians, and We, together will end Orban's winter"
2 Týždeň PredThousands gathered in Budapest at a rally held by opposition party TISZA, calling for the end of Viktor Orban's rule in Hungary. Orban earlier called all opposition politicians "cockroaches" in his National Day speech. Photo: BIRN
Hungarian Prime Minister: We demand the expulsion of Soros agents from the European Commission and the removal of corrupt lobbyists from Parliament.
Maďarský premiér Orbán zverejnil príspevok so zoznamom požiadaviek EÚ
Dodávky ropy z Ruska do Maďarska boli pozastavené v dôsledku útoku ukrajinského bezpilotného lietadla na meraciu stanicu ropovodu Družba, uviedol maďarský minister zahraničných vecí Peter Szijjártó.
Hungary reported first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in over 50 years
4 Týždeň PredOrban: After meeting with both the former and current Presidents of France, it was a pleasure to meet with the future President. Thank you for the insightful discussion @MLP_officiel
Spolusponzori amerického návrhu rezolúcie na Valnom zhromaždení OSN o vojne na Ukrajine: Izrael, Maďarsko, Gruzínsko a Severné Macedónsko
Maďarský FM: Provojnoví lídri chcú zabrániť mierovej dohode na Ukrajine
Hungarian FM says student protests destabilize Serbia
Podnestersko teraz dostáva ruský plyn – cez Maďarsko a Moldavsko, zaplatené z ruských pôžičkových peňazí. 14. februára neznámy región zmenil dodávateľské trasy: plyn prichádza cez maďarskú spoločnosť cez Moldovagaz, financovaný Moskvou. Podnesterský vodca Vadim Krasnoselskij poďakoval Rusku za jeho „podporu v ťažkej energetickej situácii
1 Mesiac PredAbascal, Le Pen, Salvini and Orban proclaim from Madrid their brotherhood with Trump: "High fences make good neighbors"
Maďarský premiér Orbán pohrozil, že bude vetovať sankcie Európskej únie voči Rusku, keď sa majú obnoviť o šesť mesiacov, ak sa Ukrajine dovtedy nepodarí obnoviť tranzit ruského plynu
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pledged to review penalties the Biden administration imposed on Hungary, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after holding talks with his US counterpart
2 Mesiac PredZelenskyj: "USA, Maďarsko, Slovensko a Nemecko sú proti nášmu členstvu v NATO."
Ukrajinské MZV v reakcii na maďarské vyhlásenia, že ukrajinské rozhodnutie zastaviť tranzit plynu náhle ovplyvnilo zákazníkov z EÚ: Ak sa Maďarsko bude chcieť pripojiť k Rusku, SNŠ alebo ODKB, Ukrajina bude rada, že sa uvoľní v EÚ a NATO
US Treasury OFAC is sanctioning Antal Rogan, a senior Hungarian government official, "for his involvement in corruption in Hungary."
Hungarian Foreign Minister: We will not give up cooperation with Russia in the energy sector
3 Mesiac PredOrbán hints at granting political asylum to more Polish fugitives. He said it twice, the second time when he was asked about Daniel Obajtek: "He's an MEP, so it's not an issue. But in general it is true that we have to face up to the fact that there may still be cases like this."
The Hungarian ambassador received a protest note from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the decision to grant political asylum to M. Romanowski. He was also informed about the decision of Minister @sikorskiradek to summon the Polish Ambassador in Budapest for consultations in Poland,- @MSZ Spokesperson Paweł Wroński
3 Mesiac PredHungary’s government is in advanced talks with Chinese rail giant CRRC to purchase trains, locomotives, and signaling systems on a large scale, while ending cooperation with European firms like Siemens, Stadler, and Alstom
Hungary grants Poland's former Deputy Justice Minister, Marcin Romanowski, political asylum