Gov’t Proposes Expansion of Definition of Special Legal Order, Citing Russia-Ukraine War In view of the war in Ukraine, the government will propose expanding the types of special legal orders enshrined in... 2022.04.21.
PM Orbán: ‘I Asked Pope Francis to Support Our Efforts Towards Peace’ After meeting Pope Francis for a private audience on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the logic of Hungary's history... 2022.04.21.
Finance Ministry Employees Arrested on Charges of Accepting Bribes The investigative body of the public prosecutor's office has arrested three employees of the finance ministry on the charge of... 2022.04.21.
EU Commissioner: No Positive Developments on Rule of Law in Hungary The European Commission cannot report positive developments on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, Didier Reynders, the... 2022.04.21.
Hungary Drops on EU List of Net Wage Growth in Euro over Last 12 Years In a euro-based comparison, Hungarian wages did not increase much over the last twelve years. In fact, Hungary slipped further... 2022.04.20.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Hungary Visits Refugee Center, Thanks Hungary for Help Lyubov Nepop, Ukraine's ambassador to Hungary, visited on Tuesday the humanitarian transit point set up at Budapest's BOK sports and... 2022.04.20.
US Human Rights Report: Fundamental Rights Respected in Hungary but Excercised in ‘Adverse Climate’ The latest annual human rights report of the United States has been published, in which the situation in Hungary is... 2022.04.19.
FM Szijjártó: Hungary-Turkey Cooperation Key Focus of Foreign Policy Cooperation between Hungary and Turkey has always been a key focus of Hungarian foreign policy, and this will continue to... 2022.04.19.
Orbán Gov’t’s Utility Price Cuts Already Huge Strain on Hungary’s 2022 Budget The Hungarian budget has already suffered losses of HUF 600-800 billion (EUR 1.61-2.15 bn) this year due to Hungary’s low,... 2022.04.19.
Govt Official: Hungarians Helped Refugees Despite ‘Attacks Even from the Ukrainian President’ Miklós Soltész, the state secretary for church and minority relations, has praised the care Hungary has provided for refugees from... 2022.04.14.
PM Orbán Sends New Political Newsletter to E-mail Addresses Registered for Vaccination Despite round criticism and privacy concerns, the government has once again sent out a newsletter to the e-mail addresses of... 2022.04.14.
NGOs Protest against Fine Imposed for Campaigning for Invalid Voting on Govt’s Referendum Last week, the National Election Committee (NVB), in which the ruling parties have a majority, fined several NGOs who were... 2022.04.13.
Justice Min: Hungary and Poland Rule-of-Law Reports Apply Double Standards The European Commission's reports on the rule of law in Hungary and Poland apply double standards, Justice Minister Judit Varga... 2022.04.13.
Justice Minister: Hungary Ready for Rule of Law Dialogue with EU Hungary is open to a dialogue with the European Union, Justice Minister Judit Varga said before a General Affairs Council... 2022.04.12.
FM Szijjártó Confirms Hungary Will Continue Paying for Russian Gas in Euros "It is not impossible to pay for Russian gas in rubles," Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday afternoon, after... 2022.04.12.
Possible Teachers’ Strike in September over ‘Ridiculous Salaries’ Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke, among other things, about salary increases for teachers at his international press conference last Wednesday.... 2022.04.12.
Márki-Zay Begins Building a New Center-Right Party Péter Márki-Zay, the six party opposition alliance’s former PM candidate, announced that he would build a center-right people's party, which... 2022.04.12.
FM Szijjártó: Perpetrators of the “Inhuman Acts” in Bucha Must Be Punished The perpetrators of the "inhumane acts" in Bucha must be punished, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after meeting with his... 2022.04.12.
EU Representative: Hungary “Pays Its Share, so It Participates in Ukraine’s Weapons Supply” According to Josep Borell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, since Hungary "pays its own... 2022.04.12.
Orbán Gov’t Rejects Slovak House Speaker’s Comments about Orbán Wanting to “Parcel” Slovakia Both the Hungarian government and the Party of the Hungarian Coalition firmly rejected comments made by speaker of Slovakia's national... 2022.04.11.
Utility Bill Cuts May Cost State Budget HUF 1,300 billion in 2022 Utility bill cuts may cost HUF 1,300 billion (EUR 3.4 billion) for the Hungarian state, which comes to HUF 320,000... 2022.04.11.
