MEPs push to strip Hungary’s veto as Orbán defies EU strategy on Ukraine
Left-wing MEPs have called on Brussels to revoke Hungary's veto power as its Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refused to join the bloc line on the Ukraine war during…
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Hungarian Government plans constitutional change to end Pride march
Hungary said it would amend the Constitution soon to emphasise child protection, a move that paved the way for a ban on the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities,…
German Greens MEP pleads for EU to replace USAID funding to Hungary
Left-wing German MEP Daniel Freund has taken to social media to plead for the European Union to fill the funding gap left by USAID’s withdrawal from Hungary.
Hungary’s Orbán backs US-sanctioned head of secret service
US sanctions against Antal Rogan, head of Hungary's secret service, have sparked controversy but also solidified his role within Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government,…
Falling birth rates? More than just technocratic, it is a cultural question
Last week Turkey announced that it was introducing a series of incentives designed to increase the Turkish birth rate.
Biden administration puts top Hungarian official on sanctions list
The outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration has put Hungarian Government official Antal Rogán on its sanctions list due to his alleged involvement in corruption.
No night at the opera for Hungary at Polish EU Council gala
Poland’s foreign ministry has issued an official note to the Hungarian embassy that stated it would not welcome the presence of the Hungarian ambassador to Poland…
Hungary loses €1 billion in EU funds for ‘political reasons’
Hungary will permanently lose €1 billion in European Union funds that had to be allocated by the end of 2024 or be lost.
EC gives Hungary 60 days to hand over wanted Polish opposition MP
Hungary has 60 days to hand over Marcin Romanowski, a wanted Polish Conservative (PiS) MP and former deputy justice minister, who was granted asylum in Hungary following…
Orbán offers political asylum to Polish opposition MP ‘persecuted by rainbow government’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government has offered political asylum to Polish opposition Conservative (PiS) MP Marcin Romanowski.
Hungary PM Orbán invites Netanyahu, ‘guaranteeing ICC arrest warrant will not be imposed’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sparked controversy by inviting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Hungary, which Orbán said guaranteed…
Hostile MEPS refuse to approve Hungarian Commissioner-designate
Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian European Commission candidate for the Health and Animal Welfare portfolio, has failed to win the parliament's approval to take up his…
As 13 EU nations criticise Orbán’s ‘premature’ Georgia visit, Austria gears up to host Hungarian PM
A coalition of European Union member states have criticised Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for his "premature" visit to Georgia two days after a disputed…
Left-wing MEP Salis: a target of ‘Orbán’s authoritarian regime’ or a ‘common thug’?
Illaria Salis, an Italian left-wing MEP associated with Antifa, has outlined her defence following the announcement of the Hungarian authorities' request to revoke…
Hungarians in furious row over EPP’s Magyar in Strasbourg
Amidst the spat Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is having with the EU bubble, there is another, even more bitter fight unfolding, between Orbán and his former…
Knives out as Eurocrats dogpile Hungary in Strasbourg
Orbán predicted the previous day that his EU presidency presentation in the chamber would be derailed by parliamentarians looking to speak on other issues.
Brexit broke the EU says Orban
“Brexit changed everything,” he told press gathered in the European Parliament.
Hungary wants to opt-out of EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact
In a letter sent to European Commissioner Yvla Johansson on October 7, the Hungarian government expressed its desire to opt out of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact,…
European Commission refers Hungary to EU Court of Justice over ‘sovereignty law’
Hungary claimed that it did not infringe EU law and that the concerns raised were unfounded.
Hungary’s chief prosecutor seeks to suspend legal immunity of Orban’s chief rival
Hungary's chief prosecutor has asked the president of the European Parliament to suspend the parliamentary immunity of Prime Minister Orbán's main political rival,…
Hungarians fear new Commissioner may be demoted to overseeing EU animal welfare policy
Hungarian diplomats are getting ready for a fight in the European Parliament to stop their designated Commissioner from losing the health part of the EU Health and…
Brussels to take money from Hungarian funds
The European Commission says it will take the money out of European funds meant for Budapest after the deadline for the payment of a migration-related fine expired.
Cyclone Boris rips through Central Europe as flooding engulfs region
Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania all are reeling under the brunt of Cyclone Boris.
Hungary shows off buses it could use to send migrants to Brussels
Hungary has raised the stakes in its spat over migration with Brussels, showing off the buses it said it could use to send migrants to the capital of the European…
European Parliament fuelling ‘political hysteria’ against Hungary, minister claims
The European Parliament is unjustifiably fuelling "political hysteria" against Hungary over an ongoing row about work visas, the country's European Union affairs…
Hungary threatens to send its migrants to Brussels over EU fines
The Hungarian Government is planning to give free one-way tickets to Brussels for migrants and asylum seekers who want to enter the European Union, reports indicate.
Hungary energy supply ‘secure’ despite oil embargo, says foreign minister
Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjártó has stated the country's energy supply remained "secure" despite Ukraine curtailing its oil supply.
Brussels ‘co-ordinating’ oil embargo on Hungary and Slovakia, claims minister Szijjártó
Brussels is behind Ukraine's attempt to block oil from entering Hungary and Slovakia, Budapest's foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has claimed.
Hungary slams EPP accusation of ‘enabling Russian espionage’ as ‘childish lies’
The Hungarian Government has responded to criticism from the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament of Budapest's new visa policy for Russian and…
‘Hungary should leave the EU and NATO and ally with Russia’ says Polish minister
Polish deputy foreign minister Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski has said that Hungary could leave both the European Union and NATO and “create a union with Putin…