European Union heads of state and government agreed on the sixth sanctions package against Russia, including an embargo on the country’s oil, shortly before midnight…
President Katalin Novák has signed the law restricting teachers’ right to strike, reports Magyar Hang. The Teachers Union (PSZ) and Democratic Union of Teachers (PDSZ)…
“Things don’t look good,” Viktor Orbán told reporters in Brussels on Monday. The Prime Minister acknowledged that they had just received the final text proposal…
Hungary is supporting Ukraine’s faith communities with a shipment of Communion wine, which is being sent to Ukraine with Polish assistance. State Secretary for Church…
The Financial Times published a deep dive into the financial background behind Fidesz’s System of National Cooperation (NER), highlighting Magyar Bankholding, which includes MKB Bank,…
The Democratic Union of Teachers (PDSZ) is taking all legal steps to enforce the right for Hungary’s schoolteachers to strike, even the possibility of taking…
Hungary’s political parties should also contribute to the government’s newly-created utility price defense fund with the surplus funds remaining from the expenses of their parliamentary…
In a somewhat unexpected development, Ferenc Gelencsér was elected the new president of Momentum at a party congress on Sunday, reports Népszava. The former deputy…
The demand by the Orbán government may be met, and the European Union’s agreement on an oil embargo against Russia could give at least Hungary,…
The Association of Independent Gas Stations has asked the Prime Minister for “urgent help” in a letter. The group claims that the new government decree…
A Hungarian state secretary shot back at comments by a Ukrainian official who suggested threatening Hungary’s energy supply, reports HVG. Speaking at a security forum…
The government is trying to put out a fire and is only thinking short term, presumably on a trial and error basis, László Csaba, professor…
While Russian-friendly Facebook posts appear in many different languages, the Disinformation Situation Centre has found that Hungarian social media is a standout in the international…
The problem of energy poverty could have been solved from the hundreds of billions of forints that were used in government campaigns to promote the…
The lengthy war and energy crisis threaten another global economic crisis, and the sanctions policy in Brussels is also responsible for the steep rise in…
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó responded on Facebook to a speech made by Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in which…
The Hungarian forint began to fall after Viktor Orbán’s announcement late on Wednesday that the government would impose special taxes. Portfolio reported that the euro…
“A defense fund and a ‘utility protection’ fund are being set up, and we will require banks and insurance companies, large retail chains, energy and…
Parliament voted for the new government for the 2022-26 parliamentary term on Tuesday afternoon, and after giving a short speech, Viktor Orbán personally introduced the…
More than a month after Hungary’s parliamentary elections on April 3, the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has begun investigating non-governmental organizations classified as “capable of…