Hungary’s new government is stepping up pressure on Chinese companies, reopening previously approved investment and funding agreements while tightening environmental regulations for factories, a shift that is beginning to disrupt plans by
Hungary’s new government is stepping up pressure on Chinese companies, reopening previously approved investment and funding agreements while tightening environmental regulations for factories, a shift that is beginning to disrupt plans by
MoreHungary’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that limits prime ministers to a maximum of eight years in office, a move that prevents former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from returning to the
MoreThe end of Viktor Orbán’s long domination of Hungary arrived not with spectacle, but with ceremony. Inside Budapest’s vast neo-Gothic parliament building, beneath vaulted ceilings that once symbolized the permanence of his
MoreFew living figures embody Hungary’s turbulent modern history as fully as Paul Lendvai. Born in 1929 in Budapest, he survived the Holocaust, was imprisoned under communism, fled the country after the failed
MoreHungary’s parliamentary elections over the weekend marked a dramatic turning point in the country’s modern political history, as voters decisively removed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party from power after
MoreViktor Orbán has spoken candidly about the emotional toll of his dramatic election defeat, describing a sense of “pain and emptiness” after losing power following 16 years at the helm of Hungary.
Moreby Luxman Peter Magyar has emerged as the most significant challenger to Hungary’s long-entrenched political order in more than a decade, positioning himself as the man capable of ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year
MoreEarly results from Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary elections indicate a major political upheaval, with the opposition Tisza Party emerging as the dominant force in the National Assembly. According to preliminary figures released by
MoreNearly 800 email and password combinations tied to Hungarian government employees have been exposed online, raising serious concerns about national cybersecurity and the safeguarding of sensitive state information. The revelations, uncovered through
MoreWe are just days away from Hungary’s nail-biting election, and one of Russia’s most familiar tactics is playing out again, the same one seen so many times in Ukraine, Moldova, the U.S.,
MoreFor sixteen years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won every fight: four consecutive parliamentary supermajorities for his party, Fidesz; a constitution rewritten to his specifications; courts, media, and oligarchs brought to heel.
MoreIn 1989, the Iron Curtain was cracking, and a young Viktor Orbán delivered a speech that would become emblematic of Hungary’s democratic rebirth. Standing before a crowd honoring Imre Nagy, the postwar
MoreUnfortunately, the Budapest summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was cancelled. The reason for this is that Moscow insisted on several demands that cannot be fulfilled in
MoreHungary has announced the identification of two additional Ukrainian spies, escalating the ongoing espionage conflict between the two countries. Mate Kocsis, head of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz parliamentary faction, revealed that Roland Tseber,
MoreHungary has officially initiated the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), making it the only EU member and NATO country, besides the US and Turkey, to take such a
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