15 result(s) for abusing power in Current Affairs
Bribery Investigation: Ex-Budapest District Mayor Detained
- 29 Jul 2026 6:38 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors are charging Balazs Bus the former mayor of Budapest's third district, with bribery in a corruption case involving several politicians of Fidesz, the Socialist party and DK, The Central Chief Prosecution Office of Investigation (KNYF) said.
'Resistance Politics' New Focus for Fidesz, Says Orbán
- 27 Jul 2026 11:17 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz party is declaring a policy of resistance in place of the traditional politics of opposition to build "a broad coalition for freedom against the authoritarian regime being built by the Tisza party", Viktor Orban said on Saturday in Baile Tusnad (Tusnadfurdo) at the closing session of the 35th Balvanyos Summer Free University and Student Camp.
New Interview: Hungary's President Vows Legal Manoeuvres to Resist His Removal
- 22 Jun 2026 12:24 PM
- current affairs
President Tamas Sulyok told Brussels-based news outlet Politico in an interview on Saturday that he would fight to stay in office, resorting to a series of legal manoeuvres, and accused Prime Minister Peter Magyar of plotting a takeover of state institutions that would give him a more absolute grip on power than former Prime Minister Viktor Orban had.
'State of Emergency' in Hungary Prolonged, Police Given New Powers Against Drug Users
- 30 Apr 2025 7:19 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday adopted a prohibition on producing, abusing, distributing or promoting drugs, with 143 votes in favour, 19 against and 13 abstentions.
March 15 Holiday Round-Up: 'There Will be a United States of Europe', Says DK MEP
- 17 Mar 2025 2:13 PM
- current affairs
A United States of Europe will come about, "but whether we Hungarians will be in it is a big question", Klara Dobrev, the MEP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told an event commemorating Hungary's 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight in Budapest.
Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany
- 14 Oct 2024 11:49 AM
- current affairs
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has fined Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsany over 14 million forints (EUR 34,900), the party said.
Updated: Opposition Outraged By President For Pardoning Man Convicted Of Abetting Paedophilia In Hungary
- 9 Feb 2024 7:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP has called on President Katalin Novak to revoke presidential clemency granted to a man convicted for coercing victims of paedophilia to withdraw testimonies.
“Brussels Wants to Re-Settle Migrants by Force in Hungary" Complains Orbán
- 12 Jun 2023 10:20 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has vehemently objected to a planned reform of the EU refugee affairs system that requires countries to pay a fee if they do not accept refugees.
PM Orbán Comments On Child Protection Law, Economic Recovery
- 19 Jul 2021 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his weekly public radio interview that sex education was a matter for parents and this, he added, was “confirmed by European documents”.
Bribery Investigation: Ex-Budapest District Mayor Detained
- 29 Jul 2026 6:38 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors are charging Balazs Bus the former mayor of Budapest's third district, with bribery in a corruption case involving several politicians of Fidesz, the Socialist party and DK, The Central Chief Prosecution Office of Investigation (KNYF) said.
'Resistance Politics' New Focus for Fidesz, Says Orbán
- 27 Jul 2026 11:17 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz party is declaring a policy of resistance in place of the traditional politics of opposition to build "a broad coalition for freedom against the authoritarian regime being built by the Tisza party", Viktor Orban said on Saturday in Baile Tusnad (Tusnadfurdo) at the closing session of the 35th Balvanyos Summer Free University and Student Camp.
New Interview: Hungary's President Vows Legal Manoeuvres to Resist His Removal
- 22 Jun 2026 12:24 PM
- current affairs
President Tamas Sulyok told Brussels-based news outlet Politico in an interview on Saturday that he would fight to stay in office, resorting to a series of legal manoeuvres, and accused Prime Minister Peter Magyar of plotting a takeover of state institutions that would give him a more absolute grip on power than former Prime Minister Viktor Orban had.
'State of Emergency' in Hungary Prolonged, Police Given New Powers Against Drug Users
- 30 Apr 2025 7:19 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday adopted a prohibition on producing, abusing, distributing or promoting drugs, with 143 votes in favour, 19 against and 13 abstentions.
March 15 Holiday Round-Up: 'There Will be a United States of Europe', Says DK MEP
- 17 Mar 2025 2:13 PM
- current affairs
A United States of Europe will come about, "but whether we Hungarians will be in it is a big question", Klara Dobrev, the MEP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told an event commemorating Hungary's 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight in Budapest.
Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany
- 14 Oct 2024 11:49 AM
- current affairs
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has fined Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsany over 14 million forints (EUR 34,900), the party said.
Updated: Opposition Outraged By President For Pardoning Man Convicted Of Abetting Paedophilia In Hungary
- 9 Feb 2024 7:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP has called on President Katalin Novak to revoke presidential clemency granted to a man convicted for coercing victims of paedophilia to withdraw testimonies.
“Brussels Wants to Re-Settle Migrants by Force in Hungary" Complains Orbán
- 12 Jun 2023 10:20 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has vehemently objected to a planned reform of the EU refugee affairs system that requires countries to pay a fee if they do not accept refugees.
PM Orbán Comments On Child Protection Law, Economic Recovery
- 19 Jul 2021 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his weekly public radio interview that sex education was a matter for parents and this, he added, was “confirmed by European documents”.