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Watch: Hungary Exempted from US Sanctions, but Brussels Still Banning Russian Energy Imports
- 12 Nov 2025 5:55 AM
- current affairs
Even though Hungary has secured an exemption from US sanctions, Brussels is still banning Russian energy imports from 2027, Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday. "They want to pursue the war and sanctions," the prime minister wrote on Facebook.
Updated: DK Accuses Fidesz of Operating 'Paedophile Ring' in Budapest
- 30 Sep 2025 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Laszlo Varju, MP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said in parliament on Tuesday that "a well-organised and politically connected paedophile network supported by state officials has embedded itself in the central child protection system."
Has Budapest Become a Spy Hub?
- 22 Sep 2025 3:06 PM
- current affairs
Budapest is increasingly under the spotlight as a nexus for intelligence operations in Central Europe. Multiple recent allegations, diplomatic rows, and investigative reports point toward Hungary’s capital playing a more active role in espionage - whether by foreign powers operating under diplomatic cover, Hungarian agencies themselves, or as a site where East-West intelligence contests converge.
'Unthinkable' Ukraine Could Join EU, Says Orbán
- 3 Mar 2025 6:10 AM
- current affairs
It is "unthinkable" that Ukraine could join the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview to public radio.
New Fund Proposed for Preventing Violence Against Women in Hungary
- 26 Nov 2024 6:08 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have proposed the government should set up a fund for the prevention of violence against women and to include the fight against domestic violence as a subject in the national curriculum, the party's parliamentary deputy group leader said on Monday, marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Updated: Irish Man Admits Murdering US Woman in Budapest
- 12 Nov 2024 1:17 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities have arrested an Irish national who is suspected to have murdered in the recent days a woman, a US citizen, who went missing in Budapest. All the evidence points to murder, not an accident as the Irish man claims. He arrived in Budapest a week earlier as a tourist, reports Tények.
Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe
- 18 Jul 2024 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Although encouraging prostitution is a criminal offence In Hungary, the authorities say there is nothing wrong with openly advertising foreign sex work to Hungarian women. Direkt36 looked behind the sex work advertisements as part of an international investigative project.
How Whistle-Blowers Help Journalists in Central Eastern Europe & How They Are Protected
- 27 Nov 2023 6:44 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A few weeks ago, the firing of a department head at Corvinus University of Budapest caused a stir in Hungary: the professor had previously reported and initiated an ethics investigation regarding an influential family’s child finishing the semester in spite of not fulfilling the semester requirements.
2,645 People Under Surveillance by Secret Services in Hungary Since 2010
- 14 Jun 2023 8:56 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Courts issued an average of 20 permits a month to the secret services to monitor people this year, the Capital Court informed HVG in response to the weekly’s request for data of public interest.
Watch: Hungary Exempted from US Sanctions, but Brussels Still Banning Russian Energy Imports
- 12 Nov 2025 5:55 AM
- current affairs
Even though Hungary has secured an exemption from US sanctions, Brussels is still banning Russian energy imports from 2027, Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday. "They want to pursue the war and sanctions," the prime minister wrote on Facebook.
Updated: DK Accuses Fidesz of Operating 'Paedophile Ring' in Budapest
- 30 Sep 2025 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Laszlo Varju, MP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said in parliament on Tuesday that "a well-organised and politically connected paedophile network supported by state officials has embedded itself in the central child protection system."
Has Budapest Become a Spy Hub?
- 22 Sep 2025 3:06 PM
- current affairs
Budapest is increasingly under the spotlight as a nexus for intelligence operations in Central Europe. Multiple recent allegations, diplomatic rows, and investigative reports point toward Hungary’s capital playing a more active role in espionage - whether by foreign powers operating under diplomatic cover, Hungarian agencies themselves, or as a site where East-West intelligence contests converge.
'Unthinkable' Ukraine Could Join EU, Says Orbán
- 3 Mar 2025 6:10 AM
- current affairs
It is "unthinkable" that Ukraine could join the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview to public radio.
New Fund Proposed for Preventing Violence Against Women in Hungary
- 26 Nov 2024 6:08 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have proposed the government should set up a fund for the prevention of violence against women and to include the fight against domestic violence as a subject in the national curriculum, the party's parliamentary deputy group leader said on Monday, marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Updated: Irish Man Admits Murdering US Woman in Budapest
- 12 Nov 2024 1:17 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities have arrested an Irish national who is suspected to have murdered in the recent days a woman, a US citizen, who went missing in Budapest. All the evidence points to murder, not an accident as the Irish man claims. He arrived in Budapest a week earlier as a tourist, reports Tények.
Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe
- 18 Jul 2024 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Although encouraging prostitution is a criminal offence In Hungary, the authorities say there is nothing wrong with openly advertising foreign sex work to Hungarian women. Direkt36 looked behind the sex work advertisements as part of an international investigative project.
How Whistle-Blowers Help Journalists in Central Eastern Europe & How They Are Protected
- 27 Nov 2023 6:44 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A few weeks ago, the firing of a department head at Corvinus University of Budapest caused a stir in Hungary: the professor had previously reported and initiated an ethics investigation regarding an influential family’s child finishing the semester in spite of not fulfilling the semester requirements.
2,645 People Under Surveillance by Secret Services in Hungary Since 2010
- 14 Jun 2023 8:56 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Courts issued an average of 20 permits a month to the secret services to monitor people this year, the Capital Court informed HVG in response to the weekly’s request for data of public interest.