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Making Peace Between Hungary & Ukraine - Nifty Diplomacy Pulls them Back from Brink
- 6 Oct 2026 6:22 PM
- current affairs
By Nick Thorpe: ‘The freedom for which Hungarians fought in 1956,’ President András Baka said in his speech at the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on Thursday, ‘is the freedom that we must defend for Ukrainians today.’
Updated: Parliament Lifts Immunity of PM Magyar & Two Orbán-Era Ministers
- 29 Sep 2026 7:20 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted to suspend the immunity of Prime Minister Peter Magyar at a special session on Monday, 28 September.
Magyar Asks for Immediate Suspension of His Parliamentary Immunity
- 23 Sep 2026 7:03 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Peter Magyar has called on parliament to suspend his immunity without delay. The move comes in response to the deputy chief public prosecutor's request to the Speaker of Parliament to suspend the immunity of Magyar, as well as those of opposition Fidesz's Balazs Hanko and the Christian Democrats' Miklos Sesztak.
Residence Bond Scheme in Hungary Under New Police Investigation
- 18 Sep 2026 3:23 PM
- current affairs
The Budapest police (BRFK) has launched an investigation over the residence bonds sold by the previous government, upon the complaint of Transparency International, the 444.hu website said.
Crackdown on Ads Deemed Harmful to Children in Hungary
- 15 Sep 2026 7:28 AM
- current affairs
The legislation package on child protection, which the government has just submitted to parliament, is aimed at "cleansing public spaces" of political and commercial advertisements that are harmful to children's development, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday in parliament.
Whistleblower Exposes Overpriced State IT Procurements in Hungary
- 14 Sep 2026 6:55 AM
- current affairs
Vilmos Valyi-Nagy, a former state secretary in the Orbán government between 2010 and 2014 and a key source for investigative journalists over the past decade, has given an interview to Partizan. In the second part of the interview, published late on Friday, he discussed meetings on problematic cases, the inflated purchase price of Antenna Hungaria, and overpriced IT procurements.
Police Now Investigating Reports of Drink Spiking at Sziget Festival
- 19 Aug 2026 1:42 PM
- current affairs
Budapest police have launched a criminal investigation following reports that multiple people - many of them allegedly young women - became seriously unwell during a huge DJ event at Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island.
Updated: Could Budapest Rooftops Generate Far More Energy than Paks Nuclear Plant?
- 13 Aug 2026 6:53 AM
- current affairs
The rooftops of Budapest could potentially generate energy equivalent to two and a half times the output of the Paks nuclear power stations, through the installation of solar panels and the use of storage systems, Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Wednesday.
Fidesz Corruption 'Created' Magyar, Claims Our Homeland Leader
- 27 Jul 2026 11:28 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orban "has still not learned anything" from his election defeat, Laszlo Toroczkai, head of the opposition Our Homeland party said on X on Saturday, commenting on the speech given by the Fidesz president at the 35th Balvanyos (Baile Tusnad) Summer Free University and Student Camp.
Making Peace Between Hungary & Ukraine - Nifty Diplomacy Pulls them Back from Brink
- 6 Oct 2026 6:22 PM
- current affairs
By Nick Thorpe: ‘The freedom for which Hungarians fought in 1956,’ President András Baka said in his speech at the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on Thursday, ‘is the freedom that we must defend for Ukrainians today.’
Updated: Parliament Lifts Immunity of PM Magyar & Two Orbán-Era Ministers
- 29 Sep 2026 7:20 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted to suspend the immunity of Prime Minister Peter Magyar at a special session on Monday, 28 September.
Magyar Asks for Immediate Suspension of His Parliamentary Immunity
- 23 Sep 2026 7:03 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Peter Magyar has called on parliament to suspend his immunity without delay. The move comes in response to the deputy chief public prosecutor's request to the Speaker of Parliament to suspend the immunity of Magyar, as well as those of opposition Fidesz's Balazs Hanko and the Christian Democrats' Miklos Sesztak.
Residence Bond Scheme in Hungary Under New Police Investigation
- 18 Sep 2026 3:23 PM
- current affairs
The Budapest police (BRFK) has launched an investigation over the residence bonds sold by the previous government, upon the complaint of Transparency International, the 444.hu website said.
Crackdown on Ads Deemed Harmful to Children in Hungary
- 15 Sep 2026 7:28 AM
- current affairs
The legislation package on child protection, which the government has just submitted to parliament, is aimed at "cleansing public spaces" of political and commercial advertisements that are harmful to children's development, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday in parliament.
Whistleblower Exposes Overpriced State IT Procurements in Hungary
- 14 Sep 2026 6:55 AM
- current affairs
Vilmos Valyi-Nagy, a former state secretary in the Orbán government between 2010 and 2014 and a key source for investigative journalists over the past decade, has given an interview to Partizan. In the second part of the interview, published late on Friday, he discussed meetings on problematic cases, the inflated purchase price of Antenna Hungaria, and overpriced IT procurements.
Police Now Investigating Reports of Drink Spiking at Sziget Festival
- 19 Aug 2026 1:42 PM
- current affairs
Budapest police have launched a criminal investigation following reports that multiple people - many of them allegedly young women - became seriously unwell during a huge DJ event at Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island.
Updated: Could Budapest Rooftops Generate Far More Energy than Paks Nuclear Plant?
- 13 Aug 2026 6:53 AM
- current affairs
The rooftops of Budapest could potentially generate energy equivalent to two and a half times the output of the Paks nuclear power stations, through the installation of solar panels and the use of storage systems, Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Wednesday.
Fidesz Corruption 'Created' Magyar, Claims Our Homeland Leader
- 27 Jul 2026 11:28 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orban "has still not learned anything" from his election defeat, Laszlo Toroczkai, head of the opposition Our Homeland party said on X on Saturday, commenting on the speech given by the Fidesz president at the 35th Balvanyos (Baile Tusnad) Summer Free University and Student Camp.