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Opposition Parties Received Illegal Campaign Financing, Hungarian Audit Office Finds

Opposition Parties Received Illegal Campaign Financing, Hungarian Audit Office Finds

The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has established that parties in the opposition alliance before the 2020 parliamentary elections were involved in illegal campaign financing, ÁSZ head László Windisch said.
Protest Highlights Plight of 7,000 Children in Hungary Living in Children’s Homes -

Protest Highlights Plight of 7,000 Children in Hungary Living in Children’s Homes - "Most Will Never Be Taken in By A Family"

Civil groups organised a demonstration in support of victims of child abuse and for “a healthy society” at Heroes’ Square in downtown Budapest on Friday evening.
Update on Paedophile Scandal in Hungary: PM's Press Chief Describes Media Reports on Orbán & Reformed Bishop as “Stupid”

Update on Paedophile Scandal in Hungary: PM's Press Chief Describes Media Reports on Orbán & Reformed Bishop as “Stupid”

The prime minister’s press chief on Monday decried “left-wing press reports” saying that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “also held [Reformed Bishop] Zoltán Balog responsible for the clemency” granted by President Katalin Novák to a man convicted for helping to cover up child abuse.
State of the Nation Speech: Orbán Praises Disgraced President, Says 2024 Will Be

State of the Nation Speech: Orbán Praises Disgraced President, Says 2024 Will Be "A Year Of Success", Opposition Reacts

The prime minister in his state of the nation address said that President Katalin Novák’s resignation was “a great loss for Hungary” and thanked both Novák and former Justice Minister Judit Varga for their work.
Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

  • 19 Feb 2024 6:19 AM
  • current affairs
Direkt36 and Telex have learned from several independent sources that head of the Hungarian Reformed Church Zoltán Balog, who has long been a confidant of Hungarian president Katalin Novák, played a crucial role in the presidential pardon which led to Novák’s resignation.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
“Scandalous And Hostile”: Hungary Set to Veto Bulgaria's Schengen Membership

“Scandalous And Hostile”: Hungary Set to Veto Bulgaria's Schengen Membership

Hungary has made it clear to Bulgaria that it will veto the country’s Schengen membership if a “punitive tariff” on gas transits is maintained by Bulgaria in the long term, the foreign minister said.
Hungary Against Further Funding for Ukraine

Hungary Against Further Funding for Ukraine

Hungary continues to reject delivering weapons to Ukraine, and doesn’t support further financial support either, the defence minister said in Brussels.
Opposition Parties Received Illegal Campaign Financing, Hungarian Audit Office Finds

Opposition Parties Received Illegal Campaign Financing, Hungarian Audit Office Finds

The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has established that parties in the opposition alliance before the 2020 parliamentary elections were involved in illegal campaign financing, ÁSZ head László Windisch said.
Protest Highlights Plight of 7,000 Children in Hungary Living in Children’s Homes -

Protest Highlights Plight of 7,000 Children in Hungary Living in Children’s Homes - "Most Will Never Be Taken in By A Family"

Civil groups organised a demonstration in support of victims of child abuse and for “a healthy society” at Heroes’ Square in downtown Budapest on Friday evening.
Update on Paedophile Scandal in Hungary: PM's Press Chief Describes Media Reports on Orbán & Reformed Bishop as “Stupid”

Update on Paedophile Scandal in Hungary: PM's Press Chief Describes Media Reports on Orbán & Reformed Bishop as “Stupid”

The prime minister’s press chief on Monday decried “left-wing press reports” saying that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “also held [Reformed Bishop] Zoltán Balog responsible for the clemency” granted by President Katalin Novák to a man convicted for helping to cover up child abuse.
State of the Nation Speech: Orbán Praises Disgraced President, Says 2024 Will Be

State of the Nation Speech: Orbán Praises Disgraced President, Says 2024 Will Be "A Year Of Success", Opposition Reacts

The prime minister in his state of the nation address said that President Katalin Novák’s resignation was “a great loss for Hungary” and thanked both Novák and former Justice Minister Judit Varga for their work.
Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

Paedophile Scandal Update: Head of Hungarian Reformed Church Pushed for Pardon That Led to Fall of President Novák

  • 19 Feb 2024 6:19 AM
  • current affairs
Direkt36 and Telex have learned from several independent sources that head of the Hungarian Reformed Church Zoltán Balog, who has long been a confidant of Hungarian president Katalin Novák, played a crucial role in the presidential pardon which led to Novák’s resignation.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
“Scandalous And Hostile”: Hungary Set to Veto Bulgaria's Schengen Membership

“Scandalous And Hostile”: Hungary Set to Veto Bulgaria's Schengen Membership

Hungary has made it clear to Bulgaria that it will veto the country’s Schengen membership if a “punitive tariff” on gas transits is maintained by Bulgaria in the long term, the foreign minister said.
Hungary Against Further Funding for Ukraine

Hungary Against Further Funding for Ukraine

Hungary continues to reject delivering weapons to Ukraine, and doesn’t support further financial support either, the defence minister said in Brussels.