Orban's chief of staff: Putin would not be arrested in Hungary
Bloomberg reported that Hungary blocked European Union member states from issuing a joint statement about an ICC arrest warrant against Putin.
2023. március 23.
2023. március 9.
Hungarian President meets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Novak, a close ally to Orban also spoke with the Governor's wife, Casey DeSantis.
2023. február 24.
Viktor Orban: "Europe is drifting into the war in these very minutes"
Orban who is currently serving his fourth consecutive term, stated that Europe is "already indirectly at war with Russia."
2023. február 16.
Pro-Fidesz commentator: "I am rooting for the Russians"
Andras Bencsik made a clear statement on pro-government Hir TV on where he stands on the war in Ukraine, and said he has never met a person in Hungary who wasn't "rooting for the Russians".
2023. február 3.
Hungary is the most corrupt country in the EU, study finds
Hungary dropped four places over the past year to 77th, according to the organization's Corruption Perceptions Index replacing Bulgaria.
2023. január 26.
Szijjarto dismisses reports about Hungary blocking €500 million EU military aid to Ukraine
Szijjarto stated that while the Hungarian government isn’t in favor of the EU sending funding for weapons to Ukraine, it won’t block a planned 500 million euros in military aid.
2023. január 8.
Orban is the only EU leader who received holiday greetings from Putin
Only three EU politicians received holiday greetings from the Russian president: Orbán, Berlusconi and Schröder.
2022. december 29.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says Orbán is indirectly calling for Ukraine's defeat in the war
The statement reacts to Orban's comments that Ukraine can “only fight as long as the United States supports it with money and arms."
2022. december 1.
Russian spy allegedly tried to smuggle a flash drive containing classified data to Budapest
The incident illustrates how Hungary has become a hub for Russian intelligence.
2022. november 5.
Pro-government media calls for the resignation of two judges for meeting US ambassador
The government-friendly media outlets argued that Csaba Vasvari and Tamas Matusik must resign because the meeting interferes with the "judicial independence".
2022. október 28.
80,000 people protest in Budapest to support teachers
It was the largest protest since 2014 when Hungarians took to the streets against Internet tax.
2022. július 8.
Szijjártó: It would be 'physically impossible' to supply Hungary without Russian fossil fuels
CNN's Christiane Amanpour asked Hungary's Foreign Minister how he reconciles the fact that Hungary is 'contributing to Putin being able to prosecute' this war.
2022. június 24.
Hungarian Prime Minister’s salary doubles amid sky-high inflation
The Prime Minister’s salary is now ten times the Hungarian average and more than twenty times the minimum wage in the country
2022. június 16.
Katalin Novak awards Jordan B. Peterson with Order of Merit
The Canadian psychologist and writer gave a lecture at the office of Katalin Novak this week. The President later praised the conservative figure on her Facebook.
2022. május 27.
Orban declares state of emergency
The Hungarian PM said that the war next door poses a constant threat to Hungary and it is putting the Hungarian people’s “physical security at risk”, and “threatens the energy and financial security of the economy and families.”
2022. május 12.
Fidesz voters would prefer even stronger ties with Russia
Political preference among Hungarians has a considerable impact on the perception of Russia and Ukraine – Median Institute's latest polls show. The survey conducted on a sample of 1,000 Hungarian citizens, was commissioned by 444.
2022. május 6.
Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine: Hungary was warned about Putin's plans to attack Ukraine
The Hungarian embassy in Kyiv took to Facebook and wrote they are “outraged” by the allegations that Budapest was warned in advance about Russia’s plans to go to war.
2022. április 22.
Klitschko confronts Orbán, Hungarian GDP slows down, new parliament holds first session in May, Freedom House slams Hungarian democracy
According to former world boxing champion, Volodymyr Klitschko, “Hungary’s loyalty towards Russia can still be felt’, he said in an interview given to local online journal Válasz Online.
2022. március 27.
Curia rules against government in LGBTQ case, new facility for refugees, a credit-line yet too far, and OSCE not happy
Last year, a bookshop chain has been fined 250,000 forints for selling an LGBTQ book, a children’s story depicting a day in the life of a child with same-sex parents.
2022. március 18.
Rallies on March 15, Orbán misses train to Kyiv, fuel shortage and a stealthy drone flies over Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his challenger Péter Márki-Zay both showed confidence as they rallied supporters less than three weeks before the general elections.
2022. március 3.
Government condemns Russia, opposition turns to OSCE over false media coverage, Hungarians welcome refugees, Hungary supports Ukraine's EU accession
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán condemned Russia’s war waged against Ukraine, in a video posted on his Facebook page last Thursday.
2022. február 3.
Viktor Orban meets Vladimir Putin, teachers go on strike and Pegasus used lawfully (?)
Viktor Orbán meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid mounting tensions between Russian and the EU/NATO. Teachers stage a warning strike and Pegasus spyware used lawfully according to data protection watchdog
2020. október 29.
Diplomatic tensions rise after Ukraine bans Hungarian officials over alleged election interference
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says the Hungarian government interfered in Ukraine's internal affairs when officials campaigned in a local election in Transcarpathia. FM Szijjártó called the accusation "pathetic nonsense". This week's InsightHungary newsletter.