Orbán shrugs off election defeat, bets on Europe’s right-wing future
The former Hungarian prime minister attacked EU migration policy, arguing that it has transformed a migration challenge into an integration crisis.
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Ukraine and Moldova open first cluster of EU accession talks after Hungary lifts Orbán veto
For the first time, the EU is negotiating membership with a country under invasion and a neighbour living in the war's shadow.
Magyar bars Orbán return with eight-year limit on prime ministers
It applies retroactively to all tenures held after May 2, 1990.
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Hungarian Interior Minister says country won’t implement EU migration pact ‘in its current form’
Hungary has instead focused on physical border protection, including its southern fence.
Péter Magyar says he won’t take in illegal immigrants and criticises exclusion of hard-right parties
Such a stance was one of the main reasons that his predecessor, Viktor Orbán, was in loggerheads with the EU.
EU prepares to open formal Ukraine accession talks after Hungary lifts veto
The veto was originally imposed by former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who blocked progress on Kyiv's membership bid for two years.
Hungary lifts veto on Ukraine’s EU accession bid
The shift came during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels, where the Hungarian representative signalled the withdrawal of objections.
Hungary: How EU funds are now a political weapon to enforce Brussels ideology
The European Commission is preparing to release up to €17 billion in previously frozen EU funds to Hungary following the decisive electoral victory of pro-European…
Magyar seeks to oust Hungary’s head of state
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said his government would amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok.
Brussels unblocks €16.4 billion for Hungary after Magyar agrees reforms, as expected
"Only a few weeks have passed, but we can already feel a strong wind of change across Hungary," von der Leyen said.
Hungary new governement backs Budapest pride
New interior minister, Gábor Pósfai, said recently that Pride "must be made possible" in Hungary.
Brussels’ candidate Magyar returns to von der Leyen to unblock €17 billion
Hungarian Prime Minister arrives as the candidate the EU establishment promoted in Budapest.
Hungary to stay in International Criminal Court, reversing Orbán-era exit
Magyar has indicated Hungary would now act on ICC warrants against any individual, including Netanyahu.
Hungary’s new PM Magyar steps up drive to force Head of State
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok rejects Magyar's demand to resign by end of May.
Europe without Orbán: the brakes come off in Brussels
His successor arrives in office as the figure Brussels had hoped for, and worked towards, well before Hungarians voted.
Magyar frames Škoda and home stay as austerity, both continue Orbán-era practice
Orbán himself never moved into an official residence after returning to power in 2010, continuing to live with his family in his house on Cinege Street in Buda.
Hungary’s new Government breaks with Orbán-era border defence
Budapest intends to allow "asylum applications" at its frontiers to bring an end to the EU's daily €1 million fines.
Russia remains ‘important partner’ for new Hungarian government
Hungary's new government will maintain its relations with Russia, the country's incoming foreign minister Anita Orbán has said.
Magyar’s brother-in-law withdraws as Hungary’s justice minister pick amid nepotism row
Péter Magyar's pick for justice minister, Márton Melléthei-Barna, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the post.
Meloni and Magyar meet ‘convinced that Italy and Hungary will continue to work together‘
Italian Prime Minister and Hungary’s newly elected Prime Minister met in what analysts see as an effort to preserve strong bilateral ties following Viktor Orbán’s…
Hungary returns cash and gold confiscated on allegations of money laundering to Ukraine
Ukraine has got back cash and gold worth €70 million that had been confiscated by Hungarian authorities in March 2026.
LGBTQ channel Rainbow TV set to launch in Hungary
An application has been submitted to Hungary’s National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) for the launch of Szivárvány TV (Rainbow TV), which would…
No Orbán, no problem: Ukraine restarts Druzhba pipeline, EU preliminary approves €90bn loan
The European Union preliminary approved a €90 billion loan to Ukraine after Hungary signalled it would lift its long-standing veto as oil started flowing through…
New Hungary PM Magyar invites Netanyahu but says he must be arrested if he comes
Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar has stated that his country would be legally obliged to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters…
Hungary ‘violated EU Law’ by banning LGBTI+ content for minors, EU court rules
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Hungary violated EU law after it banned the display and promotion of LGBT content to minors under…
Hungary’s election was clean. The campaign was not
I have just returned from Budapest.
Sounds like revenge: Hungary PM-elect Magyar suspends public TV news and denigrates President
The new Prime Minister-elect of Hungary, Péter Magyar, plans to shut down the news service of state-funded media, labelling them liars and propagandists, and has…
Orbán goes: How voter fatigue drives leaders from office, no matter how good they are
A lot will be written about the end of the era of Orbán in Hungary, so allow me to add a bit of a meta perspective.
Will Hungary’s PM elect Magyar keep promise on extraditing indicted Polish opposition politicians?
Peter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza party which won the Hungarian parliamentary election yesterday, has confirmed that he intended to make Warsaw the first international…
Brussels set a new standard of brutality in Hungarian campaign
The hotel where I’m staying in Budapest is dominated by journalists and election observers.