Hungary to quit International Criminal Court

The announcement was made just prior to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's receiving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, against whom the ICC had issued an arrest warrant last year.

#english #viktor orbán #hungary #international criminal court #netanyahu

Szijjártó reacts to Trump's tariffs: Another failure of Brussels

According to the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the European Commission turned an economic issue into an ideological one.

#english #szijjártó #european commission #trump tariffs #economic issue

New oil pipeline to be built between Hungary and Serbia

This way, the two countries will not have to rely on others for the transit of the two main energy carriers, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.

#english #oil pipeline #hungary serbia #energy carriers #transit energy

Protesters block four Budapest bridges for hours due to restrictions on the right of assembly

One of the organisers, independent MP Ákos Hadházy vowed to continue with the protests until the law is repealed. A 24-hour protest was announced for next week.

#english #ákos hadházy #bridge blockade #budapest protests #right of assembly

Fidesz proposal on suspension of Hungarian citizenship submitted to Parliament

The amendment is justified by the need to protect Hungary's national sovereignty.

#english #national sovereignty #fidesz proposal #hungarian citizenship #parliament amendment

Serbia and Hungary sign agreement on strengthening military cooperation

This agreement elevated the relationship between Serbia and Hungary to a higher level in relation to military cooperation, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Hungarian Minister of Defence said.

#english #kristóf szalay-bobrovniczky #military cooperation #serbia hungary #defence agreement

Arte: Why are so many young people joining gangs?

Now, the EP and law enforcement agencies in Brussels are pledging tougher crackdowns.

#arte #english #gangs #young people #law enforcement

'An inconceivable mistake' – former National Bank governor reacts to State Audit Office report

György Matolcsy claims that he had never uttered the sentence attributed to him in the State Audit Office report, and called the president of the institution incompetent.

#english #györgy matolcsy #state audit #national bank #incompetent president

Study reveals manifold difficulties of Ukrainian refugees' integration in Hungary

The Hungarian health care system, the housing market and the education system have all made integration challenging for Ukrainian refugees who came to Hungary and stayed.

#english #ukrainian refugees #integration challenges #hungarian health care #housing market

Hungarian National Bank foundation investigated for malfeasance

A huge amount of money is missing from the foundation of the Hungarian National Bank, but the business circles linked to the former governor's son have somehow benefited from it all.

#english #hungarian national bank #malfeasance investigation #missing funds #former governor's son

Inside the rise of Viktor Orbán's unexpected challenger

Once an Orbán loyalist, in 2023 Péter Magyar was expelled from an exclusive pro-government club, a move that marked his growing alienation from Fidesz’s inner circles. His deteriorating relationship with a prominent minister, alongside mounting frustrations, pushed him toward a dramatic break with the ruling party. Magyar soon emerged as prime minister Viktor Orbán’s most prominent challenger, reshaping Hungarian politics within weeks. This Direkt36 investigation tells the story of Orbán's new and unlikely challenger.

#fidesz #english #direkt36 #peter magyar #hungarian politics

Arte: It's not a matter of if there will a new pandemic – but when

One main issue is the loss of trust in public health authorities, and that’s harder to regain.

#arte #english #pandemic risk #public health #trust issues

The Serbs may have exaggerated the Serbian-Hungarian military cooperation, but Orbán doesn't seem to mind

The Serbs would like to present the agreement with Hungary, which is an annually renewed cooperation plan, as a military alliance, while Orbán might be looking to help Belgrade out.

#english #orbán #belgrade #serbian-hungarian #military cooperation

I like to take pictures at the local supermarket, rather than in a war zone

Martin Parr, the icon of documentary photography, who has influenced numerous Hungarian photographers, gave an interveiw to Telex. Other than about his technique, the 72-year-old British artist also spoke about his visit to Budapest and his collection of Saddam Hussein watches.

#fotó #english #martin parr #i am martin parr #documentary photography #hungarian photographers

The Vietnamese couriers we were making a film about suddenly disappeared from the streets, but we looked them up

The Hungarian government has made it appear as if the employment of migrant workers was strictly regulated, but the reality is very different. The more we learned about their situation, the darker the picture became.

#english #hungarian government #vietnamese couriers #migrant workers #employment situation

VSquare: Orbán ordered intelligence services to compile blacklist of foreign-funded NGOs and media

According to Fidesz's narrative, they are all funded from abroad and as such, serve foreign interests and present a threat to the country's sovereignty.

#english #sovereignty #intelligence services #foreign-funded #blacklist

Orbán and Putin's model: to see it is to love it

The restriction of the freedom of assembly, a foreign policy aligned with Russian interests, an anti-EU sentiment, and the alignment with the European far-right all come from the same source. But in the Hungarianised version of the Russian political model, only the political software is a given. The hardware is not there (yet).

#english #foreign policy #freedom assembly #anti-eu sentiment #european far-right

Hungarian parliament adopts law banning Budapest Pride

The amendment was tabled on Monday and adopted on Tuesday. Opposition politicians, the organisers and NGOs have said this was a deprivation of people's rights, a protest was held just a few hours after the amendment was passed.

#english #budapest pride #law banning #opposition politicians #people's rights

Nuclear weapons in Europe: who protects whom?

With the U.S. becoming an unpredictable ally under Donald Trump, Europe may have to rethink its own defense—especially when it comes to nuclear deterrence.

#arte #english #nuclear deterrence #europe defense #u.s. ally

Soviet mortar grenade discovered stuck in tree near Hungarian village

The explosive device most likely got lodged in the tree during World War II.

#english #hungarian village #soviet mortar #world war ii #explosive device

Bugs, cockroaches, vermin – how dehumanising propaganda sets the stage

After Orbán likened judges, civic activists, independent journalists and opposition politicians to bugs, we looked at how similar dehumanising rhetoric has been used in the past: the Nazis also called the Jews "bugs", and before the Rwandan genocide, the Tutsis were referred to as cockroaches.

#english #dehumanising rhetoric #political propaganda #historical parallels #orban speech

Magyar announces 12-point referendum of his own

In the Tisza Party's survey, all Hungarians over the age of 16 will be able to express what kind of country they would like to see after Orbán's regime. Magyar also spoke about the main points of his party's programme.

#english #hungarians #referendum #tisza party #orbán regime

Bugs – Orbán's term for judges, journalists, politicians and civic activists he says are funded from abroad

The Hungarian Prime Minister used a stronger term than ever to describe judges, civic activists, independent journalists and opposition politicians in his speech on 15 March. He also spoke about the battle for the soul of the Western world.

#english #orbán #judges #civic activists #independent journalists

Telex not permitted to report from scene during Viktor Orbán's speech on national holiday

It is due to limited seating that we were not granted an accreditation for the event.

#english #telex #viktor orbán #national holiday #reporting restrictions

EU Court of Justice rules trans people's gender must be corrected in Hungary's national registers

The Luxembourg-based court ruled that the current Hungarian legislation is incompatible with EU law.

#english #transgender rights #eu law #hungary legislation #national registers

Tisza ahead of Fidesz by 9 percentage points among certain voters, survey shows

Medián's survey conducted for HVG, completed over the weekend, shows that Fidesz has barely managed to reduce its disadvantage from last November.

#fidesz #tisza #english #survey #political poll

The last time this happened in Hungary, even the sparrows were shot

Everyone who's raising animals is holding their breath," a source told us about the emergence of foot-and-mouth disease in Hungary. The virus could hit Hungarian livestock farmers and the meat industry hard – even if they manage to stop it spreading from Kisbajcs.

#english #kisbajcs #foot-and-mouth #livestock farmers #meat industry