Szijjártó: Hungary to further strengthen relationship with Turkic states

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, humankind is living through dangerous times, but cooperation with the Turkic states has made it easier for Hungary to find answers to today's difficulties.

#english #hungary #cooperation #foreign relations #turkic states

Hungarian Association of Judges: Sovereignty Protection Office a threat to the rule of law

The organisation has expressed serious concerns regarding the SPO and the proposed Russian-style law which would seriously threaten the operation of NGOs and the independent media in Hungary.

#english #independent media #rule of law #sovereignty protection #ngo operation

Meanwhile, Fidesz openly awaits financial support from abroad

While Hungary's ruling party seeks to undermine the independent press and NGOs, its website proclaims that “supportive Hungarian citizens” can send them donations from abroad. But how do they verify that the donors are actually Hungarian citizens?

#fidesz #english #independent press #financial support #hungarian citizens

It's not about protecting the nation, Fidesz is out to punish those who are critical of the government

If everyone were to write as required by the Russian-style proposed law, then questioning whether Hungary is under the rule of law or referring to childless couples as a family would not be possible, and asking questions about the relationship between Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin would be dangerous. But the press has the right to write about these things, which is why Telex shall remain as it is.

#fidesz #english #viktor orbán #press freedom #russian law

Hungarian Parliament votes in favor of Hungary leaving International Criminal Court

The government had announced the decision shortly before PM Viktor Orbán hosted Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, against whom the ICC had issued an international arrest warrant in November 2024.

#english #viktor orbán #benjamin netanyahu #hungarian parliament #international criminal court

BYD to move its European headquarters to Budapest

BYD's new office will employ 2,000 people, whose tasks will include customer service, licensing and vehicle testing, sales, and there will also be two R&D projects.

#english #european headquarters #budapest office #customer service #vehicle testing

Even Fidesz supporters aren't convinced that Tisza has ties to the Ukrainian secret service

We asked Péter Szijjártó about the Ukrainian claims of a Hungarian spy network, but he was unable to provide any tangible evidence to the contrary. We also questioned him about PM Orbán's praise for the far right candidate in Romania's presidential election.

#english #peter szijjarto #fidesz supporters #ukrainian claims #hungarian spy network

Russian-style law could bring surprise raids, fines for uncooperative banks and could create a network of informers

The Hungarian draft law made it clear that the ruling party is willing to use a significant part of the state apparatus to silence whomever it wants. The proposal not only seeks to cripple the organisations it deems a threat to national sovereignty, it also aims to intimidate their leaders and members in a way never been seen before.

#english #national sovereignty #hungarian draft #ruling party #state apparatus

E.ON CEO: We don't have a Plan A or Plan B for the elections; the power grid needs to be upgraded no matter what

Guntram Würzberg, the CEO of E.ON Hungária, gave an interview to Telex the day after the major power outage in Spain. We spoke with the candid executive about the challenges facing the European and Hungarian power grids and the day-to-day realities of a highly regulated business.

#english #e.on #hungary #interview #power grid

Russian-style bill targeting independent press and NGOs tabled in Hungarian parliament

Fidesz has submitted a proposal that would completely incapacitate organizations they have labeled as foreign agents threatening the country's sovereignty.

#english #hungarian parliament #independent press #fidesz proposal #russian-style law #foreign agents

Orbán: Ukrainians want to use Tisza Party to disrupt Hungarian poll on their EU accession

The Hungarian PM spoke after a meeting of the Defense Council on Tuesday, and said that they expect more secret service operations before the government's opinion poll on Ukraine's EU accession concludes.

#english #orbán #tisza party #eu accession #hungarian poll

Spy war shatters hopes of normalising Ukrainian-Hungarian relationship

Ukraine’s claim that it arrested two agents of a Hungarian military spy network started a tit for tat and brought efforts to normalise the relationship of the two countries to a screeching halt.

#english #ukrainian-hungarian #spy network #normalise relationship #tit for tat

Arte: What Poland's election means for Europe

EU membership has turbo-charged Poland’s development, but the rise of populism has reshaped public debate.

#arte #english #eu membership #poland election #populism rise

€1.1 billion reward handed to pro-government Hungarian media may end up being too much for the EU

The Hungarian government has been giving a boost to its favored media outlets with state advertisements disguised as commercials for several years. According to a recent complaint submitted to the European Commission, this practice violates EU law, and 441 billion forints should be returned to the state treasury. The EU body is now under considerable pressure to take action on the complaint.

#english #european commission #eu law #hungarian media #state advertisements

Ferenc Gyurcsány resigns from all posts and withdraws from public life

The politician, who also served as prime minister between 2004 and 2009, used to be one of the loudest critics of the Orbán government.

#english #ferenc gyurcsany #public life #orban government #politician resignation

Hungarian Minister of Defense talks about breaking with past policy of peace in recording released by Péter Magyar

In the recording from 2023, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky says we are "entering phase zero of the path to war” in the context of the development of the Hungarian Defense Forces.

#english #war rhetoric #defense policy #hungarian defense #phase zero

Expelled from Hungary after 31 years, Turkish man wins lawsuit against Hungarian state in Strasbourg

Orhan Demirci had started a family in Hungary, and was residing in the country legally, but was expelled in 2021 on grounds of being a threat to national security.

#english #national security #hungary lawsuit #turkish man #orhan demirci

Owner of the villa in Varese: The purchase of the property was a private transaction and had nothing to do with politics

It emerged on Monday that a circle close to the Hungarian government had purchased a luxury villa near the Italian-Swiss border for €4.3 million.

#english #hungarian government #varese villa #private transaction #luxury property

This is how the Matolcsy empire is built in Dubai

Direkt36 has uncovered new details about two companies with close links to Ádám Matolcsy, the son of former MNB Governor György Matolcsy. The companies deal in high-end luxury real estate and other local businesses.

#english #direkt36 #matolcsy empire #luxury real estate #ádám matolcsy

Arte: Can we really get to zero road deaths?

The European Union has pledged to eliminate all road deaths by 2050. But how realistic is this goal?

#arte #english #european union #road deaths #2050 goal

Someone with close ties to the Hungarian government purchased a luxury villa in Varese, Italy

As usual, the real owner is hidden behind the anonymity offered by private equity funds, but the names associated with the purchase are familiar enough.

#english #hungarian government #private equity #luxury villa #anonymity

They knew it was a lie from the start, but they still plastered it all over the country

For the past six months, the Hungarian government has been claiming that Brussels intends to take away the 13th month pension from Hungarians. We went straight to the "Brussels bureaucrats" to ask them about it.

#english #hungarian government #brussels bureaucrats #pension lie #13th month

Parliament passes controversial new laws

Parliament has adopted new laws on the declaration of assets of MEPs, on drug abuse and the ban on energy drinks for young people. Why are they important, and what is in the background?

#english #meps #asset declaration #drug abuse #energy drinks

Arte: Europe and the global rush for rare earths

Now there’s a global race to get access to them, and Europe plans to become less reliant on imports from China.

#arte #english #rare earths #global race #europe reliance

Former Polish deputy minister fleeing corruption charges gets job from organisation heavily funded by Hungarian government

Marcin Romanowski became the head of the Hungarian-Polish Institute of Freedom, whose first study is already seeking to incite fear about the potential 2026 election victory of "the globalist side, led by Péter Magyar".

#english #hungarian government #polish institute #corruption charges #2026 election

Szijjártó tried to use a ministerial decision to ensure that his ministry wouldn't have to disclose the cost of one of his official trips

But the court was not convinced by the reasoning and ruled that the ministry must release the cost of one of Szijjártó's 2021 trips to Átlátszó.

#english #szijjártó #court ruling #official trips #ministry disclosure #ministerial decision