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It is no coincidence Orbán is targeting the youth and Magyar the elderly

The governing Fidesz is very popular among those over 65, but the strongest opposition party Tisza has many supporters among the under 30s, a recent Medián survey has found.

Tisza Party enlists former Global Executive Vice President of Shell

István Kapitány joining Fidesz's challenger ahead of the upcoming elections is all the more interesting because the government recognised his achievements with a state award in 2023, and FM Péter...

Netflix releases trailer of documentary about Judit Polgár

The film about the life of the Hungarian chess grandmaster will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January and will be available on Netflix shortly afterwards.

How public funds are used to pay for English-language articles portraying Orbán as a brilliant...

Via a multi-tiered system, Hungarian public funds are regularly funnelled to various organisations promoting the Orbán regime's policies at home and abroad. An important player in this system is the...

Budapest Mayor: Chain Bridge to remain car-free

Nagy Bálint – István Dezsényi (translation)

The Mayor presented the results of the online survey called Budapest Residents' Assembly.

Defence Minister on missile acquisition: Peace requires strength

Aradi Hanga Zsófia – István Dezsényi (translation)

France, Estonia, Belgium, Cyprus and Hungary signed an agreement to jointly procure Mistral short-range surface-to-air defence missiles.

Two-thirds of Hungarians would welcome refugees fleeing war and persecution

Körömi Csongor – István Dezsényi (translation)

However, Hungary is still one of the most distrustful countries when it comes to refugees, and the other questions in the survey show that the government's xenophobic anti-refugee policy has been...

Ukraine claims that POWs transferred to Hungary may still be detained

Bozzay Balázs – Körömi Csongor – István Dezsényi (translation)

Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a government briefing that the Transcarpathian soldiers are no longer legally considered prisoners of war, they are free to go...

Budapest Mayor celebrating 9% participation in online voting

István Dezsényi (translation) – Szalma Baksi Ferenc

Gergely Karácsony touts as a success the fact that 136 435 people voted online in the so-called Budapest Residents' Assembly.

European Commission on Orbán's sentence about migrants and wagons: let us be careful with our...

Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation) – Márton Balázs

The EC spokesman also pointed out that the legislation Orbán referred to was still in the pipeline, and was not about compulsory relocation, but about compulsory, flexible solidarity.

Gergely Gulyás greeted by protesters in Jerusalem

Kaiser Orsolya – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

While the Hungarian PM's Chief of Staff was giving an interview, the demonstrators shouted and whistled outside the building to indicate that his presence was not welcome.

Pegasus case: EP calls on Hungary to ensure credible investigation and substantive redress

Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation) – Márton Balázs

The MEPs also gave recommendations to Hungary on how to regulate the use of spyware and recommend the introduction of EU-level regulations on the use of spyware in law enforcement.