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RFE/RL’s Hungarian Service -- closed after the Cold War ended -- was relaunched on September 8, 2020, in response to the country’s steep decline in media freedom. It's an entirely digital service dedicated to serving the public interest by representing a diversity of views and providing reliable, unbiased reporting about the issues audiences care about most.

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May 09, 2024
Orban Meets With Xi, Calls China 'One Of The Pillars Of New World Order'

China and Hungary will expand cooperation in several areas, including in the nuclear power industry, Hungarian Prime Minister Vitkor Orban announced in Budapest on May 9 after talks with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
May 05, 2024
Magyar, Nagy Tell Supporters Change Impossible To Stop In Hungary

Peter Magyar, a rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing government, told supporters in Debrecen that changes are coming to the country that current leaders will be helpless to prevent
April 29, 2024
Hungarian Highway Contract Worth $45 Billion Won By Equity Funds Close To Gov't

The total value of a 35-year contract to maintain, operate, and build most of Hungary's highways won by seven private equity funds whose owners have close ties to the Hungarian government is at least $45 billion, according to documents obtained by RFE/RL.
April 09, 2024
The Former Insider Out To Rid Hungary Of Corruption And Orban

For critics of Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar may well personify the corruption rife under the years of rule by the nationalist Hungarian prime minister. Now the former insider has recast himself and vowed to bring down Orban, drawing huge crowds to protests in Budapest.
April 07, 2024
'Nail In The Coffin': Disappointed Hungarians March Against Government

Tens of thousands joined a rally organized by Peter Magyar, a former insider of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party, in Budapest on April 6. He wants to run in European Parliament elections with a result that will be "the first nail in the coffin" of the Fidesz party's dominance, he told the protesters.
April 06, 2024
Hungarian Opposition Rallies At Another Mass Demonstration In Budapest

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Budapest on April 6 for the third mass demonstration in less than a month called by Peter Magyar, a rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing nationalist government.
April 01, 2024
Hungarian Beekeepers Stung By Honey Imports From Ukraine, China

Beekeepers in Hungary say their "survival is at stake" because of plunging domestic honey prices. Some say the recent government decision to lift the ban on Ukrainian honey imports will hurt local producers. But others point to a bigger issue: cheap, "fake" honey flooding the market from China.
March 27, 2024
Hungarians Rally As Whistle-Blower Exposes Alleged Corruption In Orban's Government

Hungarians are keeping up public pressure on the ruling Fidesz party fueled by an audio recording a longtime insider claims is evidence of rampant corruption among senior prosecutors and members of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government.
March 27, 2024
'Lock Them Up!' Thousands Join Rally Of Former Hungarian Government Insider

A rally organized by Hungarian government critic Peter Magyar attracted thousands on March 26. He also released an audio in which his ex-wife -- former Justice Minister Judit Varga -- appeared to admit officials could interfere in police investigations. Varga said she had spoken under his pressure.
March 21, 2024
Orban Congratulates Putin On Reelection

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his reelection despite condemnation of the vote by many Western governments.
March 16, 2024
National Day Gathers Hungarians 'Fed Up' With Government

Tens of thousands joined an anti-government rally organized in Budapest by Peter Magyar, a former insider of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party. He addressed the crowd on March 15, marked in Hungary as a national holiday. A protester told RFE/RL, "I'm fed up with the entire way they run this country."
March 14, 2024
U.S. Envoy Says Concerns About Hungary's Ties To Russia 'Cannot Be Ignored'

The U.S. ambassador to Hungary has warned Budapest about its expanding relationship with Russia and raised "legitimate security concerns" in a speech marking the 25th anniversary of Hungary joining NATO.
March 11, 2024
Hungary's Orban Says Trump's Plan To End Ukraine War Is To Cut Funding

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, back in the country after a private meeting in the United States with Donald Trump, said the former president has "quite detailed plans" about how to end Russia's war against Ukraine and won't give Kyiv any further funding to hasten an end to the conflict.
March 05, 2024
Hungarian President Signs Sweden's Bid To Join NATO

Hungary's president on March 5 signed the law on Sweden's bid to join NATO, a final technical step before the Nordic country becomes the alliance's 32rd member.
February 26, 2024
Hungary Becomes Last Member To Approve Sweden's NATO Accession

Hungary's parliament approved a bill on February 26 to allow Sweden to join NATO, finally clearing the way for the Nordic country to join the Western defense alliance as war rages in Ukraine.
February 22, 2024
Ruling Party Nominates Head Of Hungary's Top Court For President

Hungary's ruling party will nominate Tamas Sulyok, president of the Constitutional Court, as next president to succeed Katalin Novak, who resigned earlier this month.
February 12, 2024
What The Fall Of Hungary's President Says About Orban's Grip On The Country

Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned over the weekend following public outrage over her pardon of a man convicted of being an accessory to child sex abuse. The scandal has shaken Hungary and its ruling elite and hints at looming challenges for Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party.
December 12, 2023
Hungarian Parliament Approves 'Sovereignty' Law Assailed By Critics, West

The Hungarian parliament passed legislation on "protecting national sovereignty" on December 12.
December 04, 2023
Orban Wants EU Membership For Ukraine Stripped From Summit Agenda

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has written European Council President Charles Michel to demand that Ukraine's membership in the European Union be taken off the agenda at a summit next week.
November 06, 2023
Hungarian Museum Director Fired For Allowing Minors Into Exhibition With LGBT Content

Hungarian Minister for Culture and Innovation Janos Csak has sacked the head of the National Museum for allowing under-18s into a World Press photo exhibition on its premises that displayed LGBT content.

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