Danube Drought Threatens Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Plant

"The hardest five days are coming now," Hungarian PM Péter Magyar said.

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The Constitutional Coup and the Building of an Authoritarian Regime in Hungary

Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party are dismantling democratic Hungary as we have known it...

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Magyar’s Presidential Fiasco Sparks Poll Slump

Voter surveys suggest that nearly two-thirds of the new Hungarian government’s own voters are...

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Orbán Visits White House Months After Leaving Office

The former Hungarian prime minister also visited the State Department during a previously...

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Hungary’s Prosecutor General Resigns After Pressure From PM Péter Magyar

Gabor Balint Nagy, who was appointed under Orban, said in a statement he was resigning...

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Orbán Declares “Resistance” After Authorities Seize Fidesz Servers

The raid on Fidesz’s communications infrastructure is another sign that Hungary’s new,...

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Marine Le Pen: Péter Magyar “Is Trampling On Democracy’s Rules”

The frontrunner in France’s presidential election has accused Hungary’s government of...

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Judit Polgár Turns Down Hungarian Presidency 

The chess legend’s refusal has dealt an embarrassing blow to Hungary’s newly formed...

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Amnesty International Criticizes Hungarian PM Again

The human rights watchdog has warned that PM Péter Magyar’s rushed nomination of Judit...

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Hungary: Sulyok Gone, Magyar Endorses Chess Legend Judit Polgár for President 

Conservative opposition party Fidesz has condemned the removal of Tamás Sulyok as unlawful...

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Prosecution Drops Charges Against Hungarian Right-Wing Influencer

The Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office revoked the terror suspect status of right-wing influencer...

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Former Hungarian FM Joins Chinese EV Giant BYD

Viktor Orbán praised the move as “the signing of the summer.”

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EU Approves €10 Billion for Hungary Despite Fresh Rule-of-Law Concerns

EU finance ministers signed off on the recovery package despite warnings from constitutional...

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Authoritarianism In Hungary? Conservative Influencer Arrested

Hungarian police took István Szakács into custody, apparently over a Facebook post...

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Patriots Group Denounces Brussels’ Silence Over Magyar’s Institutional Offensive in Hungary

MEP Jorge Buxadé accused the European Parliament of applying the rule of law selectively...

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Fidesz Calls for Major Protest Against Hungary’s Authoritarian Shift

The new government “is crossing every boundary—human, moral, and rule-of-law. Hungarian...

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Venice Commission Delegation Meets with President of the Republic in Budapest

The Venice Commission indicated that it was ready to urgently discuss the Hungarian...

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“Double standards and hypocrisy”: European Parliament Rejects Debate on Budapest’s Rule-of-Law Violations

The spoiled EP debate would have allowed concerns to be voiced about the constitutional amendments...

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Hungary’s New Rulers Are Dismantling the Conservative Movement

Balázs Orbán says Péter Magyar’s government is following the same...

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Von der Leyen Hails Hungary’s Pride ‘Freedom’ After Orbán Ousted

The Commission president claimed LGBT people can now march “without fear,” even though...

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Nawrocki, Sulyok Stand Together in Poznań Commemoration

Balázs Orbán, the former political director of Viktor Orbán praised the Polish...

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Hospital Worker Arrested for Cannibalism in Hungary

Hungarian police arrested a 30-year-old hospital orderly in Budapest after investigators found...

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Hungary: Man Who Removed Pride Flags Threatened With Three Years in Prison

Nationalist politicians have rallied behind the man who removed Progress Pride flags from...

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Budapest’s Flag War Escalates as Nationalists Replace Pride Flags with Tricolors

“Instead of a foreign ideology imported from abroad, we proclaim patriotism and that we...

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Magyar Government Snubs Constitutional Crisis Fact-Finding Mission

A Council of Europe deputy was informed that the Budapest visit of the Venice Commission had to be...

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