🇭🇺 🇪🇺Until now, there has been remarkable harmony between @ec.europa.eu and the new #Hungarian government, but on the issues of migration and Russian oil, there is a serious rift between the two sides’ positions - @faznet.bsky.social writes www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

Péter Magyar: Konflikte zwischen Ungarn und Brüssel

Die EU war nach der Wahl Péter Magyars erleichtert. Man kam dem neuen ungarischen Regierungschef sehr entgegen. Nun macht er klar, wo er nicht auf Brüsseler Linie liegt.

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🇭🇺 🇺🇦It was Viktor #Orbán who decided that the #Ukrainian “gold convoy” had to be raided - the action was unfounded and illegal. Even the timing of the raid was determined by the government, to be used in the campaign - reports this investigation #Hungary telex.hu/belfold/2026...

Orbán döntött arról, hogy le kell csapni az ukrán „aranykonvojra”, még a rajtaütés időpontja is a kormányzattól jött

Szakmailag semmi nem indokolta, hogy az ukrán pénzszállítókon rajtaüssenek, az ukáz a legmagasabb szintről jött: Orbán Viktor rendelte meg március elején – árulták el a Telexnek az „aranykonvoj” ellen...

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🇭🇺🇷🇺🇸🇰The hotline between #Hungarian MFA Péter Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov provided Russia with strategic information on critical EU issues. Szijjártó acted on behalf of the Kremlin, making efforts to delist sanctioned Russians. vsquare.org/kremlin-hotl...

Kremlin Hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks - VSquare.org

The hotline between Péter Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov provided Russia with strategic information on critical EU issues.

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Orban's Hungarian government accused of mass voter intimidation ahead of election www.bbc.com/news/article...

Orban's Hungarian government accused of mass voter intimidation ahead of election

A film quoting voters, mayors and a police officer alleges money and drugs are being offered to pressure people to back the ruling party.

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🇭🇺 #Hungarian government is filing charges against investigative journalist @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social at @direkt36.bsky.social and @vsquare.bsky.social for espionage - for his journalistic work. This was announced by Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás this morning.

🇭🇺 A must‑read investigation from @direkt36.bsky.social on how #Hungarian secret services allegedly pressured police to raid IT specialists helping opposition Tisza Party – while a suspicious covert operation against the party’s own systems went unchecked. 🔗 www.direkt36.hu/en/titkosszo...

Inside the covert operation to bring down the party threatening Viktor Orbán’s rule - Direkt36

According to documents obtained by Direkt36, a secret operation was carried out to bring down the IT systems of the Hungarian opposition party Tisza. IT specialists affiliated with the party planned t...

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🇭🇺 #hungary election forcast: TISZA 58% , FIDESZ 35% , no other parties above the 5% threshold - this is the latest poll by independent poll by Medián for HVG hvg.hu/360/20260325...

POLITICO launched a security review after a private telephone conversation between one of its reporters and an EU official about issues connected to #Hungary and Ukraine was apparently intercepted and the recording published online. www.politico.eu/article/poli...

Call between POLITICO journalist and EU official was intercepted and published online

“Our internal reviews have found no evidence that any devices, networks or systems have been compromised,” POLITICO says in email to staff.

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Investigation finds 13 associates of #Hungary’s premier, Viktor Orbán won large share of state works after he took poweraccording to an @financialtimes.com analysis of almost 350,000 public procurement contracts. #corruption www.ft.com/content/70c2...

How Viktor Orbán’s oligarchs reaped billions in public contracts

FT investigation finds 13 associates of Hungary’s premier won large share of state works after he took power

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🇺🇸 🇭🇺VP JD Vance is planning to visit #Hungary in the coming days in a show of support for the country's PM Viktor #Orban, who is facing a difficult election next month, two sources familiar ‌with the planning said on Wednesday. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Exclusive: Vance plans Hungary visit in show of support for Orban ahead of tight election, sources say

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is planning to visit Hungary in the coming days in a show of support for the country's long-time nationalist prime ​minister Viktor Orban, who is facing a difficult electi...

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Less than a month prior to the #Hungarian general election, ruling #Fidesz assembles its international supporters: the Patriots' Grand Assembly and the fifth CPAC Hungary will gather European right-wing leaders in Budapest. telex.hu/english/2026...

We've found Péter Magyar, who shares name with the leader of the #Hungarian opposition. This Magyar runs as an independent candidate, but is a Fidesz supporter. This is not the first time that the Russian method of 'doppelgangers' is used in Hungary 444.hu/2026/03/12/v...

HVG’s video team was physically pushed out of today’s pro‑government “Peace March” in Budapest after an organizer demanded that security “clean them out of here,” despite the journalists filming on public ground. It is Hungary's national holiday today hvg.hu/itthon/20260...

Őket takarítsuk ki innen! – videón, ahogyan kidobták a HVG stábját a Békemenetből

Fogyatékosnak nevezték és lökdösték a HVG stábját a Békemeneten, amikor a két molinó között felvonulókat próbálták kérdezni. A többi stáb zavartalanul dolgozhatott ugyanott.

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Orbán released a video purporting to show him speaking to his daughters on the phone. “I’m sure you’ll see on the news that the Ukrainians have threatened not only me but you as well,” he said, apparently emotional. “My kids and my grandkids We have to take this seriously but we must not be scared.”

Flora Garamvolgyi@floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Orbán, has accused Ukrainians of plotting to attack his family, as an increasingly bitter standoff between Kyiv and Budapest continues. w @shaunwalker7.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The Kremlin has launched a disinformation campaign aimed at helping Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orbán get re-elected next month, according to people familiar with the matter. @financialtimes.com writes www.ft.com/content/34df...

Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power

Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions

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🇷🇺 🇭🇺After meeting with #Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, #Hungarian MFA Péter Szijjártó speaks at an anti-Ukrainian demonstration on Friday. 444.hu/2026/03/05/a...

Alig tért haza Putyintól Szijjártó, már megy is tüntetni Ukrajna ellen

Moszkvából Budapestre, a Kremlből az Ukrán Nagykövetség elé vezet a magyar külügyminiszter útja.

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#Hungarian FM Szijjártó heads to Moscow to meet with #Putin on "Ukraine's blockade of Druzhba pipeline oil supplies to Hungary & Slovakia" framed as "political blackmail amid escalating tensions" In reality Russia has bombed the pipeline 444.hu/2026/03/04/s...

Most recent poll in #Hungary: Tisza 55%, Fidesz 35% Tisza leads ruling Fidesz by 11 pts among the total population, and by 20 pts among certain voters Oppo. voters are more determined: 97% of Tisza sympathizers are sure to vote, vs. just 85% of Fidesz supporters - by Median hvg.hu/360/20260225...

By buying Russia’s oil, Hungary is fueling the Kremlin’s war machine – and enriching foundations linked to Orbán edition.cnn.com/2026/02/16/b...

By buying Russia’s oil, Hungary is fueling the Kremlin’s war machine – and enriching foundations linked to Orban | CNN Business

Hungary is buying Russian oil despite alternative supplies being available, according to a report that accuses Budapest of failing to pass down to consumers the savings it makes from buying cheap Russ...

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Marco #Rubio just all but endorsed Orbán in Budapest – calling #Hungary’s success a US interest, and framing #Orban's victory as Trump’s victory too, right before a tight Hungarian election. Orbán, announced he’s flying to WashingtonDC this week 444.hu/2026/02/16/o...

Orbán bejelentette, hogy a héten Washingtonba megy a Béketanács alapító ülésére, Rubio pedig kampánybeszédet tartott Orbán mellett

Közös sajtótájékoztatót tartott a magyar miniszterelnök és az amerikai külügyminiszter.

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Financial Times: The European Commission is toning down its criticism of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and might even disburse fresh EU funds to his illiberal government ahead of elections that threaten to unseat the bloc’s longest-serving prime minister. www.ft.com/content/8625...

EU tones down criticism of Viktor Orbán ahead of election

European Commission wary of giving longtime Brussels antagonist ammunition during campaign

ft.com

Ahead of #Hungarian Elections, Report Analyzes Playbook to Repress Independent Media and Offers Recommendations for Reform - by @mertekmonitor.bsky.social and Rule of Law Lab at @nyulaw.bsky.social #pressfreedom mertek.eu/en/2026/02/1...

Ahead of Hungarian Elections, Report Analyzes Playbook to Repress Independent Media and Offers Recommendations for Reform - Mérték

Mertek Media Monitor in collaboration with the Rule of Law Lab at New York University School of Law, issued a report documenting the Hungarian government’s systematic efforts to repress independent me...

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US Secretary of State Marco #Rubio is heading to Hungary just days after President #Trump’s public endorsement of Viktor #Orbán, ahead of #Hungary’s high-stakes April 12 election www.politico.eu/article/marc...

Rubio to visit Hungary as it speeds toward closely fought election

The top U.S. diplomat’s visit to Budapest has added significance with populist-nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán struggling in pre-election polls.

politico.eu

#Hungary is the most corrupt country in the EU, it has scored its lowest pont ever in @transparency-eu.bsky.social Transparency International's Corruption Preception Index, rankinkg at 84 of 182 444.hu/2026/02/10/a...

A „NER és a jogállam összeegyeztethetlen egymással” – negyedik éve Magyarország az EU legkorruptabb országa

Soha ilyen rossz nem volt a korrupciós helyzet Magyarországon, mint most – derül ki a Transparency International felméréséből. Ennek fő oka szerintük, hogy a kormány elsődleges célja a hatalmának fenn...

444.hu

#Hungary's economy eked out a meager 0.3% GDP growth for 2025, Q4 saw just 0.5%. Govt hoped for 3.2%, analysts nailed the dismal reality. Services (finance, trade), construction boosted it, but industry plunged to 5-year lows, dragging performance. 444.hu/2026/01/30/g...

Még tovább tudott lassulni, pocsék évet zárt a magyar gazdaság

A repülőrajtból csupán 0,3 százalékos éves növekedés lett, ami jócskán elmaradt a kormányzati várakozásoktól és az előző évitől is. Az ipar rettenetes állapotban van. A ma közölt GDP-adat azt jelenti,...

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Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban - Ruling Fidesz party, led by Viktor Orbán, backed legislation that created a legal basis for Pride to be banned, citing a widely criticised need to protect children. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban

Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rights

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Deal to sell stake in Serbia's NIS to #Hungary's MOL would benefit #Russia, Lavrov says www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Deal to sell stake in Serbia's NIS to Hungary's MOL would benefit Russia, Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that a deal for Hungary's MOL to acquire a stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS would be beneficial for Russia.

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BREAKING: #Hungary’s MOL is taking over #Russia’s 56% stake in #Serbian oil company NIS. Serbia ups its shares, part of the ownership heading to the #UAE US sanctions pressure on Russian energy assets forced Moscow’s exit 444.hu/2026/01/19/a...

A szerbek bejelentették, hogy a Mol veszi meg a NIS-t az oroszoktól

A tulajdon egy része az Egyesült Arab Emírségekbe kerül, és Szerbia is növelte a részesedését.

444.hu

#Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban has received an invitation from US President Donald Trump to sit on the Board of Peace for Gaza. Orban commented “We have, of course, accepted this honourable invitation" telex.hu/english/2026...

Orbán invited to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza

The Hungarian PM said that they have of course, accepted "this honourable invitation".

telex.hu

#Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar unveiled a former top Shell Plc manager, Istvan Kapitany as his chief economic adviser, who promised to reorient the economy away from assembly plants and diversify energy supplies away from Russia. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Orban Challenger Taps Former Shell Manager as Economic Adviser

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar unveiled a former top Shell Plc manager as his chief economic adviser, who promised to reorient the economy away from assembly plants and diversify energy supp...

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