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Hungary's Sziget Festival is back: which acts should I catch?

After two years away, one of Hungary’s biggest cultural events, Sziget festival, is back in Budapest. Catch our picks of the top artists to check out in this year's impressive line-up...

08/08/2022

Hungary

Volunteers clear up 86-kilometre stretch of River Tisza in Hungary

Organisers said the clean-up was complicated by low water levels.

03/08/2022

Europe News

Orbán visits Trump after furore over 'racist' comments

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas on Thursday. But first, he met with "important ally" Donald Trump.

03/08/2022

Hungary

'Hungary will have enough': Orban to strike gas deal with Russia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday he expects to agree a new gas deal with Russia this summer.

29/07/2022

Hungary

Long-time Orban ally resigns over Hungarian PM's 'pure Nazi' speech

The resignation came after the Hungarian prime minister criticised what he dubbed "race mixing" in a speech he gave over the weekend, sparking international outcry.

27/07/2022

Hungary

Hungary's FM visits Moscow to up gas supplies as EU calls for curb

Budapest is keen to buy up to 700 million cubic metres of gas from Russia, said foreign minister Peter Szijjarto.

21/07/2022

Hungary

Hungary moves to curb power of EU

Hungary passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the power of the EU parliament to be curtailed, arguing that it has steered Europe into a “dead end.”

19/07/2022

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Anti-government protesters block Budapest road

Anti-government demonstrators in Hungary blocked one of the capital's main thoroughfares during morning rush-hour traffic Monday, the latest in a series of protests against recent changes to the country's tax code that have carried on for nearly a week.

18/07/2022

Hungary

EU 'shot itself in the lungs' with Russia sanctions, says Orban

Hungarian PM has opposed the bloc's sanctions sparked by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and has refused to allow the transit of weapons to its eastern neighbour.

15/07/2022

Hungary

Hungarians protest for second day against tax overhaul

Thousands of Hungarians protested against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government on Wednesday, in the second day of anti-government rallies after lawmakers fast-tracked legislation sharply raising taxes for small firms.

14/07/2022

Hungary

Hungary declares 'state of emergency' over threat of energy shortages

Officials say the war in Ukraine and EU sanctions on Russia have caused an "energy crisis".

13/07/2022

Sport

Day 2 of Judo Grand Slam in Hungary starts with a unique celebration

Day 2 of the Judo Grand Slam in Hungary starts with over 200 Ukrainian refugee judoka living in Hungary on the competition tatami.

09/07/2022

Sport

'She wasn't breathing': Coach rescues swimmer who fainted in pool

"I went as quickly as I could as if it were an Olympic final," said Andrea Fuentes, describing how she rescued a swimmer that had fainted underwater.

23/06/2022

Sport

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events

FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion policy” on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events.

20/06/2022

Europe News

Hungary ready for compromises with Brussels to unblock recovery funds

National minister Tibor Navracsics told Euronews that Budapest is ready to "speed up negotiations as much as possible."

16/06/2022

Hungary

Hungarian police raid 24 homes linked to money laundering network

Sixteen people were arrested and five accused of moving 44 million euros - mostly obtained through fraud and cryptocurrency scams - through bank accounts in Europe, South America and Australia.

31/05/2022

Hungary

'Fake news': Hungary denies reports it was warned of Russia's invasion

The spokesperson for Prime Minister Viktor Orban has denounced the reports by Ukrainian media.

03/05/2022

Hungary

EU determined to uphold rule of law following Orban's re-election

Hungary's Justice Minister had urged the bloc not to create division amid the war in Ukraine.

12/04/2022

Hungary

Soul searching for Hungary’s once 'neo-Nazi' Jobbik party

Jobbik struggled in Hungary's recent election, with some experts saying its supporters left to back Fidesz instead.

12/04/2022

Hungary

Hungary 'helping Putin' in the war, says Ukraine's foreign ministry

Ukraine has accused Hungary of "helping Putin" in the war, a day after the country's leader Viktor Orban said he was ready to break ranks with the EU and buy Russian gas in roubles.

07/04/2022

My Europe Series

Orban has last laugh as Hungary's 'joke' party accused over election

The Two-Tailed Dog Party has trolled and teased its way through Hungary’s political system since it was founded as a movement in 2006. But is the joke running thin?

06/04/2022

Europe News

Sanctions on Russian oil and gas a 'red line' for Hungary, says Orban

Hungary will block any EU attempts to put sanctions on Russian oil and gas imported into the bloc.

06/04/2022

Hungary

Several dead after train hits car in southern Hungary, say police

Police said a car drove onto the rails and was hit by a train.

05/04/2022

Europe News

'A victory so big you can see it from the moon... and Brussels'

“We won a victory so big that you can see it from the moon, and you can certainly see it from Brussels,” said Orban, who has often been condemned by the European Union for overseeing democratic backsliding and alleged corruption.

04/04/2022

Hungary

Key takeaways as Viktor Orbán wins fourth consecutive term

Nationalist PM Viktor Orbán has won another two-thirds majority in Hungary's parliament for his Fidesz party, as the unified opposition failed to unseat him.

03/04/2022

Hungary

What do LGBTQ people think about Hungary's controversial referendum?

Three of the four people Euronews spoke to said they might leave Hungary if LGBTQ rights do not improve.

03/04/2022