Romania Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar walks across Romanian border The opposition leader marched to Oradea in an effort to win support from ethnic Hungarians in Romania. 25/05/2025
Europe News EU Commission demands Hungary withdraws its draft transparency law The European Commission sets the stage for a total confrontation with the Orbán-government. A Commission spokesperson told Euronews that if the law is adopted, it would constitute a serious breach of EU principles and law. 24/05/2025
Europe News MEPs call on European Commission to cut Hungary off from EU funds Cross-party MEPs demand a complete cut of funds for Hungary, claiming it regressing alarmingly. The European Commission is willing to discuss the use of the budget tool to preserve democracy. 22/05/2025
Romania Hungarian minority plays key role in Dan's Romanian presidential win High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion. 21/05/2025
Europe News EU Parliament to stage urgent debate on Hungary's 'spring clean' law The Hungary rapporteur of the European Parliament, Tineke Strik, told Euronews that enough of the body's political groups support the debate. The law, once adopted will see foreign funded NGO's and media listed and potentially fined. 20/05/2025
Hungary Uzbekistan and Hungary agreed to form an enhanced strategic partnership The two countries have also signed an extradiction agreement, and Hungary will participate in the construction of nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan. The Uzbek president met with Viktor Orban in Budapest. 20/05/2025
World News Protesters in Budapest demonstrate against 'Transparency Bill' The next demonstration in Budapest is expected on Sunday at 5:30 pm, at Kossuth Square. 16/05/2025
Europe News Foreign-funded NGOs in Hungary targeted in draft law The "Transparency in Public Life" bill would impose strict regulations on foreign-funded NGOs that are deemed a risk to Hungary's sovereignty. 14/05/2025
Europe News Orbán criticises Irish PM veto comments made in Euronews interview The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has denounced Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin for criticising Budapest and what he termed its "abuse of vetoes" in a Euronews interview. 13/05/2025
Europe News Irish prime minister condemns Hungary's use of EU veto Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin said in an exclusive interview with Euronews that Ukraine should join the European Union for geopolitical reasons and that Hungary's obstruction of this is outrageous. 12/05/2025
Romania Romania presidential hopeful Simion's emissaries reach out to Orbán Fighting for every vote to win Romania’s presidential elections next Sunday, hard-right nationalist candidate George Simion seeks an alliance with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. 12/05/2025
Culture news Hungarian filmmakers in the shadow of Trump's tariff threat The damage to the Hungarian film industry could be huge if Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs on foreign-made films, but no one knows how this would work practically, so film industry experts are patiently holding their breath. 11/05/2025
Europe News Romania’s nationalist candidate reaches out to Hungarian minority Romania’s Hungarians voted against hard-right candidate George Simion in the first round of the presidential elections, but in a Euronews and Euronews Romania exclusive, Simion appears to offer them an olive branch as the decisive voting day looms. 08/05/2025
Europe News Hungary seeks to strip leading opposition MEP Péter Magyar's immunity Péter Magyar told Euronews that, with the proceedings, Viktor Orbán is trying to block him from running in next year's election. 06/05/2025
Europe News ICC opens inquiry into Hungary for failing to arrest Netanyahu Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced his country would quit the court, claiming on local radio that the ICC was 'no longer an impartial court, not a court of law, but a political court.' 17/04/2025
Hungary Hungary passes amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events The amendment declares that children's rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including the right to peaceful assembly. 14/04/2025
Europe News Péter Magyar pledges at rally to restore Hungary's EU ties if elected Hungary’s opposition leader told supporters he will restore Western alliances if he defeats incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next year. 14/04/2025
Europe News EPP boss Weber feels 'privileged' to be targeted by billboard campaign The Hungarian government promotes its national poll on Ukraine membership by targeting EU and Ukraine leaders. 09/04/2025
Hungary Protesters gather on Budapest bridge against Hungary's new LGBTQ+ laws Demonstrators waved both rainbow and Ukrainian flags, uniting their causes in a protest against recent government policies perceived as echoing those of Russia. 09/04/2025
Hungary Netanyahu and Orbán discuss defence ties and Hungary's ICC exit Hours after the Israeli prime minister arrived in Budapest, the Hungarian government announced its decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). 04/04/2025