Hungary Hungary proposes banning the 'promotion' of homosexuality to children Hungary's ruling Fidesz party has tabled new legislation which would ban educational programmes, books or films that promote homosexuality or transsexuality. 11/06/2021
Hungary Budapest's liberal mayor announces election bid to oust Viktor Orbán Gergely Karácsony hopes to run as the united opposition's candidate for prime minister when Hungary goes to the polls next year. 15/05/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return While Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the EPP Group after it changed its internal rules, MEPs delayed a decision on when to vote on the Brexit deal. 05/03/2021
Europe News Hungarian MEP has wrists slapped over Gestapo comparison Others, however, want stronger action. Like throwing Fidesz out of the EPP grouping altogether. 17/12/2020
Hungary Hungarian MP berates former Fidesz MEP using drainpipe in parliament Opposition member Zoltán Varga brandished a length of drainpipe at Fidesz during a parliamentary session on Monday, mocking former MEP József Szájer who had tried to escape from police last week when they raided a sex party in Brussels. 07/12/2020
Belgium Hungarian MEP facing expulsion from EPP group over Gestapo comments Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutch compared EPP head Manfred Weber to the Gestapo amid an ongoing dispute between Hungary and the EU over the bloc's budget. 02/12/2020
world news Analysis: How should the EU deal with 'totally incompatible' Hungary? Our political editor, Darren McCaffrey, asks how serious the EU is in its approach to Hungary. 20/04/2020
Europe News Fidesz should agree with EPP mainstream or be ejected, says Juncker Europe's biggest political grouping, the European People's Party, is facing a reckoning over the membership of Hungary's ruling party Fidesz. 23/01/2020
View What happened in the Hungarian media could happen in your country too ǀ View Over the past nine years, public affairs have gradually become the private affairs of people with power, and every relevant law, regulation and practice echoes this shift in perspective. Government officials and politicians treat journalists asking them questions as if we were invading their privacy 21/11/2019
Hungary Opposition candidate claims victory in Budapest mayoral race Hungary local elections: Opposition candidate Karácsony unseats Fidesz-backed incumbent in Budapest 13/10/2019
Hungary Hungarian opposition challenges Orban for Budapest mayorship Five opposition parties have joined forces to support a single, common candidate in Sunday's municipal election in Budapest: 44-year-old socialist Gergely Karacsony. 12/10/2019
Hungary Sziget attendees defend Coca Cola's #LoveIsLove campaign in Hungary Right-wing politicians have called for boycotts of Coca Cola products following the campaign which included images of gay people smiling together. 12/08/2019
Hungary Coca-Cola advert for gay tolerance prompts boycott call in Hungary Advertisements by Coca-Cola that promote gay acceptance have prompted a boycott call from a senior member of the Hungary’s right-wing ruling party. 06/08/2019
Hungary Why is Hungary withholding food from migrants in its border zones? Why is Hungary withholding food from migrants in its border zones? 31/07/2019
View Don’t be fooled: Hungary’s government remains a threat to European values ǀ View The flouting of European values that led to the Fidesz’s suspension from the European People’s Party in March has not changed. What has changed is that the outcome of the elections has made Fidesz realize that it needs to stay in the EPP. 12/06/2019
Hungary Hungarian TV says MEP pledged to remove border fence. (He denies it.) Hungarian TV claims socialist MEP Istvan Ujhelyi vowed to break down the anti-migrant fence on the country's southern border, but he denies it. 07/05/2019
Hungary Viktor Orban says he may resume media attacks on EU institutions Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has said his government could resume its media attacks on European Union institutions. 24/03/2019
World Watch Wednesday's episode of Your Call Watch Wednesday night's full episode of your call in which our panel discuss the state of democracy in the UK and the suspension of Viktor Orban's Fidesz party. 21/03/2019
Europe News Hungary's Orban said he voluntarily agreed to Fidesz suspension Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he voluntarily agreed to pause Fidesz' party participation from the EPP. 20/03/2019
world news What does the EPP's row with Orbán's Fidesz mean for the EU? | Analysis The centre-right European People's Party is to decide whether to expel the party led by Hungary's populist prime minister. 20/03/2019
Hungary Women's life tasks lead to wonder of motherhood, says Hungary vice PM For International Women's Day, some Fidesz politicians did not hold back on their provoking thoughts about gender. 08/03/2019
Europe News Rule of law: EU Parliament wants violators to be stripped off funds Lawmakers go after Hungary, Poland, Romania and the likes 17/01/2019
Hungary Orban supporters took 'EU-funded buses' to watch him slam EU A reader from a Hungarian news website noticed European Union flags on several of the vehicles and claimed they were local government minibuses, originally purchased with using EU rural subsidies 25/10/2018
Hungary Hungarian lawmakers reject 'lying, slanderous' EU-backed report Lawmakers in Hungary have formally rejected the conclusions of an EU-approved report, which claims their government posed a “systematic threat” to the bloc’s values and calls for sanctions. 16/10/2018
Hungary 'You are very dangerous', Orban tells Erdogan The Hungarian Prime Minister and Turkish President had an awkward exchange in front of reporters on Tuesday. 10/10/2018
View UK Tories' support for Orbán – Do Tories see democracy as a priority? It is important to note that the Tories sit in the European Parliament along with PiS, the Polish ruling party, who have taken very hostile actions against the independence of the judiciary in their country. These actions leave you wondering whether the Tories see democracy as a priority. 01/10/2018
