Mar 07 Delegation from Hungary supports Sweden’s NATO application By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden's NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary's governing party has called "political disputes."… Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: State Department defends ambassador in Hungary amid interference accusations By Associated Press The State Department came to the defense of its ambassador in Budapest Thursday after Hungary's foreign minister accused U.S. Ambassador David Pressman of trying to interfere in Hungary’s internal affairs. Continue reading
Nov 30 EU recommends blocking billions of euros allocated to Hungary By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Union's executive branch has recommended that billions of euros in EU funds be withheld from Hungary over its failure to implement solid rule-of-law reforms, a move highlighting lingering divergences between the European partners. Continue reading
Sep 22 Hungary creates public poll to gauge support of EU sanctions on Russia By Justin Spike, Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s governing party says it wants to poll the country’s citizens on whether they support European Union sanctions imposed against Russia over its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 17 Hungary faces financial reckoning with EU over corruption charges By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing a reckoning with the EU, which appears set to impose financial penalties on his government over corruption concerns and alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions and cripple its already ailing economy. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 5:37 America’s far-right embraces Hungary’s autocratic president By Laura Barrón-López Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist rhetoric and embrace of culture wars has long made him the black sheep of Europe. But what isolates him among his European contemporaries has endeared him to the American right, and he was welcomed… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: CDC approves Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots for children ages 5 to 11 In our news wrap Friday, children in the U.S. ages 5 to 11 began receiving their Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots after the CDC gave its final approval, a federal judge rules COVID asylum restrictions must continue on the border,… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: China sends 10,000 health care worker to battle COVID outbreak in Shanghai In our news wrap Monday, China sent more than 10,000 health workers to Shanghai as a COVID-19 outbreak spreads, police in Sacramento, California made an arrest after a mass shooting Sunday killed six people, Hungary's pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orban… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 2:25 New Wrap: 6 dead, 12 wounded in Sacramento mass shooting In our news wrap Sunday, six people are dead and 12 others injured following a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved Pakistan's parliament and called for new elections in an effort to block attempts to remove… Continue watching
Apr 03 Hungarians hold national vote in the shadow of Ukraine’s war By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungarians flocked to polling places on Sunday as voters in the Central European country faced a choice: take a chance on a diverse, Western-looking coalition of opposition parties, or grant nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban a fourth consecutive term in… Continue reading