Apr 14 Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events By Justin Spike, Associated Press Legal scholars and critics call the move another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government. Continue reading
Apr 03 Hungary says it will quit International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives in Budapest By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungary said it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said was a “political” organization. Continue reading
Mar 18 Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungarian lawmakers have passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees. Continue reading
Nov 22 Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu By Justin Spike, Associated Press In comments to state radio on Friday, Orbán, a close Netanyahu ally, accused the court of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes,” saying the decision to issue the warrant for Netanyahu over his conduct of the war in… Continue reading
Jul 11 Hungary's nationalist leader visiting Trump in Florida after NATO summit By Justin Spike, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is travelling to Florida to meet with Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington. Continue reading
Jul 05 Hungary's Orbán visits Putin in Moscow, drawing backlash from some European leaders By Justin Spike, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine, which triggered condemnation from Kyiv and some European leaders and officials. Continue reading
May 15 Who is Robert Fico, the populist Slovak prime minister wounded in a shooting? By Justin Spike, Associated Press Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia's history. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 5:40 Hungary's Orbán gives Trump an 'illiberal' roadmap for American conservatives By Nick Schifrin, Ethan Dodd Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is meeting with former President Donald Trump on Friday, after a visit to Washington Thursday where he met no one from the Biden administration. Orbán has delayed both European aid to Ukraine and Sweden’s bid… Continue watching
Mar 01 Hungary's Viktor Orbán to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next week By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Orban, who has been in office since 2010, has promoted what he calls “illiberal democracy” and has been criticized by international observers, including the U.S. State Department, for leading an increasingly autocratic system in Hungary. Continue reading
Feb 18 Hungarian government declines to meet U.S. senators seeking approval for Sweden's NATO bid By Justin Spike, Associated Press A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators has made an official visit to Hungary’s capital to call on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 members not to have… Continue reading