Hungary

Europe 04/05/21, 16:30

Italy, Hungary, and Poland are joining together in a new patriotic alliance that seeks to generate another era of rebirth in Europe, this time in the style of the one motivated by former President Donald Trump, so its motto is: "Make Europe Great Again." To this end, representatives of the three ...

Europe 01/29/21, 10:59

Hungary has officially declared that it is preparing to issue a law against censorship by Big Tech, asserting that it has a duty to fight for digital freedom. According to Breitbart News, Justice Minister Judith Varga lamented, "Today, anyone can be arbitrarily disconnected from the online space without any kind of ...

Europe 01/19/21, 13:49

Hungary is considering sanctions against Big Tech as a result of the growing discussion about content policies and "systemic abuses" of freedom of expression. Minister of Justice Judit Varga, on Monday Jan. 18, announced that possible sanctions will be carried out against Facebook. This week, Varga announced that she hopes to meet ...

Europe 12/12/20, 15:50

International billionaire speculator George Soros expressed his frustration with the negotiations in which German Chancellor Angela Merkel reconciled the budget of the European Union (EU) with Hungary and Poland. "But the compromise she reached with Hungary and Poland is the worst of all possible worlds," Soros wrote of Merkel's decision, according ...

Europe 11/21/20, 16:54

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, attacked the multimillionaire plutocrat George Soros for being "one of the most corrupt people in the world." The statement comes after the controversial speculator demanded that the European Union (EU) make Hungary and Poland submit to its globalist policies. “George Soros is threatening Hungary and ...

Europe 06/04/19, 12:51

Survivors of the Budapest boat crash that killed 10 people, are receiving trauma intervention support from a Hungarian psychologist to help prevent post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A psychologist with the Hungarian National Organization For Rescue Services crisis group, Agota Lenart said help is provided to the survivors to reduce PTSD-related ...

Europe 05/30/19, 09:59

A top aide to Hungary's prime minister says he sees only a "slight possibility" that Viktor Orban's Fidesz Party will link up with Italy's Matteo Salvini in a coalition in the European Parliament.Gergely Gulyas, Orban's chief of staff, said Thursday that while they "naturally respect" Salvini and the Italian government, ...

Europe 05/30/19, 07:27

The sinking of a boat carrying South Korean tourists in Hungary is touching a nerve in South Korea, where many are still traumatized over a 2014 ferry sinking that killed more than 300 people, mostly students. The grief is compounded by claims by some South Korean tour agents and travelers ...

Europe 05/30/19, 04:25

Rescue workers scoured the Danube River in downtown Budapest Thursday for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat carrying South Korean tourists sank in a matter of seconds after colliding with a larger cruise ship during an evening downpour. Seven people are confirmed dead and seven were rescued, Hungarian officials said. ...

Europe 05/29/19, 20:00

The Latest on a boat that capsized in the Danube River in Budapest with 33 South Korean tourists (all times local):3 a.m. ThursdaySouth Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered officials to mobilize all available efforts to support rescue work in cooperation with the Hungarian government after a boat with South ...

Europe 05/22/19, 09:02

Selling yourself in five minutes can be tough. But that's all Hungary's opposition parties have been given on state media to promote their visions for Sunday's European Parliament election. Undeterred, they've come up with novel and creative ways Two campaign billboards, top left and bottom right, from the ruling Fidesz party that read: ...

Europe 05/21/19, 04:24

Hungary needs to urgently address human rights violations such as the detention of asylum-seekers and the intimidation of civic groups, as well as concerns about judicial independence, according to a report released Tuesday by the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner.Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic, who visited Hungary in February, also found ...

Sports 05/18/19, 12:56

Lyon beat Barcelona 4-1 to win its fourth consecutive Women's Champions League title on Saturday.Ada Hegerberg scored three times in the first half to lead the French squad, which also won its sixth Champions League crown since 2011.Dzsenifer Marosan, also the captain of Germany, opened the scoring in the fifth ...

Soccer 05/17/19, 15:28

Amid rising tensions between European clubs and leagues over shaping the Champions League's future, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin insisted Friday all ideas are on the table and nothing is yet settled.Ceferin hosted 55 UEFA member federations to share ideas for the format of the competition beginning in 2024 as part ...

Sports 05/17/19, 05:20

With the World Cup looming and women's soccer gaining ground around Europe, UEFA launched a new five-year plan for the sport on Friday.The strategy document, Time for Action , sets out how the European soccer body aims to double the number of women and girls playing the game, and to ...

Europe 05/14/19, 09:28

A far-right party in Hungary says it is forming a uniformed "self-defense group" in the spirit of the Hungarian Guard, which a court ordered disbanded in 2009.Laszlo Toroczkai, head of the Our Homeland Movement, said Tuesday the new National Legion would primarily focus on the "guarding of traditions" and teaching ...

Europe 05/10/19, 02:29

Hundreds of migrants a day streamed through the Hungarian village of Asotthalom on their way to Western Europe in 2015. Today there are almost none. So one might think the political discourse has moved on.Think again.In this month's European Parliament election, no issue rings louder in Hungary than migration. Prime ...

Europe 05/08/19, 05:15

A human rights group says a second family of Afghan asylum-seekers, including three children and their pregnant mother, has been deported to Serbia in the middle of the night.The Hungarian Helsinki Committee said Wednesday that the deportation of a third Afghan family is on hold for now after they secured ...

Europe 05/07/19, 15:54

Hungary has deported a family of six asylum-seekers to Serbia, making them cross a gate in the border fence in the dark, with no one waiting for them on the Serbian side.The nighttime circumstances of Tuesday's deportation were considered very unusual and were witnessed by staff from the U.N. refugee ...

Europe 05/06/19, 12:57

Hungary's prime minister said Monday that he thinks the main candidates for president of the European Union's executive arm are unsuitable for the job.Viktor Orban said that he won't support Manfred Weber from the center-right European People's Party to lead the European Commission because Weber insulted Hungary by saying he ...