The author claimed that Hungary’s prime minister was setting conditions for the courts and that judges were expected to follow his orders. They wrote that the rule of law had been stronger in late-communist Hungary, accused the separation of powers of collapsing and described the prime minister as mentally ill and acting recklessly. #Jogállamiság #Függetlenség #Politika #HU
This evening, at a previously agreed-upon time, I was questioned by the Central Investigative Prosecutor’s Office in connection with the events of June 21, 2024. I gave a brief statement and did not admit to the crime I am accused of. I will provide updates on any further developments, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on his Facebook page that he was questioned by the Central Investigative Prosecutor’s Office (KNYF) on Wednesday evening in connection with what has been referred to as “the cell phone theft case.” #HungarianPolitics #PéterMagyar #CorruptionAllegations (translated)
Marcin Kierwinski, the Hungarian interior minister, announced at a press conference on Thursday morning that a 17-year-old was also taken into custody on Wednesday morning for threatening to carry out an attack at a school in the city of Sierpc, located in another part of the Masovian Voivodeship. #HungarianPolitics #PéterMagyar #CorruptionAllegations (translated)
Hungarian representatives voted with low participation against the European Parliament's resolution condemning Russia's elections, which stated that the Russian State Duma cannot be considered a legitimate representative. #Gyermekvédelem #SzexuálisAbúzus #Bicske (translated)
Today, at the COREPER level, the Hungarian side gave the “green light” to the negotiating positions on Cluster 2 “Internal Market,” and Cluster 3, “Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha thanked Hungary for its “green light” for opening the second and third clusters of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine, according to MTI. #EUAccession #UkraineHungaryRelations #MinorityRights (translated)
Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić said that if the alleged attack had been successful, Hungary and northern Serbia could have been left without gas. #BalkanNews #Explosives #HungarianElections (translated)
The Hungarian government at the time, led by Viktor Orbán, insinuated that Ukraine may have been involved in the planned sabotaging of Hungary’s natural gas supply and issued an order to place the gas pipeline’s Hungarian section under military protection. #BalkanNews #Explosives #HungarianElections (translated)
The proposal for the European Union's new online child protection directive should be accepted as soon as possible and must become law at the earliest opportunity, urged the European Parliament on Tuesday by Henna Virkkunen. #BalkanNews #Explosives #HungarianElections (translated)
The author wrote that the Hungarian government was preparing to lift its veto on Ukraine’s EU accession process, but argued that fundamental problems remained. They said accession posed serious security risks, could have major economic and budgetary consequences, and would fundamentally alter the balance. https://t.co/7YrccsM87k #UkrainianAccession #EUPolitics #Hungary #HU #UA #EU
The author described the Magyar government as a dictatorship and claimed it was so unstable that it was turning against potential allies and excluding liberal journalists from press conferences. They said this was damaging Hungary’s relations broadly and characterized the situation as a complete meltdown. #Hungary #PressFreedom #Dictatorship #HU
The author said they would seek redress for the violations before Hungarian and European courts, and described the situation as marked by division, destruction, intrigue and arbitrary rule rather than national unity and justice. They added that the past’s “darkest shadows” were overshadowing the future. #Igazság #Egyesülés #JogiPerek #HU #EU
The author wrote that on Monday, in the Hungarian city of Nagyszombat, they were laying the groundwork for a joint Polish-Hungarian border affecting Transcarpathia, in connection with the Hungary-Ukraine match. https://t.co/ZTT8ftkbr4 https://t.co/6BoO36IGVW #Magyarország #Lengyelország #Kárpátalja (translated)
The author argued that Europe needed legal clarity rather than historical amnesia over the Beneš decrees, describing them as part of Czechoslovakia’s post-war history. They wrote that measures associated with the decrees included property confiscations and loss of citizenship affecting many ethnic Germans and Hungarians. https://t.co/QuCOv8va7M #BenešDecrees #EuropeanHistory #LegalClarity #CZ #DE #HU
The author said that Milos Kerkez, a Hungarian international and Liverpool player, and his father had been added to a list of “enemies of Ukraine” following an on-field incident at last week’s Hungary-Ukraine football match. The author called this unacceptable and said they expected the Ukrainian government to make its position clear. https://t.co/dD6EU5QwvX #Hungary #Ukraine #Football #HU #UA (translated)
The post’s author claimed that Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar had campaigned as a moderate defender of families and national interests before shifting sharply left after taking office. The author also said Alex Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and European Union leaders had celebrated Magyar’s victory, and urged Americans to pay attention. https://t.co/Y3igT7a563 #Hungary #Politics #Election #HU #US #EU
Moscow ordered Hungarian embassy and consulate staff out just weeks after Budapest expelled 10 Russian diplomats on national security grounds in September, the first such move by Hungary since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. #Russia #Hungary #DiplomaticTensions
The author said a letter would be sent to thousands of MPs across the Western world, adding that they should not expect them to solve their problems. They argued that the new Brussels-backed Hungarian government should not be allowed to misrepresent events as it tried to build a system. https://t.co/rfCmrBtw5Y #Hungary #PoliticalIssues #EuropeanUnion #EU #HU
The “Hungarian Caligula” has now picked a new target: a right-wing female influencer @vyrag sitting in the visitors’ gallery of Parliament. He insulted her from the floor. When she answered back that she would not tolerate his lies, she was escorted out by parliamentary guards - https://t.co/MsfzMTXJ5C #HungarianPolitics #Influencer #FreedomOfSpeech #HU
This photo shows a former Hungarian minister saying goodbye to his family before being taken to prison. Fuel prices are soaring. Families and businesses are struggling. The new government scrapped the protected fuel price system and is doing nothing meaningful to bring prices https://t.co/PzgQ0CiGji #Hungary #FuelCrisis #GovernmentFailure #HU
