Hungary’s 2026 parliamentary election campaign season formally began on Monday with the official launch of election activities, including candidate nominations, party list announcements and intensified political messaging from both governing and opposition blocs. Among the key developments, the TISZA Movement confirmed Péter Magyar as its prime ministerial candidate, while governing…

A diplomatic dispute between Hungary and Ukraine over the operation of the Druzhba (Barátság) oil pipeline has escalated in recent weeks, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán publicly accusing Ukraine of disrupting oil deliveries and calling on the European Union to defend the energy security of its member states. The…

Budapest ties EU financial aid to the resumption of pipeline deliveries as diesel exports are halted and strategic reserves released Hungary has escalated its confrontation with Ukraine over the suspension of Russian oil deliveries through the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, threatening to block a €90 billion European Union aid package for…

The EU–Mercosur trade deal has hit a new political and legal obstacle after the European Parliament voted to seek an opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union on whether the agreement’s planned legal structure complies with the EU Treaties. In a razor-thin 334–324 vote on 21 January…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Washington to take part in the inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump’s newly created “Board of Peace”, a gathering that the White House presented as a high-level mechanism to coordinate postwar stabilization and reconstruction efforts—starting with Gaza. After the session, Orbán held a…

A demonstration outside Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has pushed the long-running controversy around the Samsung SDI battery plant in Göd back to the centre of national politics, linking local environmental anxieties to a broader debate over transparency, state-backed industrial policy and the boundaries of political speech. Civil…

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar said on Thursday that he had a consensual sexual relationship with Vogel Evelin “in that bed” shown in a photo that circulated online days earlier, as he sought to pre-empt what he described as a politically motivated attempt to leak compromising material during the election…

  The new film shifts the focus from family wealth to the state’s performance Hungary’s investigative outlet Direkt36 has released a new feature-length documentary, “A csapda” (The Trap), a film that argues Prime Minister Viktor Orbán entered office in 2010 with an unusually strong mandate and exceptionally favourable external conditions—then…

 At joint press event, Rubio says Trump is “deeply committed” to Orbán’s success; the sides spotlight energy cooperation and sanctions-related waivers U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Budapest in recent days for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, using a joint press appearance to present a renewed strategic alignment…

Orbán casts Brussels as the main threat as Magyar vows “privacy and clean government” duelling speeches Hungary’s governing party and its strongest challenger used back-to-back speeches this weekend to draw a stark contrast for voters ahead of the April parliamentary election, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán portraying the European Union…