Hungary has received extensive negative coverage from the mainstream media in the West after the National Assembly passed a law restricting the Budapest Pride march earlier this year. Back in 2019, however, the coverage was very different when city officials in Modesto, California, denied the permit for a straight pride parade.
US President Donald Trump will not consider stricter measures against Russia, despite appeals from EU leaders and Ukraine during the NATO annual summit in The Hague. Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued that such actions would signal the end of diplomatic engagement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán clashed during the annual NATO summit in The Hague over Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union. While Zelenskyy argued that it is unfair for a single member state to block Ukraine’s EU aspirations, Orbán responded that it is equally unfair to risk dragging the Union into a direct conflict with Russia.
Despite Hungary’s legal ban on Pride events, Dutch MPs have backed a motion calling on Cabinet members to attend the Budapest march next month, raising concerns over political interference and disregard for national sovereignty.
While foreign tourists flock to Budapest, Hungarians head for Lake Balaton in summer. New data from Szallas.hu reveals Siófok as the top domestic destination. Known for its water tower, Ferris wheel, and quirky Upside Down House, the city of Siófok draws the most domestic visitors in Hungary.
A series of high-level meetings between Hungarian and US government officials continues, as Balázs Orbán, Political Director of the Hungarian Prime Minister met with US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday at the White House to discuss bilateral cooperation.
Budapest’s Kiscelli Museum invites visitors to explore the history and cultural impact of telephony with its interactive exhibition ‘Hello? Hello!’, open until 18 January. The show spans from the late 19th century to today with vintage phones, soundscapes, and hands-on features.
Hungarian military doctor Péter Vekszler has been appointed Chief Medical Officer at NATO’s SHAPE headquarters, one of the alliance’s highest medical positions. He will serve in the role for three years starting 21 June as a brigadier general.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has pledged to take decisive action to safeguard Hungary’s peace and security in response to the US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, citing the growing terror threat, rising energy prices, and increasing migratory pressure facing Europe.
In its ‘Beyond the Óperencia’ series, Magyar Krónika is looking at the meeting points of America and Hungary, and at Hungarians in America, from penniless peasants to political emigrants and soldiers of fortune. In this part, let us look at Béla Estván, who emigrated to the United States in the 1850s. The man of Austrian descent pretended to be Hungarian in order to make it easier for himself to succeed in his new homeland.
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