Hungary’s Parliament Speaker fined opposition MPs a record 82 million forints after they disrupted a vote on banning Pride events with smoke bombs and protest banners. Those lighting the devices were also banned from the parliament for 12 days.
‘Polish conservatives are fighting to maintain the status quo, as President Duda serves as a defiant check on the whims of the Tusk government. Outcomes on legislation related to abortion, “hate speech”, faith, and migration are at stake. A Trzaskowski victory would offer carte blanche to a government that has already disregarded legal and institutional barriers to its exercise of power.’
‘We persist in fighting for life wherever opportunities arise. Likewise, we should applaud the conservative government of Hungary for its efforts rather than criticize them. It holds a proven record on life through pronatalist incentives, not just anti-abortion restrictions. In a West fading to demographic dusk, Hungary stands as a partner and a beacon worth defending.’
Speaking at the Trump Business 2025 Forum, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization Donald Trump Jr praised Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for defending Western civilization and serving the country’s national interests. The eldest son of US President Donald Trump also hinted at possible future US investments and cooperation in key sectors.
Canadian rock band Three Days Grace will launch their European tour in Budapest on November 14. The concert at Papp László Sport arena will feature the band’s biggest hits alongside new tracks, kicking off a 21-stop tour across Europe.
Budapest has opened WEMOVE, the city’s first integrated mobility exhibition and training centre, offering visitors a hands-on experience with the future of urban transport, from electric vehicles to micromobility solutions.
Following Pope Francis’ funeral, Viktor Orbán called the event a moving and hopeful farewell, highlighting the Pope’s legacy of peace and unity. He urged reflection and emphasized the need for strong Christian solidarity in today’s troubled world.
With their 5–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool FC are now officially the champions of the 2024–2025 English Premier League season. Dominik Szoboszlai contributed two assists to the victory, and he is now the first Hungarian player to win the Premier League.
‘It’s equally important to recognize…that at the local level…Arrow Cross members participated in internments, entered ghettos to loot and torture Jews. The author also outlines new directions for both research and remembrance by pointing out that the Jewish victims who had converted to Christianity (the “converts”) are rarely remembered, even though they, too, were often deported and killed.’
‘My primary goal is to make people aware of the existence of this singing pedagogy…The Libero Canto approach presents a completely different paradigm that hasn’t entered the mainstream, because traditional singing schools have a very tight pace of teaching, there are tough exams and performances, which we don’t have because we don’t see the point, as everyone develops at a different pace.’
‘Zsolnay was special because, in addition to its aristocratic and wealthy foreign customers, it always thought of the ordinary person, too. In the last century, there was hardly a household without at least one Zsolnay white bowl or a milk jug, wine bucket, or baking mould from the distinctive pink collection. Here, high quality was matched by an amazing quantity.’
‘Science suggests that 90 per cent is actually the lower limit for what would be Europe’s fair share of emissions reductions by 2040…if we are to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, we cannot put on the handbrake now, when we have only 25 years to go, and 2023 figures show a reduction of only 37 per cent from 1990 levels so far.’
‘The support and spiritual guidance we received from the Krasznai and Bőjtös families helped us tremendously in adjusting to our new life. Even though I had already served as a pastor for 14 years, the first six months were not easy. I learned a great deal, which helped me understand both the social and religious life here.’
‘We are moving towards the so-called “Hothouse Earth” at an extraordinary pace. There is only one explanation for this: the operation of global industrial civilization has thrown the Earth’s climate systems out of balance. In short, it is not that we are facing processes and consequences the likes of which the Earth has never seen, but that weather events are becoming more extreme…with potentially very serious consequences for our daily lives.’
The Sarajevo court could bring new charges against Republika Srpska officials following a failed arrest attempt by a federal agency on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik on Wednesday. Federal authorities attempted to detain the president in the eastern part of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina; however, Bosnian Serb police prevented the operation.
The Fidesz-KDNP coalition, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, won 263 seats out of the National Assembly’s 386 at the time, and won the popular vote by 33.4 points, 15 years ago today, on 25 April 2010. They have won three more elections in a row with a constitutional supermajority since, which is an incredible feat.
Infamous nuisance streamer Johnny Somali is one of the most hated people in the world right now. While he is stuck in Seoul, South Korea, awaiting the adjudication of his five total charges, let’s take a detailed look at some of the most frequently asked questions about his story.
Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights Miklós Szánthó announced the establishment of the Hungarian–Polish Institute of Freedom on Friday. The institute, led by politically persecuted former Polish Deputy Minister of Justice Marcin Romanowski, will focus on drawing attention to and providing transparency on how Donald Tusk’s government is dismantling the rule of law and democracy in Poland.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Orbán had a special relationship with the late pope, having met him on several occasions, most recently last December during his second peace mission to help end the war in Ukraine.
Football Forum Hungary 2025, the event featuring illustrious speakers from the world of football to talk about the sport from a business, science, and legal aspect, will be taking place at the Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on 29 April this year.
Polish PM Donald Tusk has been caught spreading disinformation on X, misleadingly portraying a recent speech by Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán as evidence that he is contemplating Hungary’s exit from the European Union. In doing so, Tusk appeared to be attempting to discredit the right-wing opposition PiS party—which maintains close ties with Orbán—just weeks ahead of the presidential election in May.
‘There has been an extraordinarily noticeable and palpable shift in the political culture and discourse in the United States over the past two decades…And the absolute most crucial thing the Democratic Party wants you to believe is that, above all else, being a Democrat is the only acceptable thing to be in America.’
‘We are looking for companies capable of manufacturing humanoid robots,’ Hungarian Government Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence László Palkovics stated in an interview with Index. He recently visited Israel, where he met with many firms in the technology sector—meetings that, he said, could lead to partnerships elevating Hungary into the elite ranks of high-tech production.
‘Children are the guarantees of the survival of the Hungarian nation, they will follow in our footsteps, they will continue our work, and hopefully they will correct our mistakes,’ President Tamás Sulyok of Hungary said at a conference on child protection held by the Csongrád-Csanád County Government Office in Szeged, Hungary.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed in an X post that the report by POLITICO claiming that he and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff were debating lifting sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline is ‘unequivocally false’ and ‘if POLITICO has an ounce of integrity they will fully retract this piece of fiction.’
The Democratic Party of Korea is reportedly exploring ways to incorporate incentives similar to the Hungarian approach on family policy into its finalized policy package ahead of the presidential elections in June. South Korea is among the countries most severely affected by demographic decline—a crisis already having negative impacts across multiple sectors.
According to the Budapest Business Journal, MÁV had 50,000 employees on their payroll across two entities, making them the largest employer in the country. Among non-state-owned companies, the building cleaning and facility management firm B+N Referencia Zrt has the most workers, 14,217.
Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, is reportedly travelling to Hungary to kick off a regional business trip. The Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization is scheduled to meet Gellért Jászai of Hungarian telecommunications giant 4iG on Friday.
‘This forum, which is scheduled for 6 May 2025, will be a major opportunity for anyone who can make it to learn from and consult with significant Hungarian figures from the public and private sectors.’
Penalties related to Hungary’s dispute with the European Commission over migration policy exceeded €500 million by mid-April. Following a verdict by the European Court of Justice, Hungary is obliged to pay €1 million per day—among other fines—until it implements legislation in compliance with EU law.