Category: Politics

President Biden’s prisoner exchange with Russia secured the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday but left U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan in Russian custody. Whelan has been in Russian custody since 2018 when he was sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges. Griner had been in Russian custody since February after…

In the area of justice, Hungary must also meet a number of conditions to receive the EU funds it is entitled to, the Czech vice-president of the European Commission said. Hungary must bolster the independence of its judiciary “very soon” to stand a realistic chance of getting any of the 15.4 billion euros envisaged for…

Sparks flew in a Fulton County, Georgia, courtroom Thursday afternoon when embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand to testify against allegations she had an “improper” affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, which could derail her case against former President Trump. At one point, Willis was asked by a Trump lawyer, Ashley…

The room for maneuver of a head of state is quite different from that of a government, but I still think it is important to stand up for families and family values, President Katalin Novák said in an interview with TV2’s Tények program on Monday. The head of state expressed hope that after the pandemic…

  Viktor Orbán (L) and Vladimir Putin on October 16, 2023 in Beijing. Russia does not pose a threat to states from which it is not threatened, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s fears are unfounded, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. “We are far from agreeing with Mr. Orbán on everything, Russia…

Viktor Orbán in 1990 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held his end-of-year press conference on Wednesday and was asked how long he plans to remain active in politics. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was asked by Telex about his future plans at a press conference on Wednesday, as he turns 60 next year. The prime minister said…

Balázs Hidvéghi, an MEP of the governing Fidesz party, was asked about the corruption scandal – also known as Qatargate – in the European Parliament by daily Magyar Nemzet. According to Hidvéghi, “the European Parliament is very seriously detached from the electorate and from external control.” “A corruption machine has been exposed. It cannot be…

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Carlos Giménez, R-Fla., is urging Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to reconsider allowing four senior border officials to testify before Congress about the migrant crisis.  In a letter obtained first by Fox News Digital, Giménez argues that Americans have witnessed the largest migratory and border crisis in recent memory.  “This crisis…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held an online discussion with his European partners ahead of the EU summit to discuss migration, economic difficulties, and the war in Ukraine. In preparation for the EU summit beginning on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended a joint video conference with the Polish, Belgian, Finnish, and Maltese prime ministers,…

The Hungarian Prime Minister’s ally in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has to face a second round in the presidential elections. Viktor Orbán praised his achievements in a video message. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a video message to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, ahead of the first round of the presidential elections last weekend. “I have…

Katalin Novák, the first Hungarian President to visit the Middle Eastern country, has arrived in Iraq for a three-day visit. The president is in Iraq from Thursday to Saturday, where she will meet Hungarian soldiers stationed there and visit humanitarian projects implemented through the Hungary Helps program. On Friday, Katalin Novák met with Iraqi President…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shared his thoughts about the energy shortages. He accused the EU of making its own life difficult. “Europe has run out of energy,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned in a Facebook post on Saturday, citing his speech at the inauguration of the Bosch Budapest Innovation Campus last week. “What…

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the war in Ukraine in a radio interview on Friday morning, as well as in a meeting with speakers of the MCC conference the previous day. For us Hungary’s security comes first, and that is why Hungary is not at war with anyone, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the…

The Hungarian government is preparing to cooperate closely with the new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. In recent years, Viktor Orbán’s cabinet has seen the UK as an important ally. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated newly-elected British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a message on Monday evening. According to the Prime Minister’s press chief,…

According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meme, the Qatargate corruption scandal is rather ironic from a Hungarian point of view. Eva Kaili’s suspension from the post of European Parliament vice president last Sunday did not go unnoticed in Hungarian politics. The Greek socialist MEP was detained last Friday as part of a “corruption probe into…

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó visited Havana on Wednesday, where he was received by Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel and held talks with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca. “The world today is living…

New York Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted on Monday to lying during his campaign about his work experience and education, according to reports. Santos, who will represent a portion of Long Island in the House of Representatives, made the confession during an interview with the New York Post, though he insisted the lies would not…

A nonprofit bankrolled by Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss recently funneled over $60 million to left-wing groups and causes, tax forms show. The Berger Action Fund, a Wyss-funded group that has steered vast amounts of money to progressive initiatives, continued propping up liberal organizations ranging from a massive nonprofit within America’s most prominent dark money network to groups…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a speech at a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Széchenyi Card Program in Budapest on Tuesday. He stressed that it had been decided to more than double this support. Next year, the program will receive 290 billion forints (EUR 710 million) from the budget, up from…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has given his annual state of the nation address in Budapest on Saturday afternoon. He mostly focused on Hungary’s stance towards the war in Ukraine and the economic downturn that he attributes to EU sanctions. However, he also addressed the issue of a recent scandal, calling for the toughest child-protection…