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Jordan Conradson🇺🇸 on X: "BREAKING: @KariLake put Congress on notice today that she is ending the tax-funded European Union and globalist mouthpiece Szabad Europa, the Hungarian Language Service at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which is attacking and trying to destabilize Hungary’s nationalist https://t.co/6zh1WQyZ1T" / X BREAKING: @KariLake put Congress on notice today that she is ending the tax-funded European Union and globalist mouthpiece Szabad Europa, the Hungarian Language Service at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which is attacking and trying to destabilize Hungary’s nationalist https://t.co/6zh1WQyZ1T

USAGM wants to terminate the financing of
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy RFE's Hungarian Service, Szabad Europa - Just a day before Viktor Orbán's meeting with Donald Trump @realdonaldtrumppar.bsky.social - ahead the elections x.com/ConradsonJor...

07.11.2025 12:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives Hungarian PM also seeking exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil as he faces domestic challenge before elections

Viktor Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives
Hungarian PM also seeking exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil as he faces domestic challenge before elections

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

07.11.2025 12:38 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 is awarded to the #Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai,
“for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”.
#nobelprize2025

09.10.2025 11:15 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hungary bans 12 Ukrainian media outlets Hungary blocked 12 Ukrainian media outlets in response to Kyiv's earlier ban on several foreign, including Hungarian, publications over Russian narratives, Hungarian Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyas sa...

#Hungary blocks 12 #Ukrainian media outlets in response to Kyiv's earlier ban on several foreign, including Hungarian, publications over Russian narratives, Hungarian Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyas said kyivindependent.com/hungary-bans...

29.09.2025 15:44 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hungary refuses to stop buying Russian oil despite Trump’s Nato demand Foreign minister says getting energy supplies elsewhere is a ‘nice dream’ while describing western European officials as ‘fanatics’

🇭🇺 Hungary will not wean itself off 🇷🇺 Russian energy supplies, MFA Szijjarto says, despite the White House’s demand for Nato allies to stop buying Russian oil.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

23.09.2025 08:45 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Hungary and Slovakia must quit Russian gas and nuclear, Trump envoy warns “The more we can strangle Russia’s ability to fund this murderous war, the better for all of us,” says U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

#Hungary and #Slovakia must quit #Russian gas and nuclear, Trump envoy warns - “The more we can strangle Russia’s ability to fund this murderous war, the better for all of us,” says U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. www.politico.eu/article/hung...

12.09.2025 13:01 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Hungary bans Ukrainian commander who led attack on Friendship oil pipeline from entering Hungary and Schengen area The announcement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on his social media page.

#Hungarian government has banned the commander of the #Ukrainian military unit that carried out the latest attack on the Friendship (Druzhba) oil pipeline from Hungary and the Schengen area, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Thursday morning
telex.hu/english/2025...

28.08.2025 06:37 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hungary bans rap group Kneecap ahead of Sziget Festival show Hungarian authorities have banned Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country to perform at the Sziget Festival, accusing the band of using antisemitic hate speech and praising the Hamas militant group, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.

#Hungarian govt banned KNEECAP from entering Hungary because of their "antisemitic hate speech". Tha band would have performed at one of Europe's biggest festival, Sziget www.reuters.com/en/hungary-b...

24.07.2025 10:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sergey Lavrov Gave an Exclusive Interview to Magyar Nemzet We interviewed Sergei Lavrov, the leading diplomat of one of the most heavily sanctioned major powers, on the war in Ukraine and Hungarian–Russian bilateral relations.

Full text in English: magyarnemzet.hu/english/2025...

07.07.2025 09:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Szergej Lavrov: Oroszország nyitott a konfliktus diplomáciai megoldására Szergej Lavrov orosz külügyminiszter exkluzív interjút adott a Magyar Nemzetnek

🇷🇺 Lavrov says Russia is open to a diplomatic solution in 🇺🇦 Ukraine — but only on its terms: Ukraine must be neutral
This message was delivered in an interview to Hungary’s pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet.
magyarnemzet.hu/kulfold/2025...

07.07.2025 07:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Denmark pushes to suspend Hungary’s EU voting rights Danish European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre says Copenhagen will ramp up Article 7 proceedings against Budapest.

#Denmark pushes to suspend #Hungary’s #EU voting rights
Danish European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre says Copenhagen will ramp up Article 7 proceedings against Budapest.
www.politico.eu/article/denm...

04.07.2025 08:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#EU Taxpayers’ Contribution to Building the #Orbán
Kleptocracy: Between 2011 and 2023, 13 well-connected businesses close to Hungary’s ruling system pocketed €3.3–5.5 billion in EU-funded public contracts.
That’s nearly 14% of all EU-backed tenders in #Hungary

www.crcb.eu/wp-content/u...

03.07.2025 14:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A győri Audit is utolérte a német autóipar válsága, több száz ember munkahelye szűnhet meg Nagy a bizonytalanság, százak távoztak már a gyárból, és nem ők voltak az utolsók, akiknek menniük kellett. Ahogy csökken a motorgyártás volumene, teljes gyártósorok állhatnak le.

🚨 Trouble at one of Hungary's biggest employers: Audi Hungaria is laying off hundreds as German carmakers fall behind in the EV race.
What’s next for the Győr factory and Hungary’s auto industry?
#Audi #Hungaria #EVcrisis #Germany #Hungary #AutoIndustry
444.hu/2025/07/01/a...

01.07.2025 09:01 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orban’s Ban

🏳️‍🌈 🇭🇺 LGBT and Human rights in #Hungary: Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orbán’s Ban - at least 200 thousand people on the streets, on ef the biggest demos ever in Hungary
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...

30.06.2025 08:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mostantól az állam elővásárlási jogot kaphat minden eladó magyar cégre, amit külföldi venne meg - Forbes.hu Módosították a külföldiek részesedésszerzésére vonatkozó rendeletet, ami teljes bizonytalanságot hozhat a magyar cégpiacra.

#Hungarian state may obtain a right of first refusal on ANY Hungarian company that is up for sale and could be bought by a foreign buyer.
forbes.hu/uzlet/fevasa...

26.06.2025 10:01 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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#Hungary #poll: 51% - 36%: Opposition Tisza party leads well ahead of ruling Fidesz party, recent poll shows. Fidesz lost its advantage even in small villages, and a majority of voters now believe Tisza will win in 2026 in Hungary
hvg.hu/360/20250618...

20.06.2025 09:06 — 👍 16    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Police cancel Budapest Pride, mayor says the ban is 'irrelevant' - InsightHungary Gergely Karacsony says there is currently no law that could ban a municipal event.

🏳️‍🌈 Police cancel Budapest #Pride, mayor says the ban is 'irrelevant' : “There is currently no law that could ban a municipal event,” he said. “Obviously, anything can happen in Hungary. But we will come up with a plan C.”
71 MEPs to attend Budapest Pride insighthungary.444.hu/2025/06/20/p...

20.06.2025 08:15 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Fideszes propagandista orosz titkosszolgálati kapcsolatai buktak ki egy nemzetbiztonsági ellenőrzésen A kormányközeli médiában gyakran szereplő Georg Spöttlének egyik közeli ismerőse akadt fenn egy átvilágításon a propagandista orosz kapcsolatai miatt. A Direkt36 birtokába jutott információk szerint S...

🇷🇺 🇭🇺 #Russian spy links in Fidesz circles
#Hungarian pro-government propagandist was found to have ties to Russian intelligence during a national security screening. Spöttle has good relations with govt officials, inculding MFA Szijjártó @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social
🔗 telex.hu/direkt36/202...

12.06.2025 08:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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“Viktor is making a historic mistake.” An exclusive interview with President Zelenskyy | Válasz Online

President #Zelenskyy gave his first-ever interview to the #Hungarian press after the full-scale war. He calls out Viktor Orbán’s “historic mistake,” discusses the Ukraine-Hungary spy scandal, and warns how Orbán's policies play into Putin’s hands -
www.valaszonline.hu/2025/06/10/v...

10.06.2025 08:34 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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A rendőrség tiltó határozatot hozott a Pride napjára és tervezett útvonalára Fellebbezésnek helye nincs, a Kúriához lehet fordulni.

#Hungarian police move to ban Budapest Pride, citing new laws that claim seeing same-sex couples could violate children's rights. The government says visibility alone is harmful. 444.hu/2025/06/03/a...

03.06.2025 10:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dozens of European politicians vow to attend Budapest Pride despite ban on LGBTQ gatherings in Hungary | CNN At least 70 members of the European Parliament are planning on attending this year’s Pride celebrations in Budapest, Hungary, despite the nation’s ban against LGBTQ gatherings, officials have told CNN...

🏳️‍🌈 🇭🇺 At least 70 members of the European Parliament are planning on attending this year’s Pride in Budapest, #Hungary, despite the ban against #LGBTQ gatherings. The new legislation allows to use facial recognition technology to identify those attending edition.cnn.com/2025/05/29/e...

30.05.2025 08:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The so-called “Transparency Law”, currently pending approval, significantly undermines freedom of expression in Hungary — and its impacts are unlikely stop at the country’s borders.
444.hu/2025/05/22/v...

22.05.2025 09:29 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Orbán’s Fidesz party proposes Russia-style crackdown on Hungary’s civil society The new bill fits into a pattern of democratic backsliding for the Central European country.

Hungarian govt. proposes Russia-style crackdown on civil society - The bill would allow the Sovereignty Protection Office to blacklist organizations receiving foreign funding, including from EU grants, if it deems them a “threat” to national sovereignty.

www.politico.eu/article/vikt...

14.05.2025 12:35 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Itt van Orbán nagytakarítása: listázással, pénzek zárolásával és az 1 százalékos támogatás elvesztésével büntetne a kormány Aki a Szuverenitásvédelmi Hivatal feketelistájára kerül, azt már a banktitok sem védi, ha elfogadják a javaslatot. Akit megbüntetnek, azt a támogatás 25-szörösére bírságolhatják.

#Hungary to pass a #Russian -style law to list and restrict NGOs and media receiving foreign funds (including EU), blocking their tax donations and freezing assets if deemed a "threat to sovereignty" 444.hu/2025/05/14/i...

14.05.2025 07:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ukraine’s Security Service has uncovered a Hungarian military intelligence network spying in western Ukraine
The agents gathered data on Zakarpattia’s military defenses, looked for vulnerabilities, and analyzed how locals might react if Hungarian troops entered the region
ssu.gov.ua/novyny/sbu-v...

09.05.2025 07:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Az Alapjogokért Központnál dolgozik az európai elfogatóparanccsal Budapesten bujkáló volt lengyel miniszterhelyettes Menedékjog után munkát is talált Magyarországon a korrupcióval vádolt politikus.

Former #Polish deputy Minister of Justice, Marcin #Romanowski, who is European Arrest Warrant and escaped to #Hungary, now works for the Hungarian pro-government GONGO, Center for Fundamental Rights
444.hu/2025/04/25/a...

25.04.2025 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software Hungary’s ruling coalition is continuing its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ community. Members on Monday submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow aut...

🏳️‍🌈 A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in #Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software
The bill is almost certain to pass, as #Orban's government has a two-thirds majority in parliament.

apnews.com/article/orba...

18.03.2025 07:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hungary threatens to cancel sanctions on 2,000 Russians unless EU exempts Mikhail Fridman Travel restrictions and asset freeze orders are due to expire on Saturday

Hungary threatens to cancel sanctions on 2,000 Russians unless EU exempts Mikhail Fridman. The travel restrictions and asset freeze orders imposed on politicians and businesspeople deemed to have supported or facilitated Russia’s war on Ukraine www.ft.com/content/8d9a...

13.03.2025 14:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anticorrupción investiga a Vox por posible financiación ilegal La investigación parte de la denuncia presentada por el PSOE el pasado mes de diciembre en la que acusaban al partido de Abascal de defraudar más de cuatro millones de euros.

In Spain, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office is investigating the far-right Vox for possible illegal financing - the financing that arrived from a Hungarian bank, under the control of PM Orbán's allies
#Hungary #Spain #Orban #VOX es.euronews.com/2025/03/10/e...

11.03.2025 09:50 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Jeff Bezos declares opinions questioning “free markets” no longer welcome at The Washington Post Months after insisting he would never allow his personal interests to influence the Post's content, one of the world's richest men decides opinions contrary to his "will be left to be published by oth...

"A newspaper can’t be seen as taking a side. Until it’s essential that it be seen as taking a side. Bezos would never use his own ideological beliefs to restrict the Post’s work. Until he decides he must use his own ideological beliefs to restrict the Post’s work."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/jeff...

27.02.2025 09:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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