Tag: Hungary
EU bank invests €120m to modernise power network in Hungary
The financing will cover the costs of the reinforcement of the electricity supply network, refurbishment of substations, overhead lines and underground cables and the installation…
Hungary: Students form human chain to support autonomy for universities
Viktor Orban’s right-wing nationalist government has handed control of several universities to private institutions loyal to his administration. Several thousand people rallied in support of…
Hungary border closure draws criticism from Brussels
Hungary’s decision to re-introduce an entry ban on all foreigners from September 1, has ruffled feathers in Brussels. Hungary will close its borders to non-residents…
Rowers dredge waste in days-long Hungary race
The 150-odd competitors meeting on the banks of Hungary’s second largest river carried somewhat unusual equipment for a boat race — protective gloves, rubber boots…
Hungarian paprika farmers fend off drought with new ideas and EU help
Paprika farmer Peter Szabo from Batya, a village by the Danube in central Hungary, had battled against worsening drought for years until he found a…
Hungary’s main online news site Index.hu says independence ’in danger’
Hungary’s leading online news website says its editorial staff and independence are at risk from what it calls ”outside interference”. Index.hu has moved its ”independence…
Hungary’s leading website index.hu says its independence is at risk
The editor-in-chief of Hungary’s news website index.hu said on Sunday the outlet that has been a leading critic of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government was…
Hungary to close transit zone camps for asylum-seekers
After the EU’s top court ruled that Hungary had been illegally detaining asylum-seekers, the government announced it was scrapping transit zones. Hundreds of asylum-seekers will…
Hungary: Decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”
Following today’s vote in parliament on a new legislation that bans the legal recognition of transgender and intersex people in Hungary. Amnesty International’s Researcher, Krisztina…
Hungary: European Court declares authorities broke EU law by detaining asylum
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) today held that Hungary’s detention of asylum seekers in the transit zones near the Serbian border is…
Hungary slams Nordic countries over democracy concerns
Over a month after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was granted controversial ”rule-by-decree” powers, the five Nordic countries have become the latest to raise concerns….
EU’s von der Leyen threatens Hungary’s Orban with legal action
EU executive head Ursula von der Leyen has warned Hungary of possible legal proceedings if executive powers to tackle coronavirus go to far. Prime Minister…
Hungary: Law to fight coronavirus creates ’uncertainty’ for journalists
A law that holds a prison sentence of up to five years for spreading ”false information” is part of new measures against COVID-19. As Fanny…
EU chief ’concerned’ over Hungary virus emergency law
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed ”particular” concern on Thursday over a coronavirus emergency law in Hungary that has given nationalist premier Viktor…
’Absolutely unacceptable’: MEP says Hungary’s COVID-19 law means democracy has been suspended
Hungary’s new emergency law to deal with the coronavirus crisis is the suspension of parliamentary democracy in the country, it’s been claimed. Spanish MEP Juan…
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