Zalaegerszeg to set up drone research, development centre
The city of Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, plans to set up a drone research and development centre with a 20 billion forint (EUR 52.3m) investment, Mayor Zoltan Balaicz said on Thursday.
Mail-in votes add one more seat to Fidesz-KDNP’s 135
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democratic alliance has won one more parliamentary seat in addition to the 135 it gained in Sunday's general election as a result of mail-in votes received and counted until Thursday morning, according to data by the National Election Office (NVI).
Marki-Zay returns parliamentary mandate
Peter Marki-Zay, the prime ministerial candidate of the united opposition, has announced he would return his mandate won on the joint list of the opposition in Sunday's general election and not sit in Hungary's next parliament.
Szijjarto: Hungary energy supplies safe
Fidesz MEPs to vote against embargo on Russian oil, gas imports
MEPs of Hungary's ruling Fidesz will vote against a proposal for an embargo on oil, gas and nuclear fuel imports from Russia, Fidesz MEP Kinga Gal said on Thursday.
Szijjarto: Hungary maintaining ban on weapon transports to Ukraine
Hungary is maintaining its Ukraine arms delivery ban, the foreign minister said in Brussels on Thursday, the second day of a NATO meeting of foreign ministers.
PM proposes immediate ceasefire to Putin
Orbán calls for urgent measures by Brussels to offset effects of high energy prices
The Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance achieved its all-time best result in the general election, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Budapest on Wednesday. Addressing an international press conference, Orbán said the governing parties continue to trust in the concept of the nation state and see ...
Duro: Mi Hazank doesn’t want to be ‘visceral opposition’
The radical Mi Hazank party will support proposals in parliament that serve the interests of the Hungarian people, and does not want to be a "visceral opposition", Dora Duro, the party's deputy leader, said on Wednesday.
EC to activate rule-of-law conditionality mechanism against Hungary
The European Commission has formally notified Hungary that it is activating the mechanism in the European Union budget, which links EU funding to the rule of law, against the country, EC President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
Trump, leaders congratulate Orbán
Former US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday to congratulate him on his Fidesz party's election win, the prime minister's press chief said.
Voting process was smooth, says international observer
Voting in Hungary's April 3 general election and referendum went smoothly and efficiently, Russell Nobile, a senior attorney at the American conservative think-tank Judicial Watch, said in Budapest on Tuesday.
