Hungary

Fidesz group leader Mate Kocsis has told Ferenc Gyurcsany, the leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition, to cease making provocative statements about the war in Ukraine which, he insisted, may endanger the security and peace of Hungarians.

Denmark's team won the European finals of the Bocuse d'Or competition in Budapest on Thursday, followed by Hungary and Norway.

A total of 300 million euros in European Union funding will soon be made available to Hungary, the PM's press chief said in Brussels on Thursday.

The number of suspected graft cases has been increasing steadily since the incumbent government entered power in 2010, turning Hungary into one of Europe's most corrupt states, a Budapest politician of opposition Momentum said on Thursday.

Opposition politicians on Thursday accused ruling Fidesz and "people associated with Fidesz" of vandalising opposition election ads.

Hungary's united opposition is jeopardising the security of the Hungarian public by making "irresponsible remarks" in connection with the war in Ukraine, and their economic policies would compromise their livelihoods, according to Fidesz.

This year 5,600 wildfires have broken out in Hungary, affecting 11,500 hectares, injuring eight people and causing one death, the disaster management authority (OKF) said on Wednesday.

The OSCE's interim report which refers to the state of Hungarian public media in connection with its mission to monitor the Hungarian general election was drafted before consulting the leadership of the relevant media companies and included "opinions, mistakes and inaccuracies", the press office ...

Ruling Fidesz's list would garner 52 percent of the votes if the elections were held this Sunday, against 41 percent for the united opposition, pollster Tarsadalomkutato said on Wednesday.

Opposition candidates pledged to set up an independent health ministry, bolster the prestige of health-care workers and to shorten waiting lists at a joint press conference of Jobbik and Parbeszed on Wednesday.