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The only thing that matters to me is to ensure that Hungary's energy supply be secured – Szijjártó

According to Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian government "did what it could" to reduce the country's dependence on Russian oil imports. We also asked him why he didn't summon the...

The Hitler oaks – some of the few such trees left in world are national treasures of Hajdú-Bihar...

Two of the oak trees that were given to the champions at the 1936 Berlin Olympics still stand proudly today, sixty kilometres from each other, in Hungary. There were once 130 such trees in the...

Charges filed against Irishman who killed American woman in Budapest's party district last year

The prosecutor's office has asked for an enforceable prison sentence and the man's deportation.

‘The situation is tense’ – How Orbán has tried to overcome Fidesz’ internal crisis

Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them. Direkt36 reveals how Viktor Orbán launched his spring offensive against...

Hungarian government has financed several foreign politicians, but they consider the same a...

Bozzay Balázs – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

Millions of euros loaned to a French presidential hopeful, anti-migrant videos commissioned during the Polish election campaign, millions of euros of Hungarian public funds for a Putin ally working...

Law restoring Hungarian minority's language rights adopted by Ukrainian Parliament

Bozsó Ágnes – Nagy Bálint – Horváth Kávai Andrea

Shortly after signing the law, Ukrainian President Zelensky was seen in a discussion with Hungarian PM Orbán in Argentina, where they were both attending the inauguration of the country's new...

Orbán's daughter purchased property in Tokaj that state had pre-emptive rights to, but which were...

Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation) – Világi Máté

The government issued a regulation in 2017 giving the state the right of first refusal on properties located in World Heritage sites. However, in May, this was removed from the title deeds of the...

Head of Ukrainian President's Office proposes Orbán-Zelensky meeting, Szijjártó says it's only...

Bozzay Balázs – István Dezsényi (translation)

According to the Hungarian side, such a meeting would require thorough preparation and preliminary discussions.

Fidesz would have parliament declare that Ukraine is not ready to join the EU

Nagy Bálint – Bozzay Balázs – István Dezsényi (translation)

"Now is not the time to play games," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday.

Orbán reveals reins of foreign policy not in Szijjártó's hands

Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation) – Nyilas Gergely

The Hungarian PM spoke about a redefined radicalism, and about adapting to constantly changing situations as well as what a foreign policy based on the national interest is.

Szijjártó suggests they didn’t want to be hindrance to Orbán-Poroshenko meeting

Bozzay Balázs – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

The Hungarian Foreign Minister said that Orbán is happy to talk to anyone, but he did not disclose what the topic of the planned meeting with the former Ukrainian president would have been.

Mr Pressman is riding the ghost train of history – Zoltán Kovács

Cseke Balázs – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

Hungary's State Secretary for International Communication didn't like the US ambassador's criticism of the government's latest billboards featuring Alex Soros and Ursula von der Leyen.