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Russia threatens retaliation after Hungary expels Putin’s diplomats from country

The move comes under Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who took office earlier this year

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable

Hungary has ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Hungary bus crash: 12 killed, 10 injured after Polish bus overturns on M3 motorway

Twelve people died and ten were seriously injured after a Polish bus overturned early Sunday. The bus ran off the M3 motorway and tipped into a ditch near Mezokeresztes. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced the tragic casualties on Facebook. He also expressed his sincere condolences to the families of…

The Times of India · Aug 16

No evidence Hungary corruption probe breached rule of law, say experts, contrary to Orbán claims

Conflicting claims have emerged in Hungary about why a data centre linked to former PM Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party was raided as part of a wider corruption investigation. The Cube takes a look.

Euronews · Jul 28

Hungary prosecutors raid data servers of Viktor Orban's Fidesz, party says

Hungary's former ruling Fidesz party said prosecutors "showed up unannounced" and raided its data servers on Tuesday. The claim comes as Prime Minister Peter Magyar presses ahead with anti-corruption reforms following his landslide election victory over Orban in April.

France 24 · Jul 21

Chess legend Judit Polgar rejects offer to become Hungary's president

Until a successor is elected, the Speaker of Parliament, Agnes Forsthoffer, is serving as interim head of state. Parliament must elect a new president within 30 days.

Euronews · Jul 20

Hungary PM proposes former chess champion Judit Polgar for president

Hungary's prime minister has proposed former chess grandmaster Judit Polgar for president, a position that will become vacant following last week's constitutional amendment.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20

Hungary PM Magyar proposes chess grandmaster Judit Polgar for president

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar will meet with former chess champion Judit Polgar on Monday to ask her if she will serve as the country's next president. Hungarian lawmakers last week passed an amendment removing the current president from office after Magyar accused him of being a "puppet" of former…

France 24 · Jul 20

Viktor Orbán is gone, but scores of public monuments show the potency of his legacy and Hungarian nationalism

When newly elected Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar delivered a June 4 address to mark Hungary’s Day of National Unity, he did so facing a long stone trench known as the Monument of National Unity. The memorial pays homage to the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, which formally ended Hungary’s…

The Conversation · Jul 15

EU scales back Ukraine's accession timetable due to Hungarian resistance

Faced with renewed resistance from Hungary, the EU has been forced to change plans and now aims to unblock two, rather than five, accession clusters with Ukraine and Moldova before the summer break.

Euronews · Jun 24