78 articles from Hungary
Mihály Víg, the Hungarian composer, actor and screenwriter who has served as Béla Tarr’s closest creative partner for more than four decades, held court at the 28th Shanghai…
Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?
The reform is one of the first introduced by PM Peter Magyar as he seeks to return Hungary to the EU mainstream.
A TV camera suspended by wires fell on to the pitch during Hungary's friendly against Kazakhstan at Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen, forcing a brief stoppage in play.
Budapest's liberal Mayor Gergely Karacsony had been charged with helping to organise the banned 2025 march.
Hungary's president has refused Prime Minister Péter Magyar's demands to step aside, setting up a constitutional clash.
PM Peter Magyar called the agreement to unlock funds frozen under former leader Orban a 'historic' breakthrough.
The producer of Spring Wind – The Awakening, the doc championing the rise of Hungarian leader Péter Magyar, has been named his chief of staff. Claudia Sümeghy, who runs production…
Eleven years after stunning Cannes with the searing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” which won the Grand Prix and went on to earn the Oscar for best international feature, Hungarian…
For his historical drama “Moulin,” which premieres in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Oscar-winning Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes (“Son of Saul”) traveled…
Peter Magyar has officially been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister, almost a month after defeating Viktor Orban.
Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.
Centre-right leader Peter Magyar has been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister.
Magyar's Tisza party secured a huge parliamentary majority in last month's election.
Péter Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels, for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide election.
Hungary's incoming PM Peter Magyar has travelled to Brussels, hoping to unfreeze billions of euros.
Chief executive József Váradi claims carriers are ‘operating based on political pressure’ in highly unusual criticism
Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar is set to travel to Italy’s Riviera International Film Festival on May 5 to attend the international premiere of of documentary “Spring Wind…
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.
The EU's top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.
Hungary's incoming prime minister has said he'll stop the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Hungary’s election winner says he would enact an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and detain him.
Ouster of EU 'spoiler-in-chief' Viktor Orban unlocks key foreign policy decisions in the 27-member bloc.
Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.
The international premiere of documentary “Spring Wind – The Awakening,” charting the political journey of Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar that culminated…
Incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar says his government could be formed by mid-May.
Hungary's incoming prime minister has urged the country's "unworthy" president to resign and urged a swift handover of power from Putin-ally Viktor Orban.
Péter Magyar, the man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years of continuous rule, wants the new parliament to convene in early May.
Hungary's opposition has defeated the prime minister by a landslide.
Russia has offered "pragmatic" relations, but Péter Magyar says he will not call Vladimir Putin himself.
Orban's exit signals potential end to Hungary's EU isolation and opens door for diplomatic and economic collaboration.
Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by 45-year-old ex-party insider Péter Magyar.
Viktor Orban’s stepping stone – the EU’s own illiberal tendencies and militarism - is still very much present.
In the long run, the result may be felt far beyond Budapest
Senior figures within the film community in Hungary gave two thumbs up to Péter Magyar’s landslide victory Monday, although the scale of reforms needed within the media and…
Brussels links unfreezing of funds to 27 conditions it expects incoming prime minister Péter Magyar to deliver on
Magyar's centre-right Tisza party has won a two-thirds majority in Hungary's parliamentary elections.
A strategist argues Viktor Orbán’s defeat was against the prevailing trend, but the Iran war will cement a new global regime of deglobalization, state expansion and stubborn…
European leaders share Hungarians' joy over the ousting of Vladimir Putin's EU ally, writes the BBC's Europe editor.
After his stunning win last night, Peter Magyar told a rally that "Hungary wants to be a European country again".
Tisza party led by Péter Magyar projected to win two-thirds majority in crushing loss for EU’s longest-serving prime minister
Celebrations broke out across Budapest after opposition leader Peter Magyar defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.
Péter Magyar's historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán's rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.
Rajini Vaidyanathan broadcasts from outside Hungary's parliament as crowds hear about the prime minister's concession.
With its huge mandate Péter Magyar’s Tisza can prepare to change the constitution and restore rule of law
With its huge mandate Péter Magyar’s Tisza can prepare to change the constitution and restore rule of law
Tisza party led by Péter Magyar projected to win a two-thirds majority in crushing loss for EU’s longest-serving premier
Prime Minister Viktor Orban concedes defeat in election as results show Peter Magyar's Tisza party winning by landslide.
After 16 years as prime minister, Hungary’s Viktor Orban conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban has conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar after 16 years as prime minister.
Centre-right, pro-European Union opposition leader Péter Magyar beat populist, right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Hungary’s high stakes general election on Sunday. Final…
Péter Magyar’s Tisza party was projected to win 136 out of 199 seats, giving it a two-thirds majority
Centre-right Tisza party wins two-thirds majority in parliament that would allow it to amend constitution.
Hungarians could see opposition leader Peter Magyar oust Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has ruled for 16 years
The country’s economic model has stoked inflation and weighed on growth
The country’s economic model has stoked inflation and weighed on growth
Election follows bitter campaign that has energised both government loyalists and opposition behind Péter Magyar
Most polls favour Péter Magyar, who fronts a grassroots party, and early figures suggest a big turnout of voters.
The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler reports from Prime Minister Victor Orbán's home town of Felscút.
Hungary is voting to elect its leader and all 199 members of its parliament.
Hungarian prime minister and his Fidesz party face first closely contested polls in Sunday's parliamentary election.
Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".
As Péter Magyar's opposition movement leads in the polls, tens of thousands of anti-Orbán supporters fill Heroes' Square in Budapest.
As Péter Magyar's opposition movement leads in the polls, tens of thousands of anti-Orbán supporters fill Heroes' Square in Budapest.
Washington, Moscow, Kyiv and Brussels will be eagerly awaiting the outcome of the election.
Sunday’s election will show if it’s possible to defeat Orbán’s illiberal democracy
US Vice-President JD Vance intervenes in the campaign to give Orbán a ringing endorsement in Budapest.
US vice president JD Vance has flown to Hungary in an attempt to boost its nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chances in the country's upcoming general election.
Hungary’s illiberal champion has benefited from the misjudgments and complacency of other leaders
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has suggested explosives found near a pipeline supplying Russian gas to Hungary and Serbia was "an act of sabotage".
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has suggested explosives found near a pipeline supplying Russian gas to Hungary and Serbia was "an act of sabotage".
Videos have targeted Viktor Orbán's election rival, who could unseat him after 16 years in office.
Hungary is going to the polls in nine days - after 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban be unseated?
Hungary is going to the polls in nine days - after 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban be unseated?
Magyar represents the biggest threat to Viktor Orban's rule in Hungary since he won the first of four consecutive victories in 2010.
Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body
The Hungarian leader says a pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary must be repaired before any funds can be released.
