Head of EP delegation to Budapest speaks of palpable change, but shortcomings too
The mission from the European Parliament visited Budapest ahead of the plenary session’s vote on the state of the rule of law in Hungary.
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His Unicum-addicted, heartless heroes are admired the world over
Nelio Biedermann is a Swiss college student hailed as one of literature’s greatest hopes. His novel, Lázár, is based on the story of his aristocratic Hungarian ancestors. We interviewed the young author who wanted to tell a story the kind of which cannot be found on the screen.
European and international arrest warrant issued for son of former head of Hungarian National Bank goes into effect
Ádám Matolcsy is suspected of instigating economic fraud causing particularly significant financial loss, as well as for instigating the use of a forged private document. The case is part of the investigation into the suspected misappropriation of public funds during his father's time at the helm of Hungary's chief financial institution.
Erasmus+ available again at all Hungarian universities
The main reason why Hungarian universities operated by public trust foundations were excluded from Erasmus+ and Horizon programmes was because according to the EC, the Orbán government was keeping these institutions under the control of Fidesz politicians who had been appointed to their boards.
Hungary's parliamentary parties each had their own take on 1956
While Péter Magyar attended the state commemoration with António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen at Parliament, Fidesz supporters marched holding an enormous Hungarian flag and Viktor Orbán was sitting alone on the terrace of a Paris hotel. The 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution in pictures.
Magyar: Now it's our turn to stand up for freedom
The heroes of 1956 left behind a legacy for Hungarian leaders, and there is much the country still needs to do together, PM Péter Magyar said in his speech at the commemoration in honour of the uprising against Soviet oppression.
"The whole city looks like a battlefield, the statue of Stalin has been dragged away"
One of our readers sent us a letter that her grandmother wrote at age 15 about the first days of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Former governor of Hungarian central bank in custody
During György Matolcsy's time as head of the Hungarian National Bank, hundreds of billions of forints' worth of assets disappeared from the bank's foundation, while more and more suspicious transactions and the lavish lifestyle of his son’s business circle kept coming to light. The investigation gained momentum after the change in government and ultimately led to Matolcsy’s arrest, while an international arrest warrant was issued for his son.
Arte: France's school protests – an education system under strain?
Nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and outbreaks of violence have filled social media feeds and television screens in France over the past four weeks.