Orbán government

Coverage of the Hungarian government under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (2010-2026), including policy decisions, cabinet changes, domestic politics, foreign affairs, the economy, and key developments shaping Hungary during his time in office.
National Asset Recovery and Protection Office

Former Slovak police chief warns Hungary’s asset recovery office: ‘2 years should be enough for accountability’

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
MOL pump fuel restriction

Fuel prices soar in Hungary: Diesel hits 4-year high – what does the government say about fuel price caps?

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Motorway concession construction private equity funds

Magyar government targets thousands of billions in Orbán-era private equity deals

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
viktor orbán alice weidel ukraine

Former PM Orbán congratulates German AfD on ‘landslide victory’

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
chemical castration child sex offenders Mi Hazánk Előd Novák Hungarian Parliament

Chemical castration for child sex offenders? Controversial bill reaches Hungarian Parliament

by Bálint Csontos
Rally Viktor Orban Budapest Fidesz

Reckoning, rebuilding or a comeback? Orbán’s political legacy takes centre stage in Budapest

by Bálint Csontos
Péter Magyar press briefing

‘We are not spending public money on propaganda’: Magyar govt cuts funding for Orbán govt-close Mandiner

by Daily News Hungary
Hungarian military Gáspár Orbán Chad

Orbán’s son named as head of Chad medical mission in non-public government resolution

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
viktor orbán fidesz elections orbán government

Orbán government secretly allocated more than EUR 1.35 billion public funds just before April’s election

by Csaba Finta
Foreign Minister Anita Orbán condemns Russia's threat

Hungary condemns Russia’s ‘serious threat’ after alleged drone plot in Germany

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
CATL Debrecen

New battery industry plant could be coming to Debrecen despite earlier government denial

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Finance Minister András Kármán budget

Hungary’s new 2026 budget reveals a massive multi-billion-euro hole

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
István Kapitány, Hungary's economy and energy minister

Hungarian police seize thousands of documents in investigation into state Eximbank deals

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
MTVA public media Attila Várhegyi Orbán-close steering

Internal documents show Orbán-linked politician and businessman had unlimited power over Hungary’s public media

by John Woods
Former Minister Márton Nagy and hi luxury spendings

Documents revealed: how former Economic Minister Márton Nagy splashed public money on luxury and private jets abroad

by John Woods
pósfai magyar vitézy state assets

Tisza government takes back EUR 276 million in state assets as KEKVA system is dismantled

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Péter Magyar

PM Magyar hits back at critics of Hungary’s new asset recovery office, his own supporters among others: ‘They are harming the country’

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
The building used by the Supreme Court, the new headquarters of the asset recovery office

PM Magyar announces headquarters of new asset recovery office

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
One of Bayer Construct's flagships, the Zugló City Centre

One of Hungary’s top five construction companies, Orbán-linked Bayer Construct, could go bankrupt

by John Woods
PM Viktor Orbán's son-in-law, István Tiborcz, may take over Russian Raiffeisen and Ráhel Orbán john cleese true wealth

New government would uncover the true wealth of the greatest winners of the Orbán era – will it succeed?

by John Woods
How Hungarys former Chief of the General Staff squandered taxpayers money 2

How Hungary’s former Chief of the General Staff squandered taxpayers’ money – and must remain silent about it

by John Woods
Péter Magyar water shortage

PM Magyar presses Hungarian businesses to repay Orbán regime spoils

by Daily News Hungary
Top3 candidates for National Asset Recovery and Protection Office

Leading candidates for Hungary’s “almighty” National Asset Recovery and Protection Office have presented their programmes

by Daily News Hungary
Hungary’s overpriced Covid ventilator mystery

Hungary’s overpriced Covid ventilator mystery: Why thousands are still gathering dust in warehouses

by Daily News Hungary
Hungarian central bank luxury project Balatonakarattya

How Hungary’s central bank squandered EUR 30.4 million in two years — inquiry concerning luxury project begins

by John Woods
Euro Hungary Government Economy finance money hungarian government millions

Hungary to reclaim EUR 303 million as government moves to scrap controversial foundations

by Daily News Hungary
péter magyar parliament tisza government

The Guardian: Hungary is ‘de-Orbánising’ at record speed

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Orbán Viktor EU Tiborcz sanction

Orbán’s secret EU campaign revealed: How Hungary took its message to Europe – and how much we paid for it

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
László Kövér refuses handshake from Krisztián Kőszegi, Tisza deputy speaker

Former House Speaker Kövér accused of refusing handshake from Tisza deputy speaker at memorial ceremony

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Is it the end of Fidesz?

The Fidesz dilemma: To be or not to be?

by Juhos Áron
péter magyar paks emergency energy

Tisza MP shared when Hungary’s asset recovery office could start investigating high-profile cases

by Csaba Finta
Hungarian minister’s remarks link Roma community to train toilet cleaning: Roma teacher responds Hungarian government jános lázár

Breaking: Former Fidesz minister János Lázár gives up his seat in Parliament, with one warning to his party – update: Fidesz, Magyar

by Csaba Finta
Hungarian would have carried our terrorist attack in Vienna

Ukrainian gold convoy case in Hungary: here is what authorities found

by Tamás Nagy
Budapest metro extension M3 metro

How the busiest Budapest metro line cannot be extended far enough because of the Russians

by John Woods
The horrific reality of the Hungarian children's homes

Sexual abuse, starvation, squalor and accident hazards: Orbán’s government concealed the reality of Hungary’s children’s homes

by John Woods
Orbán's next target are foreign students learning in Hungary

Were foreign students in Hungary Orbán’s next target? Influencer suffers a spectacular backlash

by John Woods
péter magyar tisza party government media Orbán government

PM Magyar: Orbán government built ‘system to siphon off public funds’, talks about mafia

by Daily News Hungary
péter magyar paks emergency energy

Orbán-era business ‘mothership’ 4iG under scrutiny as PM Magyar speaks of graft and overpricing – updated

by John Woods
EU diplomats cyberattack Hungary European Union Hungarian State Treasury

Hungarian State Treasury hacking scandal: Is the Russian connection merely a cover story?

by John Woods
Gondosóra emergency alert device

Was a EUR 275 million fraud uncovered in connection with Gondosóra emergency alert device for the elderly?

by Daily News Hungary
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