Third Ally of Hungary’s Prime Minister Resigns Over Child Abuse Pardon Scandal
The sex scandal underlying the resignation has challenged the ‘family values’ image Viktor Orban’s authoritarian government has tried to promote.
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Rheinmetall Tests Skyranger 30A1 VSHORAD Firepower
Rheinmetall began testing its newest VSHORAD mobile gun system, Skyranger 30. In December 2023, the A1 configuration of the Skyranger 30 underwent a successful testing and live-fire campaign, paving the way for total system qualification by mid-2024.
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Sweden must join Nato soon to ward off Russian threat, says defence minister
Exclusive: Pål Jonson unable to give timeline for completion of membership process but confident it will happenSweden must become a full member of the Nato military alliance “as fast as possible” to ward off the threat from Russia, the country’s defenc…
Hungary needs to change the EU, not leave it: Orban
BUDAPEST — Hungary must say no to the current Europe model built in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a congress of his Fidesz party on Saturday, adding that the European Union needs to be changed rather than ditched. Orban again reiterated h…
Hungary and Russia agree on plan for new nuclear power reactors
Hungary and the Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom have agreed on a timetable for the long-planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant. “It can now be stated with certainty that the two new units will be connected to the grid at the beginnin…
Hungarian plan to target foreign influence fuels NGO and media fears
Campaigners say ‘sovereignty’ law is further step by Viktor Orbán to silence critics and solidify controlHungarian rights advocates have raised fears over new legislation that they say could put more pressure on independent media and civil society grou…
Hungary Fires Museum Director in Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Depictions
A government campaign against what it calls “homosexual propaganda” is unsettling booksellers and has resulted in the firing of the director of one of the country’s leading museums.
Orban’s Dream of an Illiberal Pan-European Alliance Is Fading
The Hungarian leader’s efforts have been undermined by setbacks for some of his political allies across Europe and deep divisions over the war in Ukraine.
Hungary sacks museum chief for not enforcing under-18s ban at LGBTQ+ exhibition
László Simon dismissed after National Museum allowed children to visit a World Press Photo showThe director of Budapest’s National Museum has been fired from his role over a contentious anti-LGBTQ+ law that he himself voted for when he was a member of …
Hungary receives first advanced NASAMS air defense weapon
The Hungarian Defence Forces has received the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS. “There is no national sovereignty, no security, and no effective homeland defense without well-functioning ground-based air defense systems,…