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evening. The investigation into the incident is ongoing and additional charges are pending. Szakacs has

By Gergely Szakacs, Alicja Ptak5 Min ReadBUDAPEST( Reuters)-When Hungary passed legislation last

BUDAPEST( Reuters)-European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's remarks about a Hungarian law that plans new restrictions on LGBT rights are" shameful" and based on false statements, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday." The recently adopted Hungarian bill protects the rights of children, guarantees the rights of parents and does not apply to the sexual orientation rights of those over 18 years of age, so it does not contain any discriminatory elements," Orban said in

BUDAPEST( Reuters)-One person has died and two people are being treated for smoke inhalation after a blaze swept through a hospital in Budapest early on Sunday, a Hungarian police spokeswoman said. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, spokeswoman Angelika Molnar said, adding that emergency services were investigating the reasons for the blaze in the hospital in central Budapest. Emergency services spokesman Mate Kisdi said the flames started in a 5 square metre( 53.82 square feet) ar

26, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the Cold War. The Hungarian vote ended months of delays to complete Sweden's security policy shift and followed a visit by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, during which the two countries signed an arms deal. Playback speed 1x Normal Quality Auto Back 360p Auto Back 0. 25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x/ Skip Ads by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has fa

BUDAPEST( Reuters)-Hungary hopes to reach an agreement with EU authorities by the end of the year on gaining access to billions of euros worth of pandemic recovery funding, state news agency MTI cited the country's EU affairs minister as saying. The European Commission has frozen access to some EU funds for Hungary and Poland over their nationalist governments' restrictive stance on migration, discrimination against women and gays, and state controls over institutions including media and the cou

BUDAPEST( Reuters)-Peter Marki-Zay, the small-town mayor who will take on Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Hungary's 2022 election, figures his conservative, family-man persona will leave nationalist Orban floundering in next year's vote.... Marki-Zay beat left-wing front-runner Klara Dobrev in an opposition primary on Sunday in a major upset, as only two of the six opposition parties had endorsed him before the vote.... Marki-Zay also said he would adopt the euro. Only the leftist Momentum and

If successful, Brussels could hold up funding for Hungary while the restrictions are maintained." For Hungary, there are many more arguments in favour of European Union membership than against it.... Joining the EU was the right decision, it was in our national interest and it remains to be the case," Gergely Gulyas, Orban's chief of staff, told a weekly news briefing.... Gulyas said Hungary was still in talks with the Commission on its national pandemic recovery plan....

BUDAPEST( Reuters)-Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party extended its lead ahead of a six-party opposition alliance in a late-February survey by the pollster Median coinciding with the start of the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The poll, conducted between Feb.... 22 and 26, put support for nationalist Orban's Fidesz at 39% of the electorate, unchanged from December levels, while the opposition shed 2 points to 32%. Orban, who has showered the electorate with ta