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Democracy Digest: Revolving Door Politics in Hungary as Szijjarto Joins China’s BYD

17. Juli 2026 um 06:49
Elsewhere, Russia’s FSB links alleged Moscow drone plot to Slovakia; leader of Czech coalition party Motorists under fire after Prague car crash; Poland not among founding members of new European coalition to develop ballistic missile defence.

Interview mit Anne Applebaum: „Zu hoffen, dass der amerikanische Präsident gute Laune hat, ist keine Lösung“

10. Juli 2026 um 10:07

Wie überlebensfähig sind Europas Demokratien unter dem Druck autokratischer Weltmächte? Pulitzer-Preisträgerin Anne Applebaum über Trumps Emotionen, Putins Wahnhaftigkeit und die Stärke der Europäer.

  • ✇ZDFheute
  • Ungarns Staatssender stellen Programme ein
    Ungarns Ministerpräsident Peter Magyar hat die staatlichen Fernseh- und Rundfunksender angewiesen, Nachrichtensendungen vorläufig einzustellen. Die Chefredaktionen sollen neu aufgestellt werden.
     
  • ✇The Guardian
  • Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up
    Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmissionHungarian public media outlets close to Viktor Orbán have suspended broadcasting, the country’s prime minister said as he hailed efforts to dismantle the longtime nationalist leader’s control over information.Péter Magyar, who ousted Orbán in a landslide election victory in April, wrote on Facebook: “A historic day. Today marks the end of propaganda broadcasts on public media platforms. They
     

Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up

07. Juli 2026 um 18:19

Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmission

Hungarian public media outlets close to Viktor Orbán have suspended broadcasting, the country’s prime minister said as he hailed efforts to dismantle the longtime nationalist leader’s control over information.

Péter Magyar, who ousted Orbán in a landslide election victory in April, wrote on Facebook: “A historic day. Today marks the end of propaganda broadcasts on public media platforms. They lied at night, they lied during the day, they lied on every wavelength. That is now over.”

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© Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters

© Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters

© Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters

Ungarn nach dem Regierungswechsel: „Ein ganzes Land wurde aus 200 Metern an die Oberfläche gerissen“

Haben die Ungarn wirklich die Populisten besiegt? Márton Gergely, Chefredakteur des unabhängigen Magazins HVG, über die Widersprüche Péter Magyars und sein Fremdeln damit, dass ein Teil der Gesellschaft jetzt so heiter jubelt.

  • ✇The Guardian
  • ‘Attack on civil society’: why Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank is in crisis
    MCC Brussels received lavish funding from Budapest, but Hungary’s new PM is launching an investigationUnder glittering chandeliers in a neoclassical ballroom, guests took their seats. It was 10am and scores of people had gathered at a private members’ club in Brussels for a conference to mark 250 years of American independence, organised by Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank in the EU capital, MCC Brussels.Opening the one-day event, the MCC director, Frank Furedi, said the 250th anniversary had
     

‘Attack on civil society’: why Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank is in crisis

05. Juli 2026 um 09:20

MCC Brussels received lavish funding from Budapest, but Hungary’s new PM is launching an investigation

Under glittering chandeliers in a neoclassical ballroom, guests took their seats. It was 10am and scores of people had gathered at a private members’ club in Brussels for a conference to mark 250 years of American independence, organised by Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank in the EU capital, MCC Brussels.

Opening the one-day event, the MCC director, Frank Furedi, said the 250th anniversary had “really escaped the attention of a European audience” in a speech that lauded the founding fathers before launching a sweeping attack on Europe’s “incompetent political class”.

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© Photograph: Jennifer Rankin

© Photograph: Jennifer Rankin

© Photograph: Jennifer Rankin

  • ✇Politik - SZ.de
  • Budapest: Eine Stadt atmet auf
    Das liberale Budapest wurde lange von Orbán drangsaliert. Besonders stark war der ultrakonservative Druck auf die LGBTQ-Community. Jetzt schöpfen viele Hoffnung. Doch auch mit der neuen Regierung könnte es Konflikte geben.
     

Budapest: Eine Stadt atmet auf

26. Juni 2026 um 09:38

Das liberale Budapest wurde lange von Orbán drangsaliert. Besonders stark war der ultrakonservative Druck auf die LGBTQ-Community. Jetzt schöpfen viele Hoffnung. Doch auch mit der neuen Regierung könnte es Konflikte geben.

Hungary PM’s Euro Pledge to Test Public Appetite for Reform – And His Popularity

16. Juni 2026 um 07:00
Peter Magyar’s Tisza party campaigned on a promise to take Hungary into the eurozone, but delivering on that promise would entail blood, sweat and tears – and likely an accompanying loss of popularity.

Hungary Unveils Plans to Reform Public Media; Fidesz Press Struggles

15. Juni 2026 um 08:03
The draft law seeks to bring back journalistic independence, editorial freedom, unhindered access to reliable information and a space for open public discourse.

  • ✇The Guardian
  • Orbán’s oligarchs on edge as Hungary poised to launch wealth tax
    New PM Péter Magyar calls policy a sign of ‘social justice’ after years of political loyalty being rewarded with economic opportunityIn a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election that ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, and the advertising mogul Gyula Balásy has an announcement to make.Balásy tells the interviewer that he has just surrendered his businesses to the state, along with a chunk of his
     

Orbán’s oligarchs on edge as Hungary poised to launch wealth tax

02. Juni 2026 um 06:00

New PM Péter Magyar calls policy a sign of ‘social justice’ after years of political loyalty being rewarded with economic opportunity

In a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election that ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, and the advertising mogul Gyula Balásy has an announcement to make.

Balásy tells the interviewer that he has just surrendered his businesses to the state, along with a chunk of his private savings. He has even brought along a notarised deed – a legal document setting out the change of ownership.

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© Photograph: János Kummer/Getty Images

© Photograph: János Kummer/Getty Images

  • ✇The Guardian
  • EU to release €16bn to Hungary previously frozen under Orbán
    Decision comes as police announce policy U-turn to allow Pride parade to take place in BudapestThe EU is to release more than €16bn to Hungary that had been frozen under the rule of Viktor Orbán, with Ursula von der Leyen hailing the “winds of change” in the country since the election of Péter Magyar last month.The decision, described as a “historic breakthrough” by the new prime minister, comes as police in Hungary have said they will allow next month’s Pride parade in Budapest to take place. L
     

EU to release €16bn to Hungary previously frozen under Orbán

Decision comes as police announce policy U-turn to allow Pride parade to take place in Budapest

The EU is to release more than €16bn to Hungary that had been frozen under the rule of Viktor Orbán, with Ursula von der Leyen hailing the “winds of change” in the country since the election of Péter Magyar last month.

The decision, described as a “historic breakthrough” by the new prime minister, comes as police in Hungary have said they will allow next month’s Pride parade in Budapest to take place. Last year they sought to block the event on the orders of the government of the rightwing Orbán.

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© Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Europäische Union: Brüssel baut Magyar eine Brücke

Ungarns neuer Premier muss rasch Reformen durchsetzen, um gesperrte EU-Milliarden zu erhalten. Kommissionschefin von der Leyen kommt ihm entgegen.

  • ✇Politik - SZ.de
  • Ungarn: Endlich frei!
    Rauschhaft hat Ungarn im April den Sturz Viktor Orbáns gefeiert. Doch lässt sich das alte System so schnell abschütteln? Reise durch ein Land, das gerade versucht, sich die Demokratie zurückzuholen.
     
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