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Kulturkampf? State-funded Germany TV launches… Hungarian-language programming

Considering recent forays by another German public broadcaster into Hungary’s domestic affairs, we’re super excited about Deutsche Welle’s new, Hungarian-language programs.

CORONAVIRUS: Here's the latest

A regularly updated feed of the latest information about coronavirus in Hungary.

PM Orbán: If we defeat the third wave, we may begin the reopening

Speaking on public radio this morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed that the third wave of the coronavirus has arrived in Hungary and commended the country’s healthcare system for being “exceptionally strong."

Q&A: Hungary and the coronavirus

Here are some of the most frequently asked, coronavirus-related questions, and answers.

National Consultation on the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions coming soon! Here are the key topics

Several questions related to the reopening of the country will be part of an online national consultation that will kick off in the coming days.

PM Orbán: Hungary will come out of the pandemic even stronger than it was before the coronavirus

Addressing the Hungarian National Assembly earlier today, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that prolonging the state of danger and upholding the restrictions currently in force are “vital”

Caught in the act: This is how liberals attempt to coopt EU institutions for their own political agenda

A letter sent yesterday from left-liberal Momentum MEP Donáth and her French comrade MEP Farreng reveals one of the European liberals’ most notorious tactics.

PM Orbán: If we begin using the Chinese vaccine, we can inoculate those who have registered by Easter

There is no need for further restrictions, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said this morning on Kossuth Rádió, adding that if Hungary begins using the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine in the near future, we can inoculate more than 2.5 million people by Easter.

Klubrádió committed major infractions, violated basic broadcasting regulations not once, not twice, but six times

Klubrádió’s license expires on February 14.

This is why social media censorship threatens freedom of speech and ultimately jeopardizes its very foundations

Sadly, the censorship of conservative voices on the internet is nothing new, but recent events have taken matters too far, and it’s time to call out the tech giants for their threats to freedom of speech.

PM Orbán following talks with Andrej Babiš: The fast ones save lives, the slow ones lose them

Following his meeting with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš this afternoon, Prime Minister Orbán said that swiftness is key in vaccine procurement. Here’s a brief summary of today’s joint press conference in Budapest.