Miklos Szantho, director of a Hungarian think-tank that organizes and hosts CPAC Hungary, spoke with NTD about the goal of the 2024 conference, the familiarity of “wokism” when it arrived in Hungary, and how it mirrors communism in its attack on faith, family, and national identity.
Shea Bradley-Farrell, president of Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research and Education, and author of “Last Warning to the West,” tells NTD’s Jack Bradley about how Western nations can learn from Hungary’s triumph over communism. She discusses the strategies that governments under the sway of communism use, including utilizing crises to gain more power, changing the […]
NTD’s Steve Lance spoke with Dr. Miklós Szánthó—lawyer, political analyst, and the Director of the Center for Fundamental Rights in Hungary. They discussed the Hungarian Constitutional approach to immigration, its relationships with the United States and the European Union, and how Mr. Szánthó believes that more money coming from the West to Ukraine—rather than promoting […]
Sweden is set to join NATO as Hungary ratified its inclusion in the military alliance. Hungary was the only remaining nation among the 31 member NATO states that had not ratified Sweden’s entry. On Feb. 26, the Hungarian parliament approved Sweden joining NATO by a vote of 188-6, thus ending an almost two-year-long effort to […]
Legal battles between Pfizer and members of the European Union are heating up. The American drug maker is taking Hungary and Poland to court over those countries’ refusal to pay for millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses. This dispute is also shedding light on broader accusations of a corruption case aimed at the European Union NTD’s […]
Hungary has blocked a roughly €50 billion ($55 billion) European Union financial aid package for Ukraine shortly after EU leaders in Brussels officially began ascension negotiations with the war-torn country and its neighbor Moldova; a process that has long been sought by both nations. Taking to the social media platform X, formally known as Twitter, […]
There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have […]
Budapest, Hungary—Dozens of vehicles collided in a pileup in Hungary, causing numerous injuries and setting several of the vehicles on fire Saturday. Police said the collision, which involved five tractor-trailers and 37 other vehicles, occurred on the M1 highway around 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Budapest, Hungary’s capital. The pileup caused 19 vehicles to […]
Hungary is one of the few countries in Europe with a conservative government. Miklos Szantho, political analyst and Director General for the Center for Fundamental Rights—a research institute based in Hungary—speaks on conservatism in Hungary. He says a liberal assault on conservatives’ fundamental values of “God, homeland, and family’” is global. He also describes the […]
German automakers and Asian battery suppliers are getting together in Hungary, as the nation’s prime minister is offering up generous benefits to foreign companies—an effort to boost Hungary’s electric vehicle (EV) ambitions as a global center for EVs. Investment in the Hungarian auto industry is dominated by three countries: Germany, known for its carmakers, plus […]
BUDAPEST—A bicycle pedaled by passersby powers up a Christmas tree-shaped light installation in Budapest, as the local mayor promotes celebrating the festive season while saving on surging energy costs. His municipality decided to cancel most of the usual Christmas light decorations this year due to the energy crisis. The tree only lights up fully while […]
David Zih, who works in Hungary’s film industry, never thought he would end up living in a yurt to escape the surging costs of living. As he was planning a house with a terrace and a view on his plot of land near Budapest, Zih has been forced to rethink, with mounting construction and energy […]
BRUSSELS—Hungary needs time and is urging its European Union partners to be “tolerant,” the country’s justice minister said Tuesday, after the bloc’s executive branch recommended suspending billions of euros in funding over concerns about democratic backsliding and the possible mismanagement of EU money. Justice Minister Judit Varga said that Hungary has proposed 17 measures which […]
The prime minister travels to the United States for a summit, but trade negotiations are delayed due to problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol. The death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody in Iran has provoked widespread anger and protest in the capital. Hungary’s government takes steps toward reform, as it’s at risk of losing billions in EU funding over […]
Top Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee met with Hungarian officials and subsequently signaled collective opposition against the Biden administration’s efforts to reach a deal on a global minimum tax of 15 percent on multinational companies. In mid-June, Hungary blocked the EU from accepting the tax. Some Republicans also said Congress will not sign off on the […]
Top members of the Republican House Ways and Means Committee met with Hungarian officials and subsequently signaled collective opposition against the Biden administration’s efforts to reach a deal on a global minimum tax of 15 percent on multinational companies. Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), Trade Subcommittee Republican Leader Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Nebr.), and Select […]
