Hungary

Hungary's new government rapidly diversifies away from Russian energy

Hungary's new government is moving at titanic speed to cut reliance on Russian energy by October 2027, Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Fedir Shandor told Radio NV on Oct. 29.

29 October, 11:06 AM

Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary says he received direct threats under Orbán

Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary, Fedir Shandor, received direct threats back when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in power, Shandor told NV Radio on Oct. 28.

29 October, 12:28 AM

Hungary blocks opening of last two negotiating clusters in Ukraine's EU accession talks

At a meeting of the EU Council's working party on enlargement (COELA) in Brussels on Oct. 27, Hungary refused to approve the screening results for the fourth and fifth negotiating clusters in Ukraine's EU accession talks, European Pravda reported, citing EU diplomats with knowledge of the matter.

27 October, 05:49 PM

Hungary blocks Ukraine’s final EU negotiating clusters

Hungary blocked the opening of Ukraine’s final negotiating clusters for EU accession, the Kyiv Independent reported on Oct. 20, citing sources.

20 October, 10:51 PM

Zelenskyy and Hungary’s Magyar agree to exchange visits after Brussels meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Brussels, where they discussed bilateral relations, Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and diplomatic efforts to end the war, the head of state said on X on Oct. 16.

16 October, 06:55 PM

ECtHR registers 6 cases by Oschadbank couriers against Hungary over alleged torture and detention

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has officially registered and begun considering six cases brought by Ukrainian cash-in-transit couriers against Hungary over alleged unlawful detention and torture, Ukraine's Oschadbank reported on Oct. 15.

15 October, 06:32 PM

EU opens Ukraine’s second and third accession clusters

The European Union officially opened two more negotiating clusters for Ukraine’s accession to the bloc on Oct. 13.

13 October, 07:55 PM

EU agrees to open Ukraine’s second and third negotiating clusters

European Union countries have agreed to open Ukraine’s second and third negotiating clusters in its EU accession talks, Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s minister for European affairs and defense, announced on Oct. 12.

12 October, 10:48 PM

Zelenskyy signs minority schools bill into law

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law expanding educational rights for national minorities, on Oct. 12, hours after the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) passed the bill.

12 October, 08:30 PM

Hungary keeps protection for Ukrainians who left to avoid military service

Hungary has told the European Commission it will not deny temporary protection to Ukrainians with outstanding military service obligations, European Commission spokesperson Markus Lammert said, European Pravda reported.

7 October, 05:46 PM

Russia expels Hungarian diplomats in retaliation for Budapest’s removal of 10 Russian envoys

Russia has ordered a group of Hungarian diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for Budapest’s expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats in September, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 1.

1 October, 07:25 PM

Hungarian memo points to Orbán order in Oschadbank detention

The detention of an Oschadbank cash-in-transit team in Hungary was carried out on the orders of a person “who must not be dragged into this,” understood to mean former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Telex reported, citing an internal memo obtained by lawyers for the Ukrainian cash-in-transit team.

28 September, 03:51 PM

Ukraine opens Nations League campaign with 1-0 victory in Hungary

Ukraine opened its 2026/27 UEFA Nations League campaign with a 1-0 away victory over Hungary in Budapest on Sept. 25, giving head coach Andrea Maldera a win in his first competitive match in charge.

26 September, 01:10 PM

Tompa: Indications point to Orbán personally ordering Oschadbank detentions

There is information indicating former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally ordered the detention of Ukrainian state-owned Oschadbank’s cash-in-transit team in Hungary, Tibor Tompa, head of Kyiv’s Hungarian community, said in an interview with Radio NV.

25 September, 11:37 AM

‘Total failure by Ukraine’: Tompa explains Kyiv’s problems with Hungary’s new government

Tibor Tompa, head of Kyiv’s Hungarian community, discussed tensions with Hungary’s new government, minority rights in Zakarpattia and the investigation into the detention of Oschadbank cash-in-transit guards in a Radio NV interview on Sept. 24.

24 September, 08:39 PM

Hungary to audit current and former politicians

The Hungarian government will introduce a bill allowing tax authorities to examine politicians’ wealth, including assets held over the past 20 years, PM Peter Magyar announced on Sept. 17, as reported by Daily News Hungary.

18 September, 12:25 AM

Hungarian MP asks U.S. for Russia sanctions exemption

Márton Hajdu, an MP from Hungary’s ruling Tisza party, asked U.S. Republicans to exempt Hungary from a newly approved law threatening sanctions on buyers of Russian energy.

17 September, 09:27 PM

Orbán compares anti-graft body to communist secret police, drawing sharp rebuke from PM Magyar

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán compared the country's newly established anti-corruption body to communist-era secret police, drawing a sharp rebuke from current Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who called the comments tantamount to “violence against a public official,” Euractiv reported on September 15.

16 September, 11:38 AM

Hungary continues stalling Ukraine’s EU accession talks

The European Union Council’s Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession (COELA) has once again failed to open negotiating clusters No. 2 and No. 3 of Ukraine’s EU accession talks, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 8, citing sources.

9 September, 02:14 AM

Ukraine welcomes Hungary’s move against Russian diplomats and calls for wider EU restrictions

Hungary’s decision to expel Russian diplomats is timely and well considered and will help strengthen the security of both Hungary and Europe as a whole, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sept. 8.

8 September, 05:43 PM

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