Szabolcs Panyi

Forum speakers said Donald Trump’s second term resembles strongman Viktor Orbán’s first years in power

Viktor Orban buduje wpływy w sąsiednich krajach - mówi Szabolcs Panyi, wielokrotnie nagradzany węgierski dziennikarz, który był inwigilowany Pegasusem. - Nie chodzi tu tylko o Polskę. Podobnie jest na Słowacji czy w Czechach, gdzie premierem był

Ungarns wirtschaftliche Lage ist schlecht, die Bevölkerung leidet unter der Inflation. Und nun hat Orbán auch noch einen Anspruch auf EU-Fördergelder verwirkt. Als Reaktion fordert die Opposition Neuwahlen. Mächtige Verbündete könnten dem Land den

Hungary is a hot EU topic again. In the middle of its EU presidency, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sparked heated debates in the European Parliament with his appearances in Strasbourg. An ongoing blocking of aid to Ukraine, attacks on Brussels or

Some foreign leaders have ruthlessly curtailed journalism. U.S. politicians could draw from their playbook. A.G. Sulzberger is the publisher of the New York Times. After several years out of power, the former leader is returned to office on a…

Vztahy zemí visegrádské čtyřky se po parlamentních volbách v Polsku a na Slovensku značně mění. Zatímco Polsko začalo politicky směřovat spíše na Západ, Slovensko se kloní k Východu a některé kroky premiéra Roberta Fica, například co se týče svobody…

Meloni vanta «capacità di dialogo» dopo che il despota ha tolto il veto. Ma il «dialogo» si basa sulla possibilità di entrare in Ecr

Deze week gaat een controversiële Hongaarse overheidsinstelling van start: het Bureau voor Soevereiniteitsbescherming. Dat moet volgens de regering...

The Hungarian leader has repeatedly opposed European efforts to boost Europe’s security in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He also blocked a $52 billion aid package for Ukraine.

Robert Fico v utorok v Budapešť rokoval s Viktorom Orbánom. O tom, aké sú medzinárodné i vnútropolitické súvislosti schôdzky premiérov Slovenska a Maďarska hovorí pre Pravdu maďarský novinár Szabolcs Panyi. Slovenský premiér Robert Fico (vpravo) a…

S maďarským investigativním novinářem působícím v nezávislých médiích Direkt 36 a VSquare jsme hovořili o metodách, kterými Orbánův režim komplikuje práci nezávislým médiím a proč je přesto potřeba v práci vytrvat. Vytisknout „Nechci si zase tak moc…

Hoe moeten we omgaan met de PVV en Wilders? Een Poolse en een Hongaarse journalist waarschuwen Nederlandse collega’s: de gematigde toon van radicaa...

The press has repeatedly fallen into Donald Trump’s traps. A second term could render it irrelevant.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has urged member states to stop misusing the argument of national security protection to spy on journalists and enable media professionals to carry out their work without fear. OSCE and…

19 June 2023 Dear Ministers, Dear Permanent Representatives, We, the undersigned 80 civil society and journalists organisations, are writing to voice our concerns on the worrying developments related to the draft Regulation on the European Media…

The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff will remain in the capital Budapest during his trip due to his fragile health a month after being hospitalised for bronchitis. The Pope arrived just before 10am local time in the Hungarian capital, where key roads…

David Pressman, a gay human rights lawyer, has been accused by pro-government media in Hungary of undermining traditional values, violating diplomatic conventions and meddling in the judiciary.

stories In the 11 months since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Hungary has supported nine rounds of EU sanctions against Russia and welcomed more than 2.1 million Ukrainian refugees. However, it has also proven to be a dissenting…

Hungary was one of the first Soviet-controlled countries to welcome refugees in the late 1980s. These days its government is one of the most opposed to migration in Europe. We examine how the media paved the way for this turnaround “This barbaric…