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Hungary
The E.U. Is Finally Standing Up to Viktor Orbán
By Ian Bremmer
What Viktor Orban's Win Means for Putin
By Charlie Campbell
The Exception to Europe's United Front Against Russia
By Amanda Coakley/Budapest
Hungary’s Orban Proposes Referendum to Push Back Against E.U. on LGBTQ Law
By Zoltan Simon / Bloomberg
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Hungary
EU Begins Legal Action Against Hungary Over its Anti-LGBTQ Law
Hungary’s Parliament last week approved legislation outlawing content for children that can be deemed to 'promote homosexuality.'
By Katharina Rosskopf and Nikos Chrysoloras / Bloomberg
June 23, 2021
Hungary Is Sliding Toward Authoritarianism. Can the Mayor of Budapest Save It?
Democracy is wilting in Hungary. Can Gergely Karacsony save it?
By Vivienne Walt/Budapest
November 5, 2020
A Children's Book Caught in Hungary’s Fight Over LGBT Rights
When Hungary’s Dorottya Redai and Boldizsar Nagy released their new children’s book on Sept. 21, they did not expect their initial run of 1,500 copies to sell out within two weeks. Meseorszag mindenkie, or A...
By Suyin Haynes
October 7, 2020
Hungary's Parliament Votes to End Legal Recognition of Trans People
Rights activists say the new law risks fueling further stigmatization of trans and intersex people
By Suyin Haynes
May 19, 2020
Hungarian Mayor Resigns Amid 'Yacht Orgy' Scandal
Mayor Zsolt Borkai's resignation is effective Friday
By Zoltan Simon / Bloomberg
November 6, 2019
Hungary's Far-Right Government Has Been Getting a Boost from President Trump Ahead of E.U. Elections
For months, the European Union's leaders have waged a fierce battle against Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. They have accused him of targeting minorities and opposition media, and threatened to withdraw Hungary's voting rights in...
By Vivienne Walt
May 22, 2019
Hungary’s Viktor Orban Widens the Division Between E.U. Liberals and Hard-Liners
Addressing Hungary's parliament on Sept. 17, Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused E.U. leaders of seeking to undermine the rights of member states to control their own borders, after the E.U. revealed plans to create a...
By Billy Perrigo
September 20, 2018
Democracy Isn't Perfect, But It Will Still Prevail
Mass migration, terrorism and economic woes are fueling authoritarians around the world. NATO's former Supreme Allied Commander on why government of, by and for the people will win again
By James Stavridis
July 12, 2018
Can Better Policies Solve the West's Population Crisis?
The EU's average birth rate is well below what's needed to sustain a population
By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson/Brussels
June 5, 2018
Hungary's Far Right Leader Is Going Nowhere—and Europe Should Be Worried
Viktor Orban and Fidesz, his party, won a landslide victory on April 8 that gives them a supermajority of seats in the country’s parliament. Polls underestimated the party’s support and turnout was higher than many...
By Ian Bremmer
April 11, 2018
Liberal Democracy Is Eroding Right In Europe's Backyard
Poland's president Andrzej Duda vetoed a bid on July 24 by the ruling Law and Justice Party that would have crippled rule of law in that country by stripping its highest court of its independence....
By Ian Bremmer
July 27, 2017
Poland Wants to Confine Asylum Seekers to 'Container Camps'
Proposed reforms are similar to an oft-criticized policy in Hungary
By Feliz Solomon
April 20, 2017
Viktor Orban Is Turning Hungary Into Europe's Black Sheep
On April 4, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban scored a victory in his campaign against Western-backed institutions and companies when the parliament gave him the O.K. to shutter Central European University (CEU) in Budapest. The...
By Ian Bremmer
April 13, 2017
This Small Hungarian Town Has Banned 'Gay Propaganda' to Become a Far-Right Refuge
It’s been two weeks since Anna Kiss was summoned to a police station in Szeged, a city in southern Hungary, and asked to rat on her friends. As she ardently tried to argue that a...
By Sally Hayden / Szeged, Hungary
March 2, 2017
Low Turnout in Hungary Vote, But High Passions Against E.U.
Though the turnout fell short of the legal minimum, Hungary's referendum was a reminder of the EU's vulnerability to the will of the people
By Simon Shuster
October 3, 2016
Hungary Has Created a Cruel System to Deter Migrants, Says Amnesty
The country will vote on Oct. 2 on whether to accept an E.U. quota system for resettling refugees
By Tara John
September 27, 2016
Homemade Bomb Injures 2 Police Officers in Hungary
The suspect targeted police
By Mahita Gajanan
September 25, 2016
Hungarian Camerawoman Charged for Kicking Migrants
Petra Laszlo sparked outrage worldwide after her actions were caught on video
By Sarah Begley
September 7, 2016
Dogs Can Understand What We Say: Study
Researchers in Hungary have investigated and recorded the brain activity of dogs in a first-of-its-kind study
By Kate Samuelson
August 30, 2016
Hungary Prime Minister Says Migration is a 'Poison'
"For us migration is not a solution but a problem. .. not medicine but a poison"
By Casey Quackenbush
July 27, 2016
U.S. Slams Hungarian City's Plans to Honor WWII Anti-Semite
He says the move is "incomprehensible"
By Rishi Iyengar
December 13, 2015
Croatia Shuts Routes to Serbia
The border closures mean the main refugee land route from Greece to northern Europe has been cut off
By Helen Regan
September 18, 2015
Refugees Turn to Croatia as New Entrance to Europe
As countries like Hungary close their borders, migrants find themselves in Croatia, uncertain of their next move
By Rebecca Collard
September 17, 2015
Tripped Refugee Gets Second Chance in Madrid As Soccer Coach
Osama Abdul Mohsin was the refugee famously tripped by a now-fired Hungarian camerawoman.
By Tanya Basu
September 16, 2015
Refugees Crowd at the Gates of Fortress Europe
They will not be willing to simply turn back
By Rebecca Collard / Röszke, Hungary
September 15, 2015
Waiting at the Border: Inside the Migrant Crisis in Hungary
Spend a few days on the migration trail that now runs like a river through Europe, and you’re likely to get the same questions from many of the asylum seekers riding its currents toward Germany:...
By Simon Shuster and Adam Perez
September 11, 2015
These 5 Facts Explain Europe's Confused Reaction to the Migrants
The refugee crisis—and the different ways European countries are dealing with it—has shown the E.U.'s cracks
By Ian Bremmer
September 11, 2015
Hungarian Camerawoman Fired After Tripping Refugees Fleeing Police
The incident was caught on camera
By Jack Linshi
September 8, 2015
Refugees Race to Western Europe Before Borders Close
Large numbers pour into Hungary daily in the hopes of being allowed to continue their journey north before travel restrictions tighten
By Rebecca Collard / Budapest
September 6, 2015
Hungarian Prime Minister Tells Refugees 'Do Not Come'
Viktor Orban says Hungarians are "full of fear"
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
September 4, 2015
Hungary Reopens Budapest Train Station to Refugees
But services to Western Europe are canceled pending the outcome of parliamentary discussions
By Rishi Iyengar
September 3, 2015
Migrants Turn Budapest Into Choke Point of Crisis
Thousands of migrants from Syria and other conflict zones have occupied a train station in the Hungarian capital, protesting for the right to travel to Germany and claim asylum
By Simon Shuster / Budapest
September 2, 2015
Hungary's Border Fence Isn't Stopping Syrian Migrants
Hungary wants to impose prison terms against refugees who sneak across the border on their way to the E.U. They're still coming
By Simon Shuster
August 31, 2015
Nordic Countries Lead the Way for Women in Politics
Most countries are not hitting benchmarks for female representation in politics, however
By Joanna Plucinska
July 7, 2015
Young Hungarians Are Getting Paid Just to Live in Hungary
It's a bid to stem a brain drain that saw 31,500 Hungarians leave the country last year
By Alissa Greenberg
July 3, 2015
Female Chess Legend Hits Back at Sexism
“It’s not a matter of gender, it’s a matter of being smart,” Judit Polgar says
By Noah Rayman
April 20, 2015
Hungary's Experience Suggests Greece Will Follow E.U. on Russia – For a Price
Both Budapest and Athens have flirted with support for Russia but have fallen in line with Brussels
By Simon Shuster / Budapest
January 29, 2015
Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 4
1. Reimagine your school library as a makerspace. By Susan Bearden in EdSurge 2. New materials could radically change air conditioning. By The Economist 3. Ambassadorships are too important to hand out to political donors....
By The Aspen Institute
December 4, 2014
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