Nelio Biedermann is a Swiss college student hailed as one of literature’s greatest hopes. His novel, Lázár, is based on the story of his aristocratic Hungarian ancestors. We interviewed the young author in Budapest. telex.hu/english/2026/10/28/…
Ádám Matolcsy is wanted in connection with the case of suspected misappropriation of public funds during his father's time leading Hungary's chief financial institution. telex.hu/english/2026/10/27/…
The main reason why 🇭🇺universities operated by public trust foundations were excluded from Erasmus+ and Horizon programmes was because according to the EC, the Orbán government was keeping them under control by appointing Fidesz politicians to their boards telex.hu/english/2026/10/27/…
While Péter Magyar hosted Costa and von der Leyen at the state commemoration, Fidesz supporters marched with a 🇭🇺 flag and Viktor Orbán was sitting alone on the terrace of a Paris hotel. The 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution in pictures. telex.hu/english/2026/10/23/…
The former central bank governor will remain in custody for one month for the time being. The decision is not final. telex.hu/english/2026/10/23/…
The heroes of 1956 left behind a legacy for Hungarian leaders, and there is much the country still needs to do together, PM Péter Magyar said in his speech at the commemoration in honour of the uprising against Soviet oppression. telex.hu/english/2026/10/23/…
One of our readers sent us a letter that her grandmother wrote at age 15 about the first days of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. telex.hu/english/2026/10/23/…
During György Matolcsy's time as head of MNB, hundreds of billions of forints' worth of assets disappeared from the bank's foundation, while more and more suspicious transactions and the lavish lifestyle of his son’s business circle kept coming to light. telex.hu/english/2026/10/22/…
The two leaders agreed to continue consultations at the ministerial level and to pay special attention to further improving the situation of the minorities living in both countries. telex.hu/english/2026/10/16/…
This was announced by the Ukrainian president’s deputy chief of staff, but it is not yet known whether he will visit the Hungarian capital. telex.hu/english/2026/10/16/…
According to documents obtained by Direkt36, two organizations linked to Anikó Lévai received large amounts of funding from a company called V-Híd, which had grown substantially through state projects. The Mészáros Files, Part IV. telex.hu/direkt36/2026/10/16…
In the next stage of the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission, the question will be the size of the penalty imposed on Hungary. telex.hu/english/2026/10/15/…
The teachers' unions filed their case with the Strasbourg court in 2022, after the Orbán government issued a decree restricting their right to strike on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. telex.hu/english/2026/10/15/…
Speaking to the press, the Hungarian PM also said it was good news that in the proposal for the EU's next seven-year budget, the amount allocated to Hungary has not been reduced.telex.hu/english/2026/10/15/…
The child protection law passed by the previous government led to the EC launching infringement proceedings against Hungary as the legislation violated the founding values of the European Union. telex.hu/english/2026/10/13/…
Győző Orbán’s mining company has been generating extraordinary profits for years. According to internal documents obtained by Direkt36, previously unknown government contracts have also contributed to this. Here is Part III of the Mészáros-Files. telex.hu/direkt36/2026/10/13…
The newly passed law guarantees Hungarian-language education for ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine. The issue has been the biggest obstacle to resolving the long-standing tensions in Hungarian-Ukrainian relations. telex.hu/english/2026/10/13/…
The law paved the way to Hungary agreeing to the continuation of Ukraine's EU accession process, as it positively affects the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.telex.hu/english/2026/10/12/…
The Hungarian FM said that they are "awaiting news from Kyiv" on the Ukrainian Parliament's approval of the bill on the educational rights of ethnic minorities. telex.hu/english/2026/10/12/…
Huge sums were spent on luxury hotels abroad, yachting, and parties featuring cigars and alcohol at Lőrinc Mészáros’s railroad construction company, which derived its revenue primarily from Hungarian state-funded projects. telex.hu/direkt36/2026/10/09…
