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Hungary foreign and deputy prime minister Anita Orbán files a criminal complaint against the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) over its purchase of 300 billion Ft (US$965 million) in ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
2026-08-25

Hungary suspends the issuance of work visas for nationals of Armenia, Georgia, and the Philippines, citing plans to regulate non-European Union guest workers and concerns about the impact of foreign labor on domestic employment and wages.
2026-06-5

"Politico" reports that Hungary will abandon its opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union ahead of the upcoming EU conference in Luxembourg after previously blocking it from doing so under former prime minister Viktor Orbán.
2026-06-2

Péter Magyar of the Tisza Party is sworn in as the prime minister of Hungary, ending the 16-year tenure of Fidesz's Viktor Orbán.
2026-05-9

Hungarian prime minister-designate Péter Magyar says his election victory over Viktor Orbán will not lead to a policy shift on migration, saying his government will strengthen borders and "protect our country and Europe" from illegal immigration.
2026-04-16

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that Hungary has ended all support for Ukraine, including through European Union framework, until Ukraine resumes oil transfers via the Druzhba pipeline.
2026-02-24

The European Court of Justice rules for all European Union member states to recognize same-sex marriage and not discriminate against same-sex couples. The ruling does not force individual countries to legalize same-sex marriages.
2025-11-25

Over 15,000 people gather in Budapest, Hungary, to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government's conduct and alleged corruption relating to the ruling Fidesz party.
2025-06-10

The European Court of Justice fines Germany {{Euro}}34 million (US$36.7 million) for failing to implement a European Union law to protect whistleblowers by 2021. The Court also fines Czechia {{Euro}}2.3 million, Hungary {{Euro}}1.5 million, and Luxembourg and Estonia {{Euro}}500,000 each for the same reason.
2025-03-6

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot become the first European Union foreign ministers to travel to Damascus, Syria, after the fall of the Assad regime to discuss new diplomatic relations with the Syrian Transitional Government and Syrian civil society.
2025-01-3