Now it looks like more gravel has fallen into the machinery for Sweden’s attempt to join NATO. Hungarian Speaker László Kövér says that it is “not certain” that the Hungarian parliament must approve Sweden’s application for it to become valid. The latest statement from Hungary has created uncertainty about the process for Sweden’s membership in NATO. Over the weekend,... 

It is “absurd” to demand that Europe should automatically take in every person seeking a higher standard of living just because some countries have lower living standards, the speaker of the Hungarian parliament László Kövér said at a conference on migration in Balatonszárszó, western Hungary this past week. According to a report in the Daily News Hungary, Kövér said his country has and... 

The Hungarian Parliament has passed the set of laws known as the “Stop Soros” package which criminalizes any activities which support illegal immigration—including legal and physical aid of any sort. According to a report in the Magyar Hirlap newspaper in Budapest, the law—in form of a constitutional amendment which says it is designed to “preserve Hungary’s Christian culture,” the legislation... 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced plans to call a referendum on mandatory migrant quotas proposed by the EU as a solution to the current crisis engulfing Europe. Orban hinted he hoped Hungarians would reject the plan. Orban said that the referendum question would be: “Do you want the European Union to be able to mandatory settle non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary, even without... 

Hungarians gather in front of the parliament building during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Budapest on November 17, 2014. Hundreds of Hungarians have taken to the streets of the capital Budapest to protest against alleged government corruption, austerity measures, and worsening social welfare. Some 2,500 people staged a rally outside the Hungarian Parliament building on Sunday. The... 

Hungarian police used teargas to disperse a protest by a banned far-right group in the centre of Budapest on Saturday and detained close to 200 people, police and witnesses said. National news agency MTI said police also detained the chairman of the far-right Jobbik party, Gabor Vona. Local website Index said he was detained as part of the protests. Police would not confirm the reports. A court ruled...