The Hungarian government has informed the European Commission that the country's new media law is in line with EU norms but the commission expects further and more detailed information on the act.

Hungary's latest media bill poses a danger to press freedom, US-based Freedom House (FH) said on Tuesday. If passed, the bill would be "a major setback for press freedom in Hungary," FH said in a press release.

Several decisions have been made in Hungary over the past six months, which harm the rule of law, said a Monday statement by three civil groups based in Budapest. They also object to the government rusing to adopt a new constitution.

European Union member states are free to decide on which pension system they adopt, so the European Commission will not interfere with Hungary's planned changes, according to Employment Commissioner László Andor.

As Hungary prepares for its presidency of the European Union, the basic message its government wishes to convey echoes one of the pieces of advice our first king, Saint Stephen gave his son some one thousand years ago: unity built from multiplicity.

Transparency International believes that while Hungary’s perceived level of corruption has remained the same, the CE European average has slowly but steadily improved. Hungary has been losing its favorable position in the region both in terms of corruption level and competitiveness.

Hungarian President Pal Schmitt on Tuesday signed laws impacting private pension funds, including the controversial amendment allowing the suspension of state transfers to private pension funds for 14 months.

Romania supports a new Hungarian law that will allow easier acquisition of citizenship for ethnic Hungarians in neighboring countries. The law will allow over 2.5 million people to become Hungarian citizens without requiring them to live in Hungary.

Romania and Hungary want to jointly host the 2020 or 2024 UEFA European Football Championship. Talks at government level will start soon in both countries.

The Hungarian Disability Caucus presented the parallel report on the rights of persons with disabilities on a press conference on 10 August 2010 at the Central European University.

The Speaker of Hungarian Parliament, Pál Schmitt, is the new President of the Republic of Hungary as he took office with the expiry of the term of his predecessor, László Sólyom

Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union will have 263 seats in the 386 - member national assembly, giving the party a majority to make fundamental changes in the country.

The Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union, the largest opposition group in the outgoing parliament, scored a landslide victory in the first round of the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 11th.

There's a general understanding that Hungarian party and campaign financing is in great need of an overhaul. Since the law on this matter can only be amended by two thirdsin parliament, the opposition and government should agree on a solution.