Hungarian Parliament, in an exceptional procedure on Wednesday, adopted with 133 votes in favor, 37 against and five abstentions the law on the revocation of Hungary's withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and from the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court. As MTI reports, the legislation, […]

Following the April 12 general election, the new Hungarian parliament held its inaugural session, opened by President Tamás Sulyok, this Saturday. Attila Nagy, the head of the National Election Office (NVI), confirmed at the inaugural session that Hungary's 2026 parliamentary election was carried out in accordance with the country's constitution and legal framework. He said […]

The President of the Republic, Tamás Sulyok has convened the inaugural session of the new National Assembly for 10 a.m. on May 9, his office said on Tuesday. The President's office statement highlighted that in line with the constitution, the inaugural session has been convened by the President of the Republic within thirty days following […]

This Tuesday, the governing majority in Hungarian parliament assented to prolonging the government’s state of emergency for another 180 days till May 13 next year, MTI reports. The proposal submitted by the justice ministry was passed with 127 votes in favor and 56 against. In its proposal, the ministry referred to the war and humanitarian […]

The exhibition, organized by the Hungarian National Assembly, brings together the Francophone countries, demonstrates the plurality of the world and the cultural relations of the Francophone countries with Hungary, said Jean-Francois Paroz, Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation in Budapest and this year's President of the Francophone Ambassadors' Circle. According to the ambassador, all countries strive […]

Tamás Sulyok was elected President of the Republic by the governing majority of Hungarian Parliament on Monday. The new head of state said he wants to build trust through mutual listening and understanding free of prejudice. The Constitutional Court president, who was the only candidate for the post, received 134 votes in favor in a […]

Hungarian Parliament has voted this Monday to give its assent to Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Members of parliament approved the law on the proclamation of the accession protocol by 188 votes to 6, with no abstentions. The previously neutral northern European state, together with Finland, applied to join the military […]

Hungarian Parliament has authorized the government to extend the state of emergency due to the war between Russia and Ukraine until November 25 this year. Thus, the government can continue to rule by decree for another six months. The amendment to the law “on the prevention and management of the consequences of the armed conflict […]

The governing majority of Hungarian Parliament adopted a law on the reform of higher education requirements on Wednesday that, among other things, abolished the language exam requirement for issuing university degrees. According to the new regulation, universities will be able to decide for themselves what language skills they expect their students to have, and the […]