In a forthright address, U.S. Ambassador David Pressman sharply criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for actions he described as detrimental to the trust between the United States and Hungary. The Ambassador's speech, delivered in Budapest, marked a significant moment in the increasingly strained relations between the two nations, accusing the Hungarian government of corruption, […]

The 25th anniversary of Hungary's accession to NATO is commemorated on Tuesday in Independence, Missouri, where Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on March 12, 1999. Twenty-five years ago on this day, Foreign Minister János Martonyi presented the instrument of Hungary's accession to US Secretary of State Madeleine […]

Hungary has openly declared its opposition to Mark Rutte, the outgoing Prime Minister of the Netherlands, becoming NATO's next secretary-general. The announcement was made by Hungary's Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, during a press conference, marking a significant divergence from the support Rutte has garnered from NATO's most influential members. Rutte's candidacy, despite enjoying backing from […]

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 […]

Hungary, the final NATO member yet to endorse Sweden's entry into the world’s largest military alliance, has signaled readiness to greenlight the Nordic nation's bid this month. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a state-of-the-nation address in Budapest, hinted at a resolution to the standoff, marking a potential end to months of diplomatic deadlock. "Our disagreements […]

Hungary stands at a crossroads, facing mounting international pressure to cast the decisive vote for Sweden's NATO membership. Despite the urging from both sides of the Atlantic, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's inner circle, including László Kövér, Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, shows no signs of haste. International pressure is mounting on Hungary to cast the […]

As part of the European Sports Week #BEACTIVE campaign and the 150 Years of Budapest program, the 18th edition of the NATO Run will take place this Sunday, with participants running through the most beautiful parts of Buda. According to the Budapest Athletics Association, the 10-kilometer NATO Run will start at 11 a.m. from Vérmező, […]

Hungarian lawmakers will vote on Sweden’s NATO accession bid after parliament’s summer recess the earliest as the issue has not been put on the agenda of the last session before the summer break. Hungary is the only EU member state not to ratify Sweden’s bid after the latter’s criticism of eroding democratic values and a […]

Hungarian lawmakers are delaying a crucial vote on the NATO accession bid of Finland and Sweden in a move that analysts believe is designed to exert pressure on the EU. The Union has frozen billions of euros in funding destined to Hungary over rule of law concerns and Budapest may be playing quid for pro […]

Organized as part of the Budapest Running Festival, the 17th NATO Run in Budapest took place this Saturday. This time, the 10-kilometer route was exclusively on the Buda side, along the embankment of the River Danube, with the start and finish at the Vérmező park in the Hungarian capital's District I. The running race was […]

The military leaders participating in the meeting of the chiefs of staff of the Visegrád Group (V4) reviewed the topical issues of cooperation between national armies on Tuesday in Debrecen, the commander of the Hungarian Defense Forces (MH) said after the meeting. Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi told journalists that the Ukrainian Chief of General Staff, […]

Hungary's military allies have evacuated 26 Hungarian citizens from Kabul to the Uzbekh capital, Tashkent, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) informed the state news agency MTI in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. "In coordination with the Hungarian side, our military allies have evacuated by air 26 Hungarian citizens stranded in Kabul," the […]

Members of the Hungarian Defense Forces who took part in patrolling the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for four months have returned home. The Hungarian soldiers served in the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) NATO mission, protecting the airspace of the three Baltic states from May. Hungarians fulfilled the mission for the second time since […]

In the framework of the Operation Atlantic Resolve, the assigned staff of the Hungarian Defense Forces undertake joint training in Bakony. The participating American and Hungarian troops were visited by U.S. Ambassador David B. Cornstein.

Szentes Axe 2017 in Gyõr, NW Hungary conducts tactical bridging and water crossing operations for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment freedom of movement from home station into Hungary and many joint operations area locations.