Hungary

Coordinates: 47°N 20°E / 47°N 20°E / 47; 20

Hungary (i/ˈhʌŋɡəri/; Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, Austria to the northwest, and Ukraine to the northeast. The country's capital and largest city is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and the Schengen Area. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe.

Following centuries of successive habitation by Celts, Romans, Huns, Slavs, Gepids, and Avars, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late 9th century by the Hungarian grand prince Árpád in the Honfoglalás ("homeland-conquest"). His great-grandson Stephen I ascended to the throne in 1000 CE, converting the country to a Christian kingdom. By the 12th century, Hungary became a middle power within the Western world, reaching a golden age by the 15th century. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526 and about 150 years of partial Ottoman occupation (1541–1699), Hungary came under Habsburg rule, and later formed a significant part of the Austro–Hungarian Empire (1867–1918).

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Hungary: Fundamental Law Changes Attack Rule of Law, Rights

Human Rights Watch 17 Apr 2025
(Budapest, April 17, 2025) – The amendments to Hungary’s Fundamental Law represent yet another escalation in the Orbán government’s ongoing efforts to dismantle rights, undermine the rule of law, and diminish democracy in Hungary, Human Rights Watch said today ... The EU Commission in October 2024 took Hungary to the EU Court of Justice over this law....
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ICC opens inquiry into Hungary for failing to arrest Netanyahu

News-Press Now 17 Apr 2025
“We signed an international treaty, but we never took all the steps that would otherwise have made it enforceable in Hungary,” Orbán said at the time, referring to the fact that Hungary’s parliament never promulgated the court’s statute into Hungarian law ... Hungary has until May 23 to submit evidence in its defense....
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New gender laws spark confusion: What we know for LGBTQ+ tourists going to the UK, Hungary

Usatoday 17 Apr 2025
Supreme Court ruled that "biological sex" defines "woman" in equality law, but this shouldn't impact trans travelers.Hungary amended its constitution to require male or female identification, impacting LGBTQ+ events.U.S ... It's unclear how Hungary's new law will affect travelers....
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Hungary parliament passes constitutional amendment banning LGBTQ+ events

Jurist 16 Apr 2025
Hungary’s National Assembly a constitutional amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary Monday that bans LGBTQ+ public events ... be considered a “full democracy,” undoing freedom of expression and the rule of law, President Viktor Orb�n has also been criticised....
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MEPs call for EU court to suspend Hungary’s Pride ban

AOL 16 Apr 2025
A delegation of EU lawmakers visiting Hungary has called on Europe’s top court to suspend a new law banning Budapest Pride, as they criticised a “very hostile atmosphere” for LGBTQ+ people in the country and urged a return to “real democracy” ... The five MEPs arrived in Hungary on ......
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Emmanuel Todd and Viktor Orbán: A Meeting of Minds on the West’s Decline

Free West Media 16 Apr 2025
French demographer, historian, and publicist Emmanuel Todd, a provocative intellectual known for his prescient analyses of global power shifts, met with Hungary’s polarizing leader, Viktor Orbán ... In 2018, the European Parliament adopted the Sargentini Report, condemning Hungary’s erosion of rule of law—a move Orbán dismissed as liberal overreach....
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Inside the shocking parallels between Trump's moves and Viktor Oban's playbook

Alternet 16 Apr 2025
A few days ago I had breakfast with my old friend John Shattuck, who, as president of Central European University in Budapest, saw firsthand how Viktor Orban took over Hungary’s democracy and turned it into an authoritarian state ... Redefine the rule of law as rule by executive decree ... is better situated than Hungary to resist authoritarianism....
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The Next Person in a Cell With No Charges Could Be You

Jacksonville Free Press 16 Apr 2025
The country that claimed to follow the rule of law, and valued compassion and the protection of its most vulnerable people ... That he has successfully staged a coup against the government of the United States and her laws and has every intention of running this country like Russia or Hungary....
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EU state amends constitution to ban gay parades

Beijing News 15 Apr 2025
On Monday, MPs adopted an amendment to Hungary's principal law that codifies the ban, with 140 votes in favor and 21 against ... The constitution now states that Hungary protects the right of children to self-identify in accordance with the sex assigned at birth and ensures a system of values based on the country's Christian culture....
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EU country enshrines two genders in constitution

Beijing News 14 Apr 2025
Hungary has legally specified male and female as the only two sexes ... In 2020, Hungary abolished the legal recognition of transgender people, and in 2021 amended its child protection laws to prohibit the promotion of LGBTQ topics in media, advertising, and educational materials accessible to minors....
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As Hungary votes on a ban of LGBTQ+ Pride, what does it mean for other basic rights?

The Times of India 14 Apr 2025
'This is fascism' The passage of the law banning Pride set off a wave of protests in Hungary with thousands taking to the streets to demand the restoration of assembly rights ... against Hungary's government, arguing the amendment and other recent legislation breaches EU law....
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As Hungary votes on a ban of LGBTQ+ Pride, what does it mean for other ...

Wtop 14 Apr 2025
The passage of the law banning Pride set off a wave of protests in Hungary with thousands taking to the streets to demand the restoration of assembly rights ... launch a procedure against Hungary’s government, arguing the amendment and other recent legislation breaches EU law....
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Hungarian MPs amend constitution to ban public LGBTQ events

Washington Blade 14 Apr 2025
Orbán’s government over the last decade has moved to curtail LGBTQ and intersex rights in Hungary. A law that bans legal recognition of transgender and intersex people took effect in 2020 ... An anti-LGBTQ propaganda law took effect in 2021. The European Commission sued Hungary, which is a member of the European Union, over it....

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