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Bloomberg
04-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Hungary May Delay Adoption of Bill Targeting NGOs and Media
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's lawmakers may delay the adoption of a bill targeting independent civil society and media, which has drawn fierce criticism for its perceived aim of enabling a crackdown on dissent before elections. Parliament may not adopt the legislation during its current regular session because of the feedback received from lawyers as well as businesses including banks, Mate Kocsis, the head of the ruling party caucus, said in a Facebook video published on Wednesday. The chamber, dominated by Orban's lawmakers, had been scheduled to vote on the bill next week before going on a summer recess after June 15.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hungary says it has identified two more Ukrainian spies
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian security services have identified two Ukrainian spies, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of mutual accusations of espionage between Budapest and Kyiv. One of two men identified built ties with opposition figures and organized meetings with political and military figures "to sway Hungary's stance on the Ukraine conflict", government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in a post on X. The post, which quoted the head of the ruling party's parliamentary group, Mate Kocsis, did not say when the activity occurred, but said a travel ban had been imposed against the man in 2024. The second person sought military and energy intelligence and is under criminal investigation for espionage, Kovacs said. Ukraine's foreign intelligence service did not immediately reply to an emailed request for comment. Earlier this month Ukraine and Hungary said they were each expelling two diplomats after the countries accused each other of engaging in espionage, a row that marked a new low in relations between the two neighbours. Hungary is part of the European Union and NATO, two blocs with which Kyiv is closely allied in its war with Russia. But relations between Kyiv and Budapest have often been fraught over the rights of a large ethnic Hungarian minority living in western Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been sceptical about Western military aid for Ukraine and said Hungary would not send weapons.
The Star
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Hungary says it has identified two more Ukrainian spies
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian security services have identified two Ukrainian spies, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of mutual accusations of espionage between Budapest and Kyiv. One of two men identified built ties with opposition figures and organized meetings with political and military figures "to sway Hungary's stance on the Ukraine conflict", government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in a post on X. The post, which quoted the head of the ruling party's parliamentary group, Mate Kocsis, did not say when the activity occurred, but said a travel ban had been imposed against the man in 2024. The second person sought military and energy intelligence and is under criminal investigation for espionage, Kovacs said. Ukraine's foreign intelligence service did not immediately reply to an emailed request for comment. Earlier this month Ukraine and Hungary said they were each expelling two diplomats after the countries accused each other of engaging in espionage, a row that marked a new low in relations between the two neighbours. Hungary is part of the European Union and NATO, two blocs with which Kyiv is closely allied in its war with Russia. But relations between Kyiv and Budapest have often been fraught over the rights of a large ethnic Hungarian minority living in western Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been sceptical about Western military aid for Ukraine and said Hungary would not send weapons. (Reporting by Krisztina Than; additional reporting by Max Hunder in Kyiv; Editing by Conor Humphries)
Straits Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Hungary says it has identified two more Ukrainian spies
Hungary says it has identified two more Ukrainian spies BUDAPEST - Hungarian security services have identified two Ukrainian spies, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of mutual accusations of espionage between Budapest and Kyiv. One of two men identified built ties with opposition figures and organized meetings with political and military figures "to sway Hungary's stance on the Ukraine conflict", government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in a post on X. The post, which quoted the head of the ruling party's parliamentary group, Mate Kocsis, did not say when the activity occurred, but said a travel ban had been imposed against the man in 2024. The second person sought military and energy intelligence and is under criminal investigation for espionage, Kovacs said. Ukraine's foreign intelligence service did not immediately reply to an emailed request for comment. Earlier this month Ukraine and Hungary said they were each expelling two diplomats after the countries accused each other of engaging in espionage, a row that marked a new low in relations between the two neighbours. Hungary is part of the European Union and NATO, two blocs with which Kyiv is closely allied in its war with Russia. But relations between Kyiv and Budapest have often been fraught over the rights of a large ethnic Hungarian minority living in western Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been sceptical about Western military aid for Ukraine and said Hungary would not send weapons. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Hungary says it has identified two more Ukrainian spies
BUDAPEST, May 20 (Reuters) - Hungarian security services have identified two Ukrainian spies, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of mutual accusations of espionage between Budapest and Kyiv. One of two men identified built ties with opposition figures and organized meetings with political and military figures "to sway Hungary's stance on the Ukraine conflict", government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in a post on X. The post, which quoted the head of the ruling party's parliamentary group, Mate Kocsis, did not say when the activity occurred, but said a travel ban had been imposed against the man in 2024. The second person sought military and energy intelligence and is under criminal investigation for espionage, Kovacs said. Ukraine's foreign intelligence service did not immediately reply to an emailed request for comment. Earlier this month Ukraine and Hungary said they were each expelling two diplomats after the countries accused each other of engaging in espionage, a row that marked a new low in relations between the two neighbours. Hungary is part of the European Union and NATO, two blocs with which Kyiv is closely allied in its war with Russia. But relations between Kyiv and Budapest have often been fraught over the rights of a large ethnic Hungarian minority living in western Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been sceptical about Western military aid for Ukraine and said Hungary would not send weapons.
