Former Hungarian minister Balázs Hankó gave an interview shortly before he was detained on Monday evening in connection with the National Cultural Fund case. The interview was broadcast by Hír TV, and a portion of it was subsequently published on social media by Viktor Orbán, who had announced its broadcast in advance. HVG ↗
On Tuesday, Orbán announced that an exclusive interview with Hankó would be broadcast in the evening via Facebook and Hír TV. The release of the interview came at a time when Hungarian authorities are dealing with criminal proceedings related to the operation of cultural policy and the distribution of funds from the fund. Index.hu ↗
In the interview, Hankó spoke about his role in the case and rejected the way in which, according to him, a cultural-political issue is being turned into a criminal proceeding. He claimed that the aim of such a procedure was to intimidate the people involved. Before his detention, he also stated that inviting politicians to cultural events had long been a normal part of their operations.
Hungarian media reported that after being summoned by the prosecutor's office, Hankó and another person voluntarily appeared for questioning. A pre-trial judge is to decide on their possible pre-trial detention. Further proceedings will depend on the court's decision and the results of the investigation into the National Cultural Fund case. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Orbán released an interview with former minister Hankó
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Viktor Orbán
Predseda Fideszu, premiér Maďarska 2010 – 2026
25.07.2026
„Elnézést kell kérnem önöktől, az országot felforgató miniszterelnök a mi soraink közül jött."
Na letnej univerzite Tusványos v Tusnádfürdő, kde po historickej porážke Fideszu ohlásil „politiku odporu" proti novej vláde.
Viktor Orbán
Expremiér Maďarska, predseda Fideszu
29.06.2026
„Začalo sa tiszovské politické účtovanie. Konanie proti generálovi Jánosovi Hajduovi spustili na pokyn premiéra. V každej normálnej krajine by zaň patrilo vyznamenanie, v Maďarsku je z toho úradná šikana. Hajdu je vzorom pre každého, kto miluje svoju vlasť. Stojíme pri tebe, generál!"
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Viktor Orbán
Predseda Fideszu, bývalý premiér Maďarska
13.06.2026
„Nevzdávam sa, nikdy, nikdy, nikdy."
Na sobotnom zjazde Fideszu po volebnej prehre, kde ho strana bez protikandidáta znovuzvolila za predsedu.
Viktor Orbán
Premiér Maďarska
20.03.2026
„Prvú bitku sme vyhrali."
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Viktor Orbán
Premiér Maďarska
19.03.2026
„Maďarská pozícia je veľmi jednoduchá. Sme pripravení podporiť Ukrajinu, keď dostaneme našu ropu, ktorú blokujú."
Pred summitom EÚ v Bruseli o vete voči 90 mld. EUR pôžičke pre Ukrajinu
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