Daniel Freund

Daniel Freund

Hungary HungarypoliticianMaleb. 19805.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Daniel Freund is a German politician and member of the European Parliament representing the Greens, advocating for the protection of civil society organizations and challenging conservative efforts to undermine the European Green Deal.

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Daniel Freund, in an interview, also opposed the immediate cessation of the procedure regarding Hungary's rule of law issues.

Index - Külföld - Az Európai Parlament elnöke bejelentette, megvizsgálják Magyar Péter felvetését
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2026-06-19
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Daniel Freund accused the Hungarian government of attempting to install spyware on his computer.

Index - Külföld - Orbán Viktor ellenfele védené meg a magyar miniszterelnököt
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-11-11
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Daniel Freund is a German Green Party MEP who filed a criminal complaint against Viktor Orbán over a spyware attack.

Index - Külföld - Az Orbán Viktort feljelentő német képviselő szerint „Magyarország nem fél kémprogramokat használni”
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-10-15
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Viktor Orban
Viktor Orban

Daniel Freund is a German MEP who filed a criminal complaint against Orbán Viktor for an alleged spyware incident.

Index - Külföld - Feljelentette Orbán Viktort egy német EP-képviselő, mert kémszoftvert akartak telepíteni a gépére
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-10-15
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Orban Viktor
Orban Viktor

Daniel Freund is a German MEP and a fierce opponent of Viktor Orbán in Brussels.

Banii vor fi deblocați pentru a asigura votul sancțiunilor UE împotriva Rusiei – Ziarul de Gardă
Ziarul de Gardă·MoldovaMoldova· 2025-09-26
7.0
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Viktor Orban
Viktor Orban

Daniel Freund highlighted the scandal's implications for the EU budget discussions.

Subventionsbetrug mit EU-Geldern in Griechenland: Skandal um Geisterschafe
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-07-03
7.0

Daniel Freund, a member of the European Parliament, expresses concerns about the decline in Slovakia's situation compared to Hungary.

Ranný brífing: Dankove zmeny transakčnej dane sú nelogické, Orbán nie je správny vzor
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-06-04
4.0

Daniel Freund is a German MEP who is part of the mission criticized by Robert Fico.

Čo si na Slovensku všimli európski nájomní vrahovia? (komentár šéfredaktorky)
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-06-04
6.0

Daniel Freund is a German MEP from the Greens who visited Slovakia as part of two delegations.

Člen delegácie z europarlamentu: Orbán stojí svojich občanov miliardy eur, nie je hodný
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-06-03
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Daniel Freund expressed concerns about the political development in Slovakia.

Fico europoslancov nepresvedčil. Vydávate sa maďarskou cestou, odkazujú
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-06-03
4.0

Daniel Freund is one of the German MEPs urging the foreign minister to act against Hungary's voting rights.

Главу МЗС Німеччини закликають домагатися призупинення права голосу Угорщини в ЄС
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2025-05-24
6.0

Daniel Freund, a member of the European Parliament, is calling for a total financial boycott against Hungary due to ongoing violations of the rule of law.

Index - Belföld - Daniel Freund totális pénzügyi bojkottot követel Magyarország ellen
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-05-22
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Daniel Freund is another MEP who signed the letter urging the EU to suspend funding to Hungary.

Se cere blocarea totală a fondurilor UE pentru Ungaria. „Ar fi inacceptabil să continuăm să finanțăm un regim corupt”
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2025-05-22
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The letter, written by German Green MEP Daniel Freund, called for Brussels to freeze all funding to Hungary.

EU urged to act over Hungary’s plans to ‘effectively outlaw free press’ | Hungary
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-21
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Daniel Freund initiated a letter urging the EU to cut funding to Hungary.

Ungarn: EU-Parlamentarier wollen Orbán „den Geldhahn zudrehen“ - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-05-21
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Daniel Freund is mentioned in the context of the German government's critical stance towards Orbán's administration.

Index - Vélemény - Ki oktat kit? – Merz nem fog finomkodni Orbánnal
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-05-21
4.0

Daniel Freund is a lead anti-corruption EU lawmaker and a member of the German Green Party.

Court rules in favour of The New York Times over access to European Commission President’s text messages
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-05-14
5.0

Daniel Freund is a leading anti-corruption MP in the European Parliament who criticized Ursula von der Leyen's practices regarding text messages.

Poraz Ursule fon der Lajen pred sudom "pobjeda za transparentnost i odgovornost u EU"
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-05-14
3.0

Daniel Freund called for the EU to stop paying Musk, labeling him a 'blatant enemy of the EU and our core values'.

ЕС е плащал стотици милиони на Мъск за зарядни и сателити
Dnevnik·BulgariaBulgaria· 2025-05-13
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Daniel Freund, a green Member of the European Parliament, expressed concern over the attack on the LGBTQ community and the dismantling of fundamental rights.

Orbán verbietet Pride-Parade: Rechte sexueller Minderheiten werden eingeschränkt - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-04-14
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Viktor Orban
Viktor Orban

Daniel Freund expressed concerns that the report could be misused by certain political forces against the NGO sector.

Jutarnji list - Orbán, Le Pen i desnica u Europi mogu krenuti sa slavljem. Bili su u pravu. U pitanju je čak 7,4 milijarde eura!
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2025-04-10
5.0

Daniel Freund is a German MEP who has raised concerns about the lack of sanctions for MEPs failing to report meetings with lobbyists.

Index - Külföld - Csak idők kérdése volt, hogy ekkora botrány robban ki az Európai Unióban
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-04-07
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Roberta Metsola

Daniel Freund commented on the verdict, suggesting that the same should be done to Orbán.

Index - Külföld - „Ugyanezt tegyétek Orbánnal!” – reagáltak a magyar kormányfő uniós kritikusai a Marine Le Pen-ítéletre
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-04-05
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Daniel Freund is a German politician who expressed concern over the vulnerability of the European Parliament to corruption.

Sonné par les scandales, le Parlement européen se divise sur la réponse
Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·MonacoMonaco· 2025-03-31
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