Financial Borrowing of Hungarians in 2021 Nears Historic High 2021 is likely to become the strongest year in the history of Hungary’s retail credit market based on the official... 2022.01.10.
DK Files Charges of Misconduct in Former State Secy Völner’s Case The Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a report on suspected misconduct of duties concerning the case of Pál Völner, former... 2022.01.10.
Finance Minister: Gov’t Running ‘Disciplined Budget’ Hungary's government is running a disciplined, tight budget, Mihály Varga, the finance minister, said in an interview to public radio... 2022.01.10.
State Secretary Potápi: 2022 ‘Crucial for Hungary’s Future’ The general election this spring will be crucial for the future of all Hungarians, Árpád János Potápi, the state secretary... 2022.01.10.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Stakes in the April Election The two leading liberal weeklies urge the opposition to stand firm behind Péter Márki-Zay, despite his gaffes. A pro-government commentator... 2022.01.10.
Párbeszéd: Fidesz ‘Has Betrayed Hungarian Roma’ Fidesz has betrayed the Hungarian Roma and the ruling party does not deserve the vote of a single Roma, Bence... 2022.01.09.
Press Roundup: Former National Bank President Predicts Restrictions after Election György Surányi, who served as President of the National Bank under a socialist-liberal government in the 1990s, sees monetary and... 2022.01.08.
Govt’s Roma Commissioner Claims Controversial Meeting Was Only about Offering Help amid Difficulties In reaction to his controversial speech, the office of government commissioner for Roma relations, Attila Sztojka, claims they only spoke... 2022.01.08.
Hungarian Forint Manages to Stabilize after Inflationary Pressures The Hungarian Central Bank (MNB) successfully combatted the rising inflation level by raising interest rates, allowing the country's national currency,... 2022.01.07.
Independent MP Presses Charges after Controversial Methods in Licensing of Eastern Vaccines In reaction to recent news about the problematic and incomplete licensing procedure of the Eastern vaccines, along with alleged political... 2022.01.07.
Defence Minister: Army Staff to Receive Wage Hikes, Bonus Pay Personel of the Hungarian armed forces and defence employees will receive salary increases and a bonus payment this year in... 2022.01.07.
Armenia’s Catholicos Karekin II Expresses Thanks to PM Orbán Catholicos Karekin II of Armenia has sent a letter of thanks to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the Hungarian government's... 2022.01.07.
Finding a Job in Hungary Takes 16 Months on Average, According to Official Data It takes an average of 16 months to find a job in Hungary, news site 444 found, citing December data... 2022.01.07.
Govt Pledges Further Help to Sports Projects in Transylvania The Hungarian government will continue to support sports infrastructure projects in Transylvania, including Szekler Land, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's minister of... 2022.01.06.
Socialist MEP Demands Information on EU Funds for Covid Testing The Hungarian government has been allocated nearly 900 million forints (EUR 2.3m) in European Union funding to provide "cheap or... 2022.01.06.
Opposition Suspects Bribery in Roma Relations Commissioner’s Leaked Recording In a recently-leaked voice recording, government commissioner for Roma relations Attila Sztojka can be heard offering working contracts for Roma... 2022.01.06.
More Than 800,000 Applications for Family Tax Reimbursements Tax authority NAV received 835,000 applications for family tax reimbursements last year, under which over 600 billion forints (EUR 1.7bn)... 2022.01.05.
Pro-Gov’t Org CÖF to Hold ‘Peace March’ Shortly before Election The pro-Fidesz civil organization CÖF and associated foundation CÖKA have announced another peace march in Budapest for the national holiday... 2022.01.04.
Former Deputy State Secretary Appointed to Head Atomic Authority for Nine Years Prime Minister Viktor Orbán named one of his former deputy state secretaries to head the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (AOH)... 2022.01.04.
PMO Head Gulyás to Take Over Outgoing Family Minister Novák’s Duties The head of the prime minister's office will take over the duties of the outgoing minister in charge of family... 2022.01.03.
Opposition Promises Better, More Transparent Pension System The opposition coalition led by Péter Márki-Zay announced a joint opposition program to protect the elderly and pensioners. László Szakács,... 2022.01.03.
