Press Roundup: Conflicting Takes on the State of the Hungarian Economy A left-wing commentator describes welfare measures introduced barely three months before the next parliamentary elections as a desperate attempt by... 2022.01.03.
Orbán Gov’t Promises Myriad of State Support, Massive Wage Hikes Ahead of 2022 Election As part of a spending spree ahead of the 2022 parliamentary elections, the Orbán-led government has announced a series of... 2022.01.02.
Public Debt Set to Decline, Finance Minister Says Mihály Varga, in an interview with pro-Fidesz daily Magyar Nemzet, said there is a high chance that Hungary's public debt... 2021.12.31.
Deputy State Secretary Welcomes ‘Potential Turnaround’ in Fertility Rate Owing to the government's consistent family support measures over the past ten years, the number of children Hungarian families are... 2021.12.31.
FM Szijjártó Receives Order of Friendship from Russian Counterpart Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó received the Russian Order of Friendship from Sergei Lavrov, his Russian counterpart, in Moscow on... 2021.12.30.
Opposition Turns to Top Court over Changes to Residency Regulations Seven opposition parties on Thursday turned to the Constitutional Court, saying that changes to Hungarian regulations over the declaration of... 2021.12.30.
Press Roundup: Left-wing Analyst Fears Post-election Violence An opposition-leaning legal and political analyst warns that next year’s election may be followed by political violence. A pro-government commentator... 2021.12.30.
Cultural Workers to Get 20% Pay Rise from January Employees in the cultural sector will get a 20 percent wage hike from January 1, Miklós Kásler, the minister of... 2021.12.29.
Press Roundup: Analysts See Opposition in Crisis A left-wing and a conservative commentator agree that the opposition has lost the momentum it gained during the October primaries... 2021.12.28.
COVID-19 Calendar: How did the 2021 pandemic evolve in Hungary? The COVID-19 epidemic, which broke out in China in the winter of 2019 and reached Europe in the spring of... 2021.12.28.
Opposition: PM Orbán’s Economic, Social Policies Failed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's economic and social policies have failed, the co-leader of opposition LMP said at a joint press... 2021.12.27.
Govt, Catholic Church Sign Deal on Higher Education Institutions Run by Church The Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference (HCBC) and the government have signed an agreement on higher education institutions run by the... 2021.12.24.
Press Roundup: Mortgage Interest Rates Capped The leading independent online business news outlet doubts that the government’s decision to freeze mortgage interest rates will help to... 2021.12.24.
Banking Association Does Not Support Mortgage Rate Freeze The Hungarian Banking Association on Thursday said it does not support a temporary government freeze of mortgage loan interest rates.... 2021.12.24.
Finance Ministry Announces HUF 755 bn Expenditure Cut for 2022 Budget On Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance announced that Hungary’s lower-than-planned deficit target of the 2022 budget will be guaranteed by... 2021.12.23.
Missing Data, Alleged Political Pressure – New Details Surface on Authorization of Eastern Vaccines Several new pieces of information surfaced regarding the Hungarian Pharmacutical Authority’s (OGYÉI) licensing procedure for the Chinese Sinopharm and Russian... 2021.12.23.
Mortgage Freeze: Households May Save HUF 11,000 for 6 Months The interest rates on retail mortgages will be frozen at their October 27 levels, according to PM Viktor Orbán's Wednesday... 2021.12.23.
Orbán Government’s Child Protection Referendum Challenged in Top Court Shortly before the deadline, the controversial referendum, labeled as a "child protection" act by the Fidesz-led government, has been challenged... 2021.12.23.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Nominates Katalin Novák as His Candidate for President Pundits across the political spectrum comment on Prime Minister Orbán’s decision to name State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs... 2021.12.23.
Opposition Claims Election Office Halts Their Fudan Referendum Initiative Opposition parties claim the National Election Office (NVI) is obstructing the collection of signatures of the opposition's 'Fudan referendum’ initiative,... 2021.12.22.
PM Orbán: Gov’t to Freeze Retail Mortgage Interest Rates Hungary's government is freezing retail mortgage interest rates for a six-month period from January, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on... 2021.12.22.
