Opposition after Meeting Macron: Strong Europe Needed In connection with Emmanuel Macron's visit to Budapest on Monday, the Budapest mayor's office issued a statement that the French... 2021.12.14.
To Test or Not to Test? Government under Fire for Discarded PCR Tests The government recently destroyed some HUF 5 billion (EUR 14.7 million) worth of PCR tests, generating criticism. While officials say... 2021.12.14.
Foreign Minister Calls for EU Agreement with Africa to Help Population Stay in Place The European Union should seek an agreement with Africa on ways to convince the population to stay where they are... 2021.12.14.
Defence Minister Thanks Hungarian Soldiers Helping to Keep Kosovo Safe at Christmas Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő paid a visit to Hungarian troops stationed in Pristina, Kosovo, on Monday, alongside Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi,... 2021.12.13.
Chief Prosecutor: Pál Völner Accepted 83 Million Forints in Bribes The President of the Hungarian Court Bailiff’s Chamber (MBVK) sent a total of HUF 83 million forints (EUR 226 thousand)... 2021.12.13.
Family Minister: Pensions to Rise 5% Because of Higher-than-expected Inflation Pensions will rise by 5 percent next year, thus avoiding a retroactive change to match higher-than-expected inflation, the minister for... 2021.12.13.
DK Demands to See Pegasus Authorisations, Files Linked to Individual Cases The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demands to see not only contracts linked to the Pegasus surveillance software but also the... 2021.12.13.
Direkt36: President Áder’s Bodyguards Also Targeted by Pegasus Spyware Two high ranking leaders in the Presidential Guard, the agency responsible for providing protection to Hungary’s president, János Áder, and... 2021.12.13.
Doubts about Government’s Move to Restrict Home Delivery of Medication The government moved to ban non-prescription medication deliveries by courier companies from next year, pointing to security and protection of... 2021.12.13.
PMO Head: Constitutional Court and Not CJEU Defines Limits of EU Law The Constitutional Court, not the Court of Justice of the European Union, must define the limits of the competences exercised... 2021.12.13.
Press Roundup: Trouble in Store for Hungarian Relations with Post-Merkel Germany? Right-wing analysts fear that the new left-liberal German government will harshly criticize Hungary and try to encroach on national sovereignty.... 2021.12.13.
Coronavirus: Self-employed Receive Almost HUF 17 bn in Stimulus Payments More than 76,000 self-employed Hungarians have received a total of nearly 17 billion forints (EUR 46.5m) of one-off stimulus payments... 2021.12.13.
30 Castles and Fortresses to Be Revamped Some thirty listed monuments including 18 castles and 12 fortresses will be revamped at a cost of 60 billion forints... 2021.12.11.
Gov’t to Postpone Projects and Increase Reserves The government has decided to postpone some development projects and increase the central budget's 2021 reserves by a total 350... 2021.12.11.
Press Roundup: Dispute Over Hungary’s Economic Outlook A left-wing commentator fears that the government’s spending policies will further fuel already rampant inflation. A pro-government analyst quotes two... 2021.12.11.
Gov’t: Top Court Strengthened Hungarian Migration Policy Friday's ruling of Hungary's Constitutional Court has bolstered the government's migration policy and allows its full implementation, the Prime Minister's... 2021.12.11.
Róbert Répássy Appointed State Secretary of Justice Replacing Scandal-Hit Völner President János Áder has appointed Róbert Répássy to the post of state secretary of justice, to replace Pál Völner in... 2021.12.10.
Opposition: Gov’t ‘Boycotting’ Probes Into Cases Concerning National Security Abuse of Law Opposition members of parliament's national security committee have accused deputies of the ruling parties of "boycotting" the launch of an... 2021.12.10.
FM Szijjártó: EU Working to Prepare ‘European Version of UN Migration Pact’ The European Union's Post-Cotonou agreement with Caribbean and Pacific states is "a new madness", the "EU version of the UN... 2021.12.10.
Hungary Budget Deficit Grows by HUF 1,000 Billion in a Month Hungary's cash-flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, was 3,931.3 billion forints (EUR 10.7bn) at the end of November, the finance... 2021.12.10.
Opposition Calls on Justice Min Varga to Resign Over State Secy Bribery Charges Hungary's opposition parties on Thursday called on Justice Minister Judit Varga to step down in the wake of bribery allegations... 2021.12.09.
