Hungary Grants Schengen Visa to Belarusian Ally of Lukashenko An ally of Aleksander Lukashenko, the chief of the Belarusian Football Federation, Vladimir Bazanov, has been deported from the Czech... 2021.12.09.
Central Bank Chief: Gov’t Should Not Buy Back Budapest Airport Bad timing, inflated price, new trends emerging in the world economy, and a need to reduce Budapest's overhead within Hungary,... 2021.12.09.
State Top-Up Cap for Baby Bonds to Double Next Year The state top-up cap for baby bonds, a high-yield security available to newborn Hungarians, will double to 12,000 forints (EUR... 2021.12.09.
Justice Min: Hungary Prepared for Next Article 7 Procedure Debate The Hungarian government, "as always", is going into next week's debate in connection with the European Union's Article 7 procedure... 2021.12.09.
Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Referendum on Fudan, Extending Jobless Benefit The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, on Wednesday granted its approval to referendum questions aimed at preventing property from being transferred... 2021.12.09.
Völner Case: Thousands of Pages of Wiretrap Transcripts and Months of Investigation There are still a lot of question marks over MP and Deputy Minister of Justice Pál Völner's suspected corruption case,... 2021.12.08.
State Secretary Völner’s Asset Declaration: Modest Life, Little Savings Although Pál Völner earned roughly six times the Hungarian average salary, his assets appear to have stagnated in the past decade,... 2021.12.08.
Commission Plans New Media Rules in EU, Hungarian Media Landscape May Be a Reason The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals... 2021.12.08.
Hungary Disposes of 200,000 Doses of Expired Russian Sputnik-V Vaccines Hungary disposed of nearly 200,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine after they passed their expiration date, according to a... 2021.12.08.
FinMin: Brussels ‘Planning to Interfere’ with Member State Taxation Policy Hungary aims to continue cutting taxes as a means to restart the economy after the coronavirus pandemic and will not... 2021.12.08.
Medical Chamber Shares Findings on Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated in ICUs The Hungarian Medical Chamber shared a graph depicting the ratio of vaccinated to unvaccinated individuals out of 125 patients in... 2021.12.08.
Völner’s Resignation: ‘Right Decision’ vs. Justice Minister Should Also Go – Reactions to State Secy’s Corruption Scandal "So in our country, the state does not monitor criminals with the help of the tools of the secret services,... 2021.12.07.
One-Third of Public Service Workers Unvaccinated One Week before Deadline There is one week to go until the deadline for taking the coronavirus vaccination within state organizations, where inoculation was... 2021.12.07.
Deputy Justice Minister Völner Suspected of Bribery Hungary's attorney general has asked the speaker of parliament to lift the immunity of MP and deputy justice minister, Pál... 2021.12.07.
Govt’s Fudan Project Moving Forward Despite Budapest Mayor’s Recent Claims Last week, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony said that China and the Orbán-led government had given up on the construction of... 2021.12.07.
PM Orbán: Pensions to be Raised by 5% in 2022 The government decree ordering 13th month pensions to be paid out in February 2022 was signed on Tuesday, Prime Minister... 2021.12.07.
EBU Slams State Media for Lack of Trust; CEO Says ‘Slanderous Statements’ Published without Verification A recent report of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has established that the Hungarian state media has the lowest trust... 2021.12.07.
PM Orbán: ‘We understood Merkel, she understood us’, but era of ambiguity over According to the prime minister, "the era of ambiguity, stealth politics and drifting has ended with Merkel." In one of... 2021.12.06.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Asks USA Not to Equate Orbán with Hungary Gergely Karácsony apologized to a subcommittee of the United States Congress for the actions of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and... 2021.12.06.
Teacher’s Unions Announce Strike after “Unacceptable” Pay Raise Offer by Gov’t While talks are still ongoing, the government has already announced an increase in teacher's salaries by 10% next year through... 2021.12.06.
FM Szijjártó: Critics of Hungary-Russia Gas Deal Idle on Energy Diversification Those slamming Hungary for cooperating with Russia on energy issues have themselves failed to act to diversify energy resources in... 2021.12.06.
