Budapest Court Changes Initial Decision, Declares Teacher’s Strike Illegal While in a first instance ruling the teachers' warning strike was ruled lawful, the Municipal Appeals Court of Budapest now... 2022.02.11.
Sympathy Protest in Budapest for Finnish Christian Politician Accused of Hate Crime against Homosexuals On February 13, a sympathy rally will be organized in front of the Finnish Embassy in Budapest in support of... 2022.02.11.
Political Sides Fear Potential Foreign Interference in April Elections but from Different Directions As elections are nearing, both major political sides have suggested the threat of foreign interference. While the highest-ranking politicians on... 2022.02.11.
Press Roundup: Row Over Hungary’s Lost Winter Olympics Gold A left-wing commentator believes the government should protest against the disqualification of the Hungarian winner of the speed skating short... 2022.02.11.
Coronavirus: 91 Fatalities, Almost 12,000 New Infections Reported Altogether 91 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 11,559 new coronavirus infections were registered,... 2022.02.11.
Top List of Vehicle Thefts in Hungary in 2021 According to the National Police Headquarters (ORFK), a total of 561 vehicles, 351 of which were passenger cars, were reported... 2022.02.11.
Buying a Garage Proves to Be One of Top Investments With property buyers pushing towards the car boom and the agglomeration of homes, garages have appreciated in value, and anyone... 2022.02.11.
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s First Head of State after Regime Change, Born 100 Years Ago Árpád Göncz, the first democratically-elected head of state after the regime change, was born 100 years ago today. Göncz was... 2022.02.10.
Housing Prices in Budapest Agglomeration Up by a Third in One Year The popularity of the Budapest agglomeration remains unbroken despite the sharp rise in prices, Portfolio reports. Plot prices of up... 2022.02.10.
Petrol Tourism Thrives in Hungary after Gov’t Introduction of Fuel Price Cap Cheaper fuel prices are pushing more and more motorists from Slovakia to top up their tanks in neighboring countries, especially... 2022.02.10.
Income Tax Refund for Families: Who Benefits and Who is Left Empty-Handed? A family with two children wishing to claim the maximum tax rebate of 809,000 forints per person (2,300 euros each)... 2022.02.10.
FM Szijjártó: No Extra NATO Troops Needed in Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó recently gave an interview to Euronews and was asked, among other things,... 2022.02.10.
Hungary’s Teachers’ Unions Prepare for Full-Day Strike Hungary’s two largest teachers' unions, announced an indefinite teachers' strike beginning from 16 March, RTL reports. The Democratic Trade Union... 2022.02.10.
Coronavirus: 99 Fatalities, Almost 13,000 New Infections Reported Altogether 99 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 12,885 new coronavirus infections were registered,... 2022.02.10.
Budapest Seventh Most Expensive City to Live in Central and Eastern Europe Numbeo has published a list of Central and Eastern European countries, which includes the everyday cost of living in cities... 2022.02.10.
Suicide Attempts Rise during Epidemic The number of people attempting suicide has increased significantly during the pandemic, said Dr. András Bence Lázár, psychiatrist and head... 2022.02.09.
Two-Thirds of Hungarians Would Welcome Introduction of Euro 64 percent of Hungarians believe that the introduction of the euro would have a positive impact on their situation, and... 2022.02.09.
Chief Prosecutor: ‘Lawful’ that Former State Sec. Völner is Not under Arrest for Corruption Hungary’s chief prosecutor has been asked why former state secretary Pál Völner, accused of bribery, has not been arrested, even... 2022.02.09.
International Press Institute Condemns Orbán Gov’t for Continuing to Bar Journalists from Reporting on the Pandemic The International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned a recent Hungarian government decree, which despite a court order, ensures the continued... 2022.02.09.
Lost Gold Medal: Skating Federation and Hungarian Olympic Committee Launch Ethical Investigation The Hungarian Skating Federation (MOKSZ) and the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) issued a joint statement on the occasion of the... 2022.02.09.
