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.
Football: Peter Stöger Fired from Ferencváros On Monday afternoon on their official website, Ferencváros announced the separation from Austrian head coach, Peter Stöger. According to the... 2021.12.13.
FM Szijjártó: “I have an opinion about Swedish democracy, but who cares, I am not Swedish” Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said on Swedish television SVT regarding the situation of democracy in Hungary... 2021.12.13.
Omicron Variant Detected in Hungary The virus variant known as omicron has appeared in Hungary too, announced Cecília Müller, the national chief medical officer, on... 2021.12.13.
Hungary’s Prolonged National Vaccination Drive Concludes Successfully Hungary’s recent vaccination campaign turned out to be an overall success. Over the past three weeks, more than 1.4 million... 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.
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: 455 Fatalities, More Than 16,000 New Cases Registered Over the Weekend 455 patients died of Covid over the past 72 hours, while 16,017 new coronavirus infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu... 2021.12.13.
Though More Expensive, Hungary’s Fish Supply Remains Plenty for Christmas There will be no shortage of fish at Christmas in Hungary, a spokesman of the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Inter-Branch... 2021.12.12.
All But One Hungarian Parlor Candy Passes Quality Test The thickness of the parlor candies' chocolate coating and the weight of the sweets were checked in Hungary in the... 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.
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.
Ex-Legionnaire Arrested by Counter-Terrorism Center after Two Years in Hiding Police special forces tracked down a 52-year-old ex-legionnaire who had been sentenced to six years in prison back in May... 2021.12.10.
Budapest Mayor Offers HUF 1 Million for Any Proof of Misuse in Asset Sale Tenders Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, announced that anyone who can prove any kind of misuse in the Budapest Municipality's public tenders,... 2021.12.10.
Fine Farewell but Last Place for Ferencváros in Europa League Group Ferencváros managed to beat Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in the last round of Europa League's group stage, which certainly made... 2021.12.10.
Coronavirus: 165 Fatalities, Almost 7,000 New Cases Registered in Hungary 165 patients died of Covid over the past 24 hours, while 6,884 new coronavirus infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu... 2021.12.10.
Fidesz MP Boldog Will Not Run in Upcoming Elections Amid Corruption Charges Fidesz MP István Boldog will not run in the upcoming elections and is retiring from politics. While the lawmaker explains... 2021.12.10.
Philosopher Ágnes Heller’s Portrait Bust Inaugurated in Brussels The portrait bust of Széchenyi National Prize-winning philosopher, Ágnes Heller, has been inaugurated in the European Parliament. The world-known Hungarian... 2021.12.09.
mRNA Researcher Karikó: “Omicron variant could end pandemic” Biochemist Katalin Karikó, who co-developed the mRNA technology that contributed to the production of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus,... 2021.12.09.
