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.
Press Roundup: Warsaw Summit Concludes with Declaration A right-wing commentator sees the joint statement of European right-wing parties in Warsaw as a harbinger of a conservative renaissance.... 2021.12.07.
Coronavirus: More Than 200 Fatalities Registered in 24 Hours 224 patients died of Covid over the past 24 hours, while 4,311 new coronavirus infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu... 2021.12.07.
Legendary Rock Band Aerosmith Comes to Budapest Aerosmith will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a major world tour, which will include taking the stage at Puskás Arena... 2021.12.06.
Hungarian Confectioner Wins World’s Best Ice Cream Competition Ádám Fazekas, a confectioner from Budapest, has won the Gelato Festival World Masters competition. The ice cream maker won the... 2021.12.06.
Coronavirus in November: Drastically Spreading Virus, Record High Mortality Rate in Hungary The epidemiological statistics of Hungary continue to sharply deteriorate. In November, the negative shift was so great that the country... 2021.12.06.
Father-in-law of Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch Murdered László Lazsányi, father-in-law of Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch, and a well-known footballer in the 1980s, was murdered by his tenant... 2021.12.06.
Rock Legend Kóbor, Singer of Original Version of Scorpions Classic “White Dove,” Dies of Covid János Kóbor, legendary singer of Hungarian rock band Omega, died at the age of 79 on Monday. The musician spent... 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.
WizzAir Already Experiencing Effects on Travel from Omicron Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air, like many other airlines, is already feeling the negative impact of the new virus variant... 2021.12.06.
Press Roundup: Porn Tycoon and Twin-Tailed Dog Party to Run for Seats in Parliament Weeklies from across the political spectrum ponder the significance of outsiders in next April’s parliamentary election. A conservative analyst lambasts... 2021.12.06.
Coronavirus: Almost 500 Fatalities, More Than 22,000 New Cases Registered Over the Weekend 489 patients died of Covid over the past 72 hours, while 22,699 new coronavirus infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu... 2021.12.06.
EU to Set Up News Agency Against Fake News, Leaves Out Hungary’s State Media The European Union wants to take up the fight against fake news by setting up a joint news agency in... 2021.12.04.
Bird Flu: Whole Wild Bird Population of Festetics Castle in Keszthely Had to Be Destroyed Due to bird flu, the entire bird population of the Helikon Castle Museum in Keszthely had to be put down,... 2021.12.04.
Pegasus Case: Data Authority Waiting for List of Targets Hungary’s data protection authority (NAIH) has yet to close its investigation of the Pegasus case, saying that they are still... 2021.12.04.
Tram and Local Train in Budapest Decorated with Christmas Lights On Wednesday, the "Light Fleet" of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKK), consisting of six different tramways and a cogwheel... 2021.12.03.
Tusk: “European People’s Party Welcomes Péter Márki-Zay” On Thursday, the opposition's joint candidate for prime minister, Péter Márki-Zay, held talks with Donald Tusk, chairman of the European... 2021.12.03.
“There is no single uniform concept of rule of law” – Interview with Fidesz MEP László Trócsányi Rule of law can vary from country to country because it is embedded historically, culturally, politically, and philosophically in a... 2021.12.03.
Orbán Gov’t Blocks Joint EU Representation at US Democracy Summit Because of Biden’s Snub Hungary is blocking the European Union from participating in U.S. President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy later this month because... 2021.12.03.
Fidesz Vows to Stop ‘LGBTQ Lobby’ at Referendum, Opposition Says it’s Only Campaign Tool The Parliament's Fidesz-KDNP majority voted to hold a referendum concerning the child protection law. According to the joint opposition's PM... 2021.12.03.
