State Foundation Day: History of the Ceremonial Fireworks in Budapest The festive fireworks displayed in Budapest over the Danube have a tradition of almost 200 years: there is a record... 2021.08.19.
Press Roundup: GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations A pro-government commentator believes that Hungary’s 17.9 per cent growth rate vindicates the government’s economic policy. The leading online business... 2021.08.19.
Unprecedented GDP Growth in Q2 Boosts Expectations for Entire Year Hungary's second-quarter GDP figure substantially exceeded analysts' earlier expectations, with many notably improving their forecasts for this year since then.... 2021.08.18.
“Huxit” Comments from Fidesz Circles Generate Backlash An opinion piece arguing for Hungary's departure from the European Union recently got published in pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet. Its... 2021.08.18.
Press Roundup: Conflicting Views on Afghan Refugees A left-wing columnist believes that it would be the moral duty of Europe to offer shelter for Afghan refugees fleeing... 2021.08.18.
Coronavirus: Three Fatalities, 109 New Cases Registered in Hungary Three patients died in the past 24 hours, while 109 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.... 2021.08.18.
Jobbik’s László Bíró, Criticized for Racist Comments, Withdraws from Opposition Primaries Opposition Jobbik's candidate, László Bíró, who lost the by-election in the Borsod 6th district to governing Fidesz’s candidate a year... 2021.08.17.
Opposition Parties and Human Rights NGO TASZ Challenge Gov’t’s ‘Child Protection’ Referendum Human rights NGO TASZ and opposition parties Momentum and satirical Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), decided to challenge the National... 2021.08.17.
Coronavirus: One Fatality, 45 New Cases Registered in Hungary One patient died in the past 24 hours, while 45 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.... 2021.08.17.
Press Roundup: Dispute Over Child Protection Law Rolls on A pro-government commentator agrees with the government that LGBT organizations should not be involved in the sexual education of minors.... 2021.08.17.
Coronavirus: Three Fatalities, 188 New Cases Registered Over the Weekend Three patients died over the weekend, while 188 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday. Since the... 2021.08.16.
Norway: Hungary Has No Basis to Take Legal Action over Norway Grants Hungary has no basis to take legal action against Norway over the Norway Grants, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry told 444.hu,... 2021.08.13.
Economists Criticize Audit Office Head’s Suggestion of Scrapping PIT In an interview, the President of the State Audit Office of Hungary (ÁSZ), suggested that personal income taxes should be... 2021.08.13.
Coronavirus: One Fatality, 104 New Cases Registered in Hungary One patient died in the past 24 hours, while 104 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.... 2021.08.13.
Hungarian Olympic Team Performed Extremely Well in Tokyo, says Comm. Head According to Krisztián Kulcsár, President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), team Hungary, which returned home with twenty medals, performed... 2021.08.12.
Thousands of Reported Teaching Vacancies in Public Education, Gov’t ‘Not Worried’ In recent years, more and more people have been sounding the alarm about the rising teacher shortage in Hungary. The... 2021.08.12.
State Audit Office Finds No Irregularities with Fidesz MP Koncz’s Campaign The State Audit Office of Hungary (ÁSZ) found no irregularities in the political campaign of Zsófia Koncz, the MP of... 2021.08.11.
Water Level of Lake Velence Remains Critically Low, No Solution in Sight Although the shocking amount of fish carcasses have disappeared, the water level in one of Hungary’s largest lakes and popular... 2021.08.11.
Press Roundup: Tucker Carlson’s Visit to Hungary and His Interview with PM Orbán Analysing the interview the Prime Minister gave US Fox News host Tucker Carlson in Budapest last week, opposition-leaning authors discover... 2021.08.11.
Coronavirus: Number of Active Infections Drops Below 20,000 No patients died in the past 24 hours, while 80 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.... 2021.08.11.
