A Foundation Used 3000 Euros in EU Funds to Smoke While Riding Bicycles The misuse of EU funds by the latest member-countries is a long-debated topic in the European Union. Now, a brand... 2019.02.21.
Official: Tesla Dealership Opens in Budapest Tesla is planning to open a car dealership in Budapest. According to the American automotive company's website -- which is... 2019.02.21.
’30s Populism’ vs. ‘Poor, Miserable Creature’: Hungary and Sweden’s Conflict over Family Policy Continues to Escalate The Hungarian ambassador to Sweden has been summoned to a meeting with representatives of the Foreign Ministry following a heated... 2019.02.20.
Govt Debt on the Lowest Level Since the Financial Crises According to financial accounts data, general government net lending amounted to HUF -925 billion or -2.2 percent of GDP in... 2019.02.19.
Hungarians Have Nearly 5,000 Billion HUF in Savings Hungarians have drastically increased their savings. Unfortunately, household debts are also at a record high. Hungarian households have increased their... 2019.02.19.
Parliament’s Spring Season Opens with Opposition MPs Boycotting Session The Parliament’s spring season began on Monday. At the start of the assembly meeting, László Kövér, the Speaker of the... 2019.02.18.
Timmermans: Orbán is Not Authoritarian, but Shows Tendencies European Socialists’ Party Spitzenkandidat Frans Timmermans visited Hungary on Saturday to meet with opposition politicians and activists. He also attended... 2019.02.18.
Week in the Life of Hungarian Communities in the Carpathian Basin: Hungarian Fair in Bucharest, Battle of Piski Pilgrimage, the Székelys of Vojvodina In our recurring Week in the life of the Hungarian Communities in the Carpathian Basin series, we’ll be looking back at recent events and... 2019.02.16.
Jobbik is in Serious Trouble and on the Brink of Collapse Jobbik president Tamás Sneider told left-wing newspaper Népszava that if the party isn’t granted the opportunity to pay in installments,... 2019.02.15.
Nigel Farage: Orbán Represents the Future of Europe Nigel Farage, one of the loudest Euro-skeptics in the EP and the main orchestrator of Brexit, has given an interview... 2019.02.15.
Following Controversies, Govt Gives up on EU Money for Elios Projects In the midst of an election campaign in February of last year, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) announced it had... 2019.02.14.
The European Green Family Will Not Tolerate an LMP-Jobbik Cooperation If LMP starts to cooperate with Jobbik, it will not have a place in the European Green Family according to... 2019.02.13.
Suzuki Fires Employee for Initiating the Organization of a Trade Union Suzuki has fired an employee for initiating the organization of a trade union within the company. Vice president of the... 2019.02.13.
Hungarian Gov’t Aims to Create Baby Boom with Generous Financial Help The Fidesz government has always been generous with families, but its current policies will raise the world's highest GDP-ratio dedicated... 2019.02.13.
Zoltán Pogátsa: If Companies Are Becoming More Transitional, Then Trade Unions Must Act Transnationally Labor shortages and the country's economic growth could end the era of weak trade unions. According to economist Zoltán Pogátsa,... 2019.02.11.
Language Exam Will Be Compulsory for Admission to Higher Education in 2020 From 2020, the language exam will be compulsory for admission to higher education and, according to Magyar Nemzet, the government... 2019.02.08.
Hungary’s Banking System Among the Most Expensive in Europe According to the Hungarian National Bank, Hungarian banking services are among the most expensive in Europe. In Hungary, low-income customers... 2019.02.08.
The Euro in Hungary: Not Happening Anytime Soon Since Hungary joined the European Union, the possible accession to the eurozone has come up time and time again in... 2019.02.07.
Political Daily ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Issued After 9-month Hiatus Political daily Magyar Nemzet (Hungarian Nation) has been published again following government-friendly Magyar Idők’s (Hungarian Times) closure. The editorial staff... 2019.02.06.
German Union Leader: Hungary Operates as a Test Lab for German Companies Wolfgang Lemb, the executive board member of German’s largest trade union, IG Metall, thinks wages are too low in Hungary.... 2019.02.01.
