From Lenient to Strict – How the Gov’t’s Position Changed on Restrictions Even though less than two weeks ago, Prime Minister Orbán said that no further tightening of the restrictions was needed,... 2020.11.12.
Coronavirus Measures in Austria ‘Laboratory’ and Hungary – Which are Stricter? On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced new restrictions, saying that “in our experience, the course of the epidemic in... 2020.11.12.
Antigen Rapid Test: Is it Good Enough to Detect Covid? It has been noticeable for weeks that the number of PCR tests performed in Hungary has stagnated at around 10-12,000... 2020.11.09.
Hungarian Politicians Posture Ahead of U.S. Election There are now only a few days left before the citizens of the United States go to the polls (although... 2020.10.30.
George H.W. Bush, “a great blessing” to Hungary A statue of the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, on Budapest’s Szabadság tér (Liberty Square)... 2020.10.28.
If Trump Wins, What Can Hungary Expect? Despite trailing Joe Biden for the entirety of the campaign period, Donald Trump is the posterchild of “beating the polls”,... 2020.10.27.
What Could a Biden Presidency Mean for Hungary? We are now less than two weeks away from election day in the United States, although many thousands of Americans... 2020.10.25.
Hungary’s New Pay Scale for Doctors a Step Closer to Western Healthcare Salaries Following the announcement of the historic wage hike of Hungarian doctors promised by the Orbán government, we tried to find... 2020.10.14.
Hungarian Press Roundup: EP Deputy Speaker Demands Rule of Law Sanctions The Deputy Speaker of the European Parliament calls for EU rules to be changed to punish the governments of Hungary... 2020.10.10.
How Do Hungary’s Covid Stats Compare to Other European Countries? Just like in Europe, the coronavirus pandemic has been seeing a great surge in Hungary in the past few weeks.... 2020.10.07.
Echoes of Revolutions Past: 1989 Hungary – 2020 Belarus The regime of the last dictator in Europe, Alexander Lukashenko, is on shaky legs, as protests against his controversial 80%... 2020.09.15.
Episode Two: Coronavirus Strikes Back Covid-19 has returned with a vengeance, with a record high of 510 new cases in Hungary as of September 4th.... 2020.09.05.
It Takes More Than Paint To Redesign a City One of the recent controversial policies of the opposition-led Budapest city government is the recent increase in the number of... 2020.08.23.
What Should We Be Proud of on August 20th? When you look at “national day” celebrations held in other countries, the best example of which is probably Independence Day... 2020.08.20.
Wage Growth in Hungary Under the Coronavirus Crisis? It is Possible, and Here’s Why In May, gross wages in Hungary grew by 9.4% compared to last year, despite peaking unemployment and a long-lasting coronavirus-induced... 2020.08.04.
Fighting Covid-19 Now and In The Future With The EU As the first few weeks of the coronavirus epidemic demonstrated, European Unity can be a fickle and fragile thing. When... 2020.08.03.
Everyone Proclaims Victory After EU Budget Negotiations After a grueling five-day period of negotiations, the gloves have finally come off, and European leaders have returned to their... 2020.07.28.
What Will Hungary’s Post-Coronavirus Economy Look Like? Hungary’s domestic reopening officially happened on June 15th, and since then there has been a sort of return to normalcy.... 2020.07.17.
The Effect of Selective Memory on Transylvania’s Historical Buildings As reported by multiple news sources, the Bay Castle in Ördögkút (Treznea), Transylvania, collapsed after enduring torrential rains over the... 2020.07.12.
Together for Europe’s Recovery: Germany Takes Up the EU Presidency “Together for Europe’s Recovery” is the motto announced by Chancellor Angela Merkel, as Germany took over the presidency of the... 2020.07.03.
Ethnic Minority Representation in Politics: Why Does It Matter? The first European election since the outbreak of Covid-19 took place on Sunday, with citizens of Serbia going to the... 2020.06.30.
