Opposition PM Candidates in Third Debate Promise to Help Winner’s Campaign after Primaries The second round of the primary elections is underway, and yesterday the two remaining candidates for prime minister had their... 2021.10.14.
New Gov’t Bill to Propose Qualified Majority for Dismissal of Chief Prosecutor Justice Minister Judit Varga has submitted a new bill on behalf of the Orbán administration, which would among other things,... 2021.10.14.
Gov’t Says Experts Wrong, Budapest’s South Circle Railway Not Overpriced After experts labeled Budapest's partly-new South Circle railway project, to be built by Orbán-ally businessman Lőrinc Mészáros, "staggeringly overpriced," the... 2021.10.14.
Socialists Demand Cut to VAT on Food The Socialists on Wednesday called on the government to cut VAT on basic foodstuffs to 5 percent and of other... 2021.10.13.
Pro-gov’t Org CÖF: October 23 ‘Peace March’ to Proceed Along ‘Route of Gyurcsány’s Terror’ The pro-government Civic Union Forum (CÖF) and associated CÖKA foundation is organizing its 9th Peace March on Oct. 23, and... 2021.10.13.
Rivalry between Opposition PM Candidates Márki-Zay and Dobrev Getting More Intense The battle for electing Viktor Orbán's challenger has been narrowed down to two contenders. As the second, decisive round of... 2021.10.12.
LMP Calls for 70% Wage Increase for Teachers Opposition LMP said on Monday that teachers should get 65-70 percent wage increase in order to preserve the purchasing power... 2021.10.12.
Justice Minister: Penal Reform Crucial for Strong Hungary Changes to the penal code is key to "ensure that the country is operative and contributes to building a strong... 2021.10.12.
Orbán Gov’t Promises Generous Support for Pensioners Ahead of 2022 General Elections Less than six months ahead of the general elections, Viktor Orbán announced an extensive set of benefits for pensioners which... 2021.10.12.
Momentum President Resigns after Losing Vote of Confidence After András Fekete-Győr, then-president of the centrist liberal Momentum party finished last in the first round of the primaries, he... 2021.10.11.
Another Alleged Cyberattack on First Day of Primaries’ Second Round The second round of the primaries started yesterday, October 10th. The beginning of the first round did not go smoothly... 2021.10.11.
Second Round of Primaries Underway with 78k Voting on First Day The second round of the primary elections started on October 10th and on the first day, already 78,000 people cast... 2021.10.11.
LMP: Wage Rises Announced by PM Good Steps, but Not Enough Sectoral pay rises recently announced by the prime minister "are good steps, but not enough", an MP of opposition LMP... 2021.10.11.
LMP Assurance for Representation of Green Issues, Party Co-leader Says LMP and the party's Green Guarantee programme, is the assurance for representation of green issues, the opposition party's co-leader said... 2021.10.11.
Govt Official: Hungary Won’t Hike Household Gas Prices, Supplies Stable The price of household gas will not be increased in Hungary, Attila Steiner, a state secretary of the innovation and... 2021.10.09.
Karácsony Withdraws from Primaries Minutes Before Deadline Contrary to his previous statements, Gergely Karácsony announced today that he is withdrawing from the primaries in favor of Péter... 2021.10.08.
PM Orbán: Hungary Must Stick to Utility Price Cuts The Hungarian government must stick to its utility price cuts, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. In his regular... 2021.10.08.
PMO Head: More at Stake at Next Year’s Election than Ever Before More is at stake in next year's general election than ever before, the prime minister's chief of staff told locals... 2021.10.08.
Socialists-Párbeszéd to Submit Proposals Aimed at Restricting Offshore Business Activities The opposition Socialist-Párbeszéd alliance is submitting to parliament a package of bills aimed at restricting the operations of offshore businesses... 2021.10.08.
PM Orbán Announces Social and Cultural Sector Wage Hikes Hungary's nurses will receive a wage hike of 21 percent from January next year, while creche workers and employees in... 2021.10.08.
Pro-Fidesz Tabloids Lose Lawsuit Against Hadházy, Claim Author of Defamatory Articles Unknown Following proven instances of defamation and falsehoods, pro-government tabloids Ripost and Origo have refused to give out the details of... 2021.10.08.
