Fidesz MP Boldog Will Not Run in Upcoming Elections Amid Corruption Charges Fidesz MP István Boldog will not run in the upcoming elections and is retiring from politics. While the lawmaker explains... 2021.12.10.
Philosopher Ágnes Heller’s Portrait Bust Inaugurated in Brussels The portrait bust of Széchenyi National Prize-winning philosopher, Ágnes Heller, has been inaugurated in the European Parliament. The world-known Hungarian... 2021.12.09.
Opposition Calls on Justice Min Varga to Resign Over State Secy Bribery Charges Hungary's opposition parties on Thursday called on Justice Minister Judit Varga to step down in the wake of bribery allegations... 2021.12.09.
Both PM Orbán and Rival Márki-Zay on Politico’s Latest List of Europe’s Most Influential People Politico Europe has once again revealed its annual ranking of the most influential people in Europe. Among the list of... 2021.12.09.
Hungary Grants Schengen Visa to Belarusian Ally of Lukashenko An ally of Aleksander Lukashenko, the chief of the Belarusian Football Federation, Vladimir Bazanov, has been deported from the Czech... 2021.12.09.
Motion to Make Vaccination Mandatory for Hungarian MPs Gets Rejected The Parliament’s Committee on Justice has rejected the proposal of compulsory vaccination of MPs, initiated by independent lawmaker János Bencsik.... 2021.12.09.
State Top-Up Cap for Baby Bonds to Double Next Year The state top-up cap for baby bonds, a high-yield security available to newborn Hungarians, will double to 12,000 forints (EUR... 2021.12.09.
Memorial Plaque for Late Polish President Lech Kaczynski Unveiled in Veszprém A memorial plaque to late Polish President Lech Kaczynski was unveiled in Veszprém, in western Hungary, on Wednesday, Jerzy Snopek,... 2021.12.09.
Justice Min: Hungary Prepared for Next Article 7 Procedure Debate The Hungarian government, "as always", is going into next week's debate in connection with the European Union's Article 7 procedure... 2021.12.09.
PM Orbán to Chancellor Scholz: Hungary Committed to Cooperation with Germany Hungary is committed to maintaining and developing its cooperation with Germany, which it considers a key partner, Prime Minister Viktor... 2021.12.09.
Election Office to Begin Weekly Publication of Voter Registry Numbers Hungary's National Election Office (NVI) has said it will publish the number of registered voters by electoral district and locality... 2021.12.09.
Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Referendum on Fudan, Extending Jobless Benefit The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, on Wednesday granted its approval to referendum questions aimed at preventing property from being transferred... 2021.12.09.
Völner Case: Thousands of Pages of Wiretrap Transcripts and Months of Investigation There are still a lot of question marks over MP and Deputy Minister of Justice Pál Völner's suspected corruption case,... 2021.12.08.
State Secretary Völner’s Asset Declaration: Modest Life, Little Savings Although Pál Völner earned roughly six times the Hungarian average salary, his assets appear to have stagnated in the past decade,... 2021.12.08.
Orbán-Levits Meeting: Hungary Supports Latvia’s Efforts to Combat Illegal Migration Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Egils Levits, the president of Latvia, for talks in Budapest on Wednesday, the prime minister's... 2021.12.08.
President Áder Calls for Changes to EU Migration Laws President János Áder, after talks with Latvian counterpart Egils Levits on Wednesday, called for a review of European Union migration... 2021.12.08.
Commission Plans New Media Rules in EU, Hungarian Media Landscape May Be a Reason The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals... 2021.12.08.
FinMin: Brussels ‘Planning to Interfere’ with Member State Taxation Policy Hungary aims to continue cutting taxes as a means to restart the economy after the coronavirus pandemic and will not... 2021.12.08.
Völner’s Resignation: ‘Right Decision’ vs. Justice Minister Should Also Go – Reactions to State Secy’s Corruption Scandal "So in our country, the state does not monitor criminals with the help of the tools of the secret services,... 2021.12.07.
Deputy Justice Minister Völner Suspected of Bribery Hungary's attorney general has asked the speaker of parliament to lift the immunity of MP and deputy justice minister, Pál... 2021.12.07.
Govt’s Fudan Project Moving Forward Despite Budapest Mayor’s Recent Claims Last week, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony said that China and the Orbán-led government had given up on the construction of... 2021.12.07.
