Opposition: Gov’t ‘Boycotting’ Probes Into Cases Concerning National Security Abuse of Law Opposition members of parliament's national security committee have accused deputies of the ruling parties of "boycotting" the launch of an... 2021.12.10.
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.
Catholic Nun, First Female MP, and Righteous Among the Nations, Margit Slachta, Reburied in Budapest Catholic nun, Margit Slachta, the first female member of the Hungarian parliament who rescued Jews in World War II and... 2021.12.08.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Asks USA Not to Equate Orbán with Hungary Gergely Karácsony apologized to a subcommittee of the United States Congress for the actions of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and... 2021.12.06.
Rock Legend Kóbor, Singer of Original Version of Scorpions Classic “White Dove,” Dies of Covid János Kóbor, legendary singer of Hungarian rock band Omega, died at the age of 79 on Monday. The musician spent... 2021.12.06.
President Appoints András Koltay to Head Media Authority President János Áder on Friday appointed András Koltay, the rector of the University of Public Administration (NKE), to head the... 2021.12.03.
Volt Festival 2022: Muse, The Killers, SUM41, Bring Me the Horizon, and Yungblud After announcements for Sziget Festival, the first performers for the next VOLT Festival have been announced too, with bands such... 2021.12.03.
Justice Minister: Advocate General’s Proposal ‘Not the Verdict, Just an Opinion’ The opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union that the court should dismiss... 2021.12.02.
Ethnography Museum to Reopen in ‘World-Class New Home’ Next Spring The Museum of Ethnography will reopen at its new home, a "state of the art" new building near City Park,... 2021.12.02.
FM Szijjártó: NATO ‘Serious Miscalculation’ in Afghanistan NATO has "seriously miscalculated" the situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Riga on Wednesday. He said the... 2021.12.01.
FM Szijjártó: “Russia must be handled as a reality in the region” The problems between East and West should be resolved through dialogue, a "new cold war" is against Hungary's interests, Foreign... 2021.12.01.
Foreign Minister at Planet 2021: Budapest Global Hub of Environmental Protection Hungary can be proud of its performance in climate protection, one of the great global challenges besides the coronavirus pandemic... 2021.12.01.
Csontváry Painting Sets Record Starting Price for a Hungarian Work at Auction Csontváry's "Secret Island", one of only a dozen or so paintings by the Hungarian master that is privately owned, is... 2021.11.30.
Press Roundup: Opposing Takes on Parliamentary Speaker’s Speech to National Security Officials An opposition-leaning commentator believes the Speaker called on the security services to interfere with internal politics and therefore should immediately... 2021.11.30.
Jobless Rate at 3.9% in October, KSH Reports Hungary's jobless rate was at 3.9 percent in October, edging down from 4.0 percent in September and 4.1 percent in... 2021.11.29.
LMP Pledges Annual HUF 300 Billion for Home Insulation Support LMP will earmark an annual 300 billion forints (EUR 816m) to insulate residential buildings if it comes to power, the... 2021.11.29.
Egypt and Maldives to Honor Hungarian Immunity Certificates Hungary has agreed with Egypt and the Maldives to mutually recognize Covid immunity certificates, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign... 2021.11.27.
Budapest Assembly Votes for Committee Probe into Alleged Plans to Sell City Hall Budapest's municipal assembly on Wednesday voted to set up an investigative committee to look into alleged plans by the city's... 2021.11.25.
Budapest Threatens to Halt Public Transport on Thursday if Gov’t Continues to Withhold Payment If the government won't provide Budapest with some HUF 12 billion (EUR 32.4 million) for running public transport, the leadership... 2021.11.23.
Sziget Festival to Return after 2-Year Covid Hiatus with Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa, and Others Sziget Festival had to take a 2 year-long break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, however, the performers have been... 2021.11.23.
Press Roundup: Registration Rules Revised for Permanent Residence As Parliament approves the new permanent residence rules, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of trying to increase its base... 2021.11.23.