Public Figures Call for Pardon of Radical Activist György Budaházy Accused of Terrorism An increasing number of public figures are urging president János Áder to grant clemency for György Budaházy and his accomplices,... 2022.04.12.
Renaming Street of Russian Embassy in Budapest Not on Agenda At the end of March, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry launched an online campaign asking countries around the world to rename... 2022.04.08.
Hungary March Annual Inflation 8.5 % Consumer prices in Hungary grew by an annual 8.5 percent in March, the worst inflation figures in Hungary in 15... 2022.04.08.
John Legend’s Budapest Concert Canceled John Legend's concert in Budapest planned for the end of June has been canceled due to the Russian-Ukrainian war. On... 2022.04.06.
The Greatest Economic Challenges of the Fifth Orbán Government Now that Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz-KDNP alliance has been elected for the fourth time in a row, the question arises of... 2022.04.04.
Referendum on “Child Protection” Invalid A referendum initiated by the government with four questions on child protection was held at the same time as the... 2022.04.04.
National Referendum Held Together with Parliamentary Elections for First Time Ever A referendum (the "child protection referendum") is also being held today, on the day of the parliamentary elections. This has... 2022.04.03.
Orbán Gov’t Pledges Pension Hikes if Inflation Rises The government will increase pension payments during the year if the war in Ukraine drives Hungary's inflation higher than expected,... 2022.03.30.
Hungary Ensures Schooling for Ukrainian Children – But How Will It Work? The Hungarian government is offering schooling to minors fleeing from Ukraine to Hungary, the Human Resources Ministry announced on Wednesday.... 2022.03.27.
Hungary to Switch to Summer Time on Sunday Daylight saving time will begin in Hungary on Sunday, March 27, with clocks going forward an hour. In line with... 2022.03.26.
Budapest Grand Circus to Help More Than 100 Ukrainian Artists More than a hundred Ukrainian circus artists have been accepted as refugees by the Budapest Grand Circus, and students from... 2022.03.26.
40-50% Price Hikes Soon to Come in Hungarian Restaurants? Price increases of 25-30% in Hungarian restaurants are very likely, but 40-50% hikes are also very much in the cards... 2022.03.25.
Direkt36: PM Orbán’s Advisor Also Targeted by Pegasus before Appointment One of Viktor Orbán’s personal advisors, Hungary’s former ambassador to China, Cecília Szilas, was also one of the Hungarian targets... 2022.03.22.
Covid-Skeptic Vlogger Gődény Presents His Newly Created Party’s Program In Public Media Bodybuilder, pharmacist, and Covid skeptic György Gődény was also given five minutes in the state media ahead of the upcoming... 2022.03.17.
Radical Right-winger Budaházy Sentenced in Retrial to 17 Years in Prison for Terrorist Activities The municipal court of Budapest has sentenced György Budaházy to 17 years in prison for terrorist activities and other crimes... 2022.03.16.
The War of 1848/49: Russia’s First Bludgeoning of Hungarian Sovereignty The Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-1849 was among the many wars waged against European monarchies in... 2022.03.15.
EP Adopts Resolution on Swift Implementation of Rule-of-law Conditionality The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution proposing the swift implementation of the rule-of-law conditionality, which ties the payment... 2022.03.10.
LMP Calls for Stop to ‘Putinisation’ of Hungary The opposition LMP party has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of importing Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies to Hungary along... 2022.03.09.
Industrial Output Up 8.9% in January Output of Hungary's industrial sector rose by an annual 8.9 percent in January, the fastest rate since summer, the Central... 2022.03.05.
How Can You Help Refugees or People from and in Ukraine? The Russian attack on Ukraine has shocked the whole world. Hundreds of thousands of people have already fled the country,... 2022.02.28.
Teachers Demonstrate in Budapest for Striking Rights Cut by Gov’t Some 200 teachers from six highly-rated grammar schools demonstrated in Budapest against the government's new mandate that, they believe, has... 2022.02.23.
