Budapest Pride: Pride March Draws Record Number of Participants The 26th Budapest Pride Festival wound up on Saturday with a march organised with the slogan "Claim back your future!".... 2021.07.25.
Gov’t Again Allows Referendums, PM Orbán Promptly Announces One on “Child Protection” Against Brussels The government has decided to allow referendums once again. Virtually just hours after the decree came out, Prime Minister Viktor... 2021.07.21.
Pegasus Case: Opposition Believes Gov’t Silence Equals Guilt Opposition leaders have not settled on the subject of Hungary's Pegasus spyware scandal, declaring that the government needs to be... 2021.07.20.
Opposition Parties Call for Transparency on Orbán Govt’s Alleged Pegasus Scandal Opposition representatives in Hungary are condemning the government’s alleged misuse of the Israeli spyware known as “Pegasus” against Hungarian citizens.... 2021.07.19.
Párbeszéd Calls on Govt to Apologise over Sinopharm Vaccine The opposition Párbeszéd party has called on the government to apologize for the "unprofessional way" it introduced the Sinopharm vaccine... 2021.07.16.
Many of Hungary’s Elderly Face Low Antibody Levels With Sinopharm The results of large-scale antibody tests from both the Municipality of Budapest and Semmelweis University have become available. The most... 2021.07.14.
Survey: Former Socialist PM Gyurcsány, Opposition PM Candidate Karácsony on Good Terms Fully 59 percent of Hungarians asked in a recent Nézőpont survey said they believed Ferenc Gyurcsány, the leader of the... 2021.07.14.
Fidesz Calls on Budapest Mayor to Investigate Danube Boat Procurement Tender Hungary's ruling Fidesz has called on Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony to order an investigation into the public procurement process of... 2021.07.14.
Budapest Offers Living Accommodations to Homeless Elderly People 25 elderly, formerly homeless people have been provided living accommodations by the Municipality of Budapest. In a Facebook post, Budapest... 2021.07.13.
Budapest Mayor Refuses to Give Go-Ahead to Light Up Chain Bridge on St. Stephen’s Day Budapest Fidesz politician Zsolt Láng has decried a decision by the leadership of Budapest not to allow the city's iconic... 2021.07.07.
BP Mayor Karácsony: Yes to Student City, No to Fudan "The issue of the Student City is one of the biggest betrayals from this government," Mayor Gergely Karácsony said during... 2021.07.06.
Motorway Concession: A Good Deal or Another State Asset Sell-off? Just less than year before the elections, the Fidesz-led government is moving to introduce concession on Hungary's motorway network for... 2021.07.01.
Gov’t Declares Newest Special Economic Zone, Opposition-Led Dunaújváros Loses Billions In a newly adopted decree, the government designated the surrounding municipalities of Dunaújváros in central Hungary as a special economic... 2021.07.01.
Hungary’s Future with EU, write Opposition PM Candidates in Joint Letter The prime ministerial candidates of the opposition parties on Tuesday sent a letter to the heads of European Union member... 2021.06.30.
Budapest City Hall Flies Rainbow Flag for Pride Month The City Hall of Budapest has flown the rainbow flag, joining several cities in Europe and around the world in... 2021.06.26.
Hungarian Politicians Congratulate National Team for Amazing Performance Against Germany The Hungarian national football team played a heroic 2-2 draw against Germany. Unfortunately, the result did not allow Hungary to... 2021.06.24.
Opposition Candidates Promise to Stop Fudan and Budapest-Belgrade Railway Once in Power Hungarian taxpayers do not want the Chinese loan of hundreds of billions of forints, and in the event of a... 2021.06.23.
Second Phase of Chain Bridge Reconstruction Gets Underway The second phase of the reconstruction on Budapest's Chain Bridge has started despite the hit the city's revenues have taken... 2021.06.16.
Gov’t Passes Bill on Fudan Hungary While Rejecting Relevance of Debate The Hungarian government argues that the debate around Fudan University is irrelevant, since no final decision has been made, yet... 2021.06.16.
Orbán Gov’t to Place Hungary’s Motorway Network in Private Hands for 35 Years According to the government's plans, the operation of Hungary's motorway network will be placed in private hands, in the framework... 2021.06.15.
Press Roundup: Democratic Coalition and Jobbik Conclude Primary Pact Jobbik’s former leader explains the reasons behind such a surprising alliance, while a conservative pundit accuses Jobbik of betraying its... 2021.06.15.
