Ukrainian War: Metropolitan Council Gives Shelter to 1,500 Refugees so far The Budapest metropolitan council has so far provided shelter to 1,500 refugees from Ukraine and distributed over 10,000 portions of... 2022.03.09.
Hungarian Politicians Celebrate International Women’s Day International Women's Day is celebrated annually around the world on March 8th. The celebration originated as an initiative of socialist... 2022.03.08.
Budapest Aiding Refugees with Free Travel and Information Center Refugees from Ukraine will be given the chance to travel free of charge on Budapest's public transport network from Friday,... 2022.03.04.
“Youngest Ukrainian Guest in Budapest Is a Two-Week-Old Baby” The youngest Ukrainian refugee in Budapest is a two-week-old baby, Mayor Gergely Karácsony announced on social media on Tuesday afternoon.... 2022.03.03.
Budapest Drops Plans for Gellért Hill Funicular The municipal council of Budapest has decided to terminate a 2009 agreement under which a funicular as well as a... 2022.02.27.
Budapest Prepares to Assist Refugees from Ukraine The Municipal Council of Budapest is taking a number of measures to assist refugees arriving from Ukraine and is prepared... 2022.02.26.
Socialist Mayor of Budapest’s 14th District Accused of Corruption Authorities have conducted searches at the offices of Budapest's 14th district Socialist mayor and the company responsible for parking operations... 2022.02.25.
Opposition Denounces Orbán Government Over Ukraine Conflict Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday morning, the United for Hungary movement has taken to social media with the... 2022.02.24.
Budapest City Hall Displays Ukrainian Flag in Solidarity The opposition-led Budapest Assembly has hung out the Ukrainian flag on the capital's City Hall "to stand for the Ukrainian... 2022.02.24.
Mayor Karácsony and Pact of Free Cities Stand by Ukraine The Pact of Free Cities -- which is a cooperation agreement between the mayors of Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, and Budapest... 2022.02.22.
Tax Authority Raids Offices of Oltalom Evangelical Charity Dozens of National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) employees showed up at the buildings of the Gábor Iványi-led Hungarian Evangelical... 2022.02.22.
Taxi Tariffs in Budapest to be Raised Soon Pointing to inflation, increased fuel and car prices, Budapest taxi drivers want to hike their kilometer fare up by more... 2022.02.17.
Fidesz Majority in 5th District Refuse to Discuss ‘Suspicious’ Local Property Dealings Proposals submitted by the opposition in connection with the Völner-Schadl case's downtown associations, were all refused to be put on... 2022.02.12.
Political Sides Fear Potential Foreign Interference in April Elections but from Different Directions As elections are nearing, both major political sides have suggested the threat of foreign interference. While the highest-ranking politicians on... 2022.02.11.
Despite Opposition’s Demands, Referendum Not Likely to Be Held on Election Day While the opposition parties still insist on their referendum to be held together with the general election, even government-critical outlets... 2022.01.28.
Teachers Preparing for General Strike if Monday’s 2-Hour Strike Does Not Have Any Effect "The strike is on because the government cannot delay the response any longer to public education's neglected state," says the... 2022.01.28.
Investigative Committee to Be Set Up to Investigate “Suspicious” Property Sell-offs in Budapest The Budapest Assembly moved to set up an investigative committee to review "suspicious" property sales of the various Fidesz-backed leaderships... 2022.01.27.
Karácsony Apologizes for “Vulgar” Comment on House of Music Fidesz politician Zsolt Láng has called on Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karácsony, to apologise for his comments regarding the House of Music,... 2022.01.26.
Budapest Assembly Concludes City Hall Investigation, Finds No Evidence of Alleged “Commission System” The municipal assembly of Budapest's committee examining alleged plans to sell City Hall, produced a report on the investigations on... 2022.01.25.
Election Office: Counting Signatures for Opposition Referendum May Take Weeks Counting the signatures submitted by the opposition alliance and the Two-tailed Dog party for the referendum on Fudan, and the... 2022.01.24.
Opposition Finally Concludes Signature Drive but Future of Referendum Doubtful Concluding their signature drive, the opposition alliance on Friday handed over the 235,000 signatures supporting each of their referendum questions... 2022.01.21.
