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.
Budapest Mayor: Allegations of Plans to Sell City Hall ‘Unfounded’ Allegations that the Budapest city council is planning to sell the City Hall building are "unfounded and false", Gergely Karácsony,... 2022.01.18.
Opposition Has So Far Collected 170,000 Signatures for Referendum on Fudan and Jobseeker’s Allowance The referendum drive of the opposition alliance aimed at preventing a campus of Fudan University to be built in Budapest,... 2022.01.14.
Opposition in Race against Time to Collect Signatures for Referendums After weeks of decreased activity and some internal skirmishes, the representatives of the opposition alliance's parties have finally stood up on... 2022.01.06.
PM Orbán Wins 2021 “Facebook Likes Championship” News portal Telex followed the likes and interactions Hungarian politicians received last year and made a list of those who got... 2022.01.06.
Hearing in City Hall Case: Accusations and Denials The committee set up by the Budapest Assembly to investigate what many dub as the City Hall case, began working... 2022.01.05.
“Salamander Valley” in Budaliget Becomes Nature Reserve The Stream valley, also known as the Jegenye Valley in Budaliget, was not a nature reserve, even though it is... 2021.12.20.
Porn Tycoon György Gattyán Announces Candidacy in 2022 Elections György Gattyán, Hungary’s 3rd richest person, who made his fortune in the porn industry, has officially announced that he will... 2021.12.20.