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.
Karácsony Handed Referendum Signature Collection Sheets The National Election Office (NVI) on Wednesday said it has handed over the signature collection sheets to Budapest Mayor Gergely... 2021.12.16.
‘Everyone Can Feel Safe in Hungary,’ Interior Ministry Responds to Budapest Mayor’s Accusations After police officers conducted searches at the City Hall and the Budapest Municipal Property Management Center on Monday morning, Gergely... 2021.12.16.
Police Hold House Searches in City Hall Case, Budapest Mayor Speaks of Fidesz’s ‘Russian Methods’ The police conducted searches at the homes of Budapest deputy mayor Ambrus Kiss, and the Chief Notary and Budapest Capital... 2021.12.14.
Central Bank Head Matolcsy: Budapest Should Be Divided Governor and head of the Central Bank, György Matolcsy, wrote an article titled "What could be the solution to the... 2021.12.14.
Budapest Mayor Offers HUF 1 Million for Any Proof of Misuse in Asset Sale Tenders Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, announced that anyone who can prove any kind of misuse in the Budapest Municipality's public tenders,... 2021.12.10.
Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Referendum on Fudan, Extending Jobless Benefit The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, on Wednesday granted its approval to referendum questions aimed at preventing property from being transferred... 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.
Govt’s Fudan Project Moving Forward Despite Budapest Mayor’s Recent Claims Last week, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony said that China and the Orbán-led government had given up on the construction of... 2021.12.07.
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.
City Hall Case: After New Recordings, Mayor Karácsony Publishes All Sales Records since 2019 Two new recordings have been made public, with Gyula Gansperger still in the focus since our last followup on the... 2021.12.02.
Budapest Mayor Will Not Veto Athletics World Championship After a long political battle with varying intensity, the Budapest Mayor eventually announced that he won't veto the Athletics World... 2021.12.01.
Budapest Mayor Signs Agreement on State Funding for City Public Transport Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on Monday signed an agreement on the state funding of the city's public transport system, a... 2021.11.29.
Karácsony Calls on Govt to Transfer Transport Subsidy The municipal council of Budapest demands that the government should transfer 12 billion forints (EUR 32.7m), which, under the budget... 2021.11.26.
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.
