Independent MP Wants to Make Vaccination Mandatory for Lawmakers Although vaccination has become compulsory for employees of the Hungarian Parliament, the rule does not apply to Members of Parliament,... 2021.11.12.
June 4th Won’t Be Public Holiday after Ruling Party MP’s Abstention Following the government politicians' abstention, June 4th, the Day of National Cohesion, a.k.a. the anniversary of the signing of the... 2021.09.16.
“No Freedom of Opinion,” “Idiotic Liberal Propaganda” – Hungarian Politicians on Petry’s Sacking Zsolt Petry, goalkeeping coach from the Bundesliga football team Hertha BSC, was fired after he made critical comments on star... 2021.04.07.
Mi Hazánk to Protest Against ‘Excessive Closures’ on March 15th The 'Mi Hazánk' movement announced that they would organize a protest against “excessive closures” on March 15th. However, the decision... 2021.03.09.
Former Jobbik MP Bencsik’s New Party to Run on Own Ticket in 2022 Election The new party Civic Answer (Polgári Válasz), founded by Janos Bencsik, a former Jobbik lawmaker, will run its own national... 2021.03.04.
Covid: Momentum Presses Charges After Secretly Recorded Video in Casino Unlike businesses in the dying hospitality sector, casinos can still remain open and work at full capacity in Hungary with... 2021.03.03.
MPs’ Asset Declarations Yet Again Raise Concerns, Causing Calls for Stricter Rules In the wake of the publication of this year's asset declarations that many think are difficult to take seriously in... 2021.02.06.
Casinos’ Exemption from Lockdown Restrictions Angers Many While the catering and entertainment industries struggle to avoid bankruptcy, Hungary's casinos remain open. Many are frustrated with current legislation,... 2021.02.04.
Uproar Follows EC’s Rejection of Minority Safepack Initiative Despite more than one million signatures collected across Europe, the European Parliament's and the Bundestag's backing of the Minority SafePack... 2021.01.18.
Momentum: Pay People HUF 100,000 for Getting Vaccinated Centrist-liberal Momentum party has suggested that those getting the coronavirus vaccine should receive a one-off HUF 100,000 (EUR 278) payment.... 2021.01.13.
BLM-themed Artwork in the 9th District Draws Right-wing Criticism One of the winners of a public art contract in the 9th district (Ferencváros) will deal with the Black Lives... 2020.12.04.
Former Jobbik MP Bencsik Starts New Political Movement Former Jobbik lawmaker János Bencsik, who sits in parliament as an independent, has announced that he is launching a new... 2020.12.04.
Orbán Lists 11 Hungarian Companies That Stack Up Well Internationally When questioned in Parliament on the government's alleged failure to help create Hungarian companies that could compete with multinational corporations,... 2020.10.20.
Flag War: Momentum Party Hangs out Rainbow Flag on Toroczkai-led Ásotthalom’s Town Hall The flag war continues and Liberal Momentum's activists hung out a rainbow flag on the town hall of Ásotthalom. The... 2020.08.25.
Independent MP Writes Complaint Against Himself For ‘Spreading Fake News’ Independent member of Parliament János Bencsik, posted a video on his Facebook page last Wednesday in which he "uncovers useless... 2020.05.18.
Jobbik MP Bencsik Quits Party after Disagreement with New President MP and Jobbik's Budapest president János Bencsik, in a Facebook message on Wednesday announced to quit the party and its... 2020.02.20.
