Audit Office Welcomes Review Findings Outlining Low Risk of Graft at Local Councils The State Audit Office's review of the compliance of local authorities in tackling corruption has yielded "surprisingly good results", uncovering... 2021.04.13.
Government, Budapest City Council Sign Agreement on EU Funds The government and the Budapest city council signed a five-point agreement at a session of the Municipal Development Council on... 2021.03.26.
War of Words over Opposition-led Councils’ Vaccination Assistance for GPs The Budapest government office on Friday said it had received "multiple complaints" from GPs that left-wing district councils were failing... 2021.03.21.
Socialists: Opposition Mayors Urge National Solidarity Opposition mayors are urging solidarity in the management of the coronavirus pandemic and ask the government not to reject their... 2021.03.20.
Mayor Karácsony: Budapest Still Ready to Set Up Vaccination Points Budapest and several other local municipalities continue to be ready to set up coronavirus vaccination points, the mayor of Budapest... 2021.03.18.
LMP: Govt Continues ‘Anti-locality Policy’ with New Bill With its recent law amendment submitted on local planning, the government is continuing its policy of undermining local councils and... 2021.03.17.
Local Councils’ Offer to Help Vaccinate Public Declined by Gov’t While Hungary is doing well in terms of rate of vaccination of the public, it underperforms in terms of vaccinations... 2021.03.16.
Top Court Decision on ‘Special Economic Zones’ Still Leaves Question Marks Hungary’s Constitutional Court rejected the constitutional complaint of the opposition-led local government of Göd, in which it requested legislation regarding... 2021.02.24.
Socialists Launch Consultation on EU Recovery Funds The Socialists (MSZP) are launching a consultation with trade unions on the use of the European Union's coronavirus recovery fund,... 2021.02.23.
Fidesz-led Municipalities Received 500x More Tourism Support Than Opposition-led Ones Ruling Fidesz-KDNP-led municipalities have gotten some 470 times more money than opposition-led ones from last (coronavirus-hit) year's tourism supports, economic... 2021.02.22.
Karácsony: Budapest Pays Four Times More Tax Now than Under Fidesz-backed Tarlós Budapest pays more tax than the government support it receives, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook on Monday in... 2021.02.16.
LMP: Government Abuses Special Powers Opposition LMP on Monday accused the government of abusing its special powers to fight the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had... 2021.02.15.
Bp Mayor Calls on Govt to Cooperate with Local Councils on EU Recovery Fund Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to consult all associations of local councils on the... 2021.02.10.
DK: Govt Making It Difficult for Local Councils to Function The government's cuts to funding for local councils is making it difficult for them to function, the opposition Democratic Coalition's... 2021.02.08.
Karácsony: Local Governance under Threat in Hungary Local governance and the relationship between the central government and local councils constitutes the "frontline of Hungarian domestic politics" today,... 2021.01.22.
Opposition: Govt Wages Political Campaign to ‘Punish’ Local Councils Six opposition parties published a joint statement on Tuesday accusing the government of pursuing a political campaign aimed at "punishing... 2021.01.19.
Budapest to Launch Information Campaign on Govt’s Austerity Measures The municipal government of Budapest is launching an information campaign with a view to providing a picture of the situation... 2021.01.18.
Coronavirus: Local Councils Offer Govt Cooperation in Vaccination Efforts Organizations of local councils have offered their help to the Hungarian government in developing and implementing an inoculation plan against... 2021.01.07.
Socialists Demand Secure Financing for Local Govts Socialist (MSZP) MP Sándor Szabó has demanded that the Orbán government ensure secure financing for municipalities, which "had a black... 2021.01.05.
Hungarian Press Roundup: PM Orbán Announces New Economic Action Plan Echoing the opposition parties, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of ‘bleeding dry’ local councils by reducing local business taxes.... 2020.12.22.
DK to Help Local Governments Directly Apply at EU Tenders The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has set up a working team to help local governments directly apply for European Union... 2020.12.22.
