NGOs Raise Rainbow Balloon at Parliament as LGBT+ Restrictive Law Goes into Effect The Hungarian government's anti-pedophilia law that includes restrictive features to the LGBT+ community, entered into effect today. In protest, Amnesty... 2021.07.08.
Parliament Passes Hungary’s 2022 Headline Budget Parliament on Tuesday passed into law the main figures of the government's 2022 budget, together with amendments by parliament's budget... 2021.06.08.
PM Orbán: Hungary Aims to Develop Strong, Modern Army Hungary's task is to develop a strong and modern army that deters anyone from attacking the country, Prime Minister Viktor... 2021.06.05.
Photo Exhibition to Open at Parliament Marking National Cohesion Day An outdoor photo exhibition will open in front of Parliament on June 4, as part of programmes marking Hungary's Day... 2021.06.03.
Parlt Immunity Cttee Rejects Jobbik Leader’s Appeal Against Record High Fine Parliament's immunity committee has rejected an appeal by Péter Jakab, Jobbik's leader, against a 9.6 million forint (EUR 27,000) fine... 2021.06.02.
Proposed Anti-Pedophilia Bill Supported in National Assembly Harsher sentencing and a criminal registry have been proposed with the anti-pedophilia bill put forth in the National Assembly by... 2021.06.02.
Parliament to Open its Doors on Day of National Cohesion As part of celebrations marking Hungary's Day of National Cohesion on June 4, visitors to Parliament will enjoy free entrance... 2021.06.01.
Jobbik Leader Jakab and PM Orbán Exchange Fiery Words in Parliament Once again, a sharp-worded exchange took place in Parliament on Monday. For the third week in a row, opposition Jobbik... 2021.06.01.
Opposition Jobbik Leader Jakab Receives Record High Fine for ‘Misbehavior’ Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér fined Péter Jakab, president and group leader of opposition Jobbik, over HUF 9.6 million forints (EUR... 2021.05.25.
New Accommodation Rating System for Tourism up to Parliament’s Vote All tourist accommodation in Hungary will be classified from one to five stars on the basis of uniform criteria, the... 2021.05.22.
Momentum Sets Up ‘Terrace’ at Parliament To Protest Hungary’s ‘University Privatization’ Momentum supporters gathered on Kossuth Square to set up a “terrace” protesting the government’s "privatization" of universities. Bernadett Szél, Miklós... 2021.05.03.
Parliament Adopts Law on PIT Exemption for Under-25’s Lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation which exempts the income of Hungarians under the age of 25 from personal income tax.... 2021.04.28.
Parliament Adopts Resolution Backing European National Minorities Hungary's parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring its continued support for Minority SafePack, an initiative urging European Union protection... 2021.04.28.
Amendment Proposal on Mandatory School and Kindergarten Enrollment Submitted The government has submitted to parliament an amendment proposal to the law on public education that would clarify rules on... 2021.04.01.
LMP Motions for Rejecting EU Free Trade Agreement with Mercosur Opposition LMP on Monday submitted a draft resolution to parliament aimed at rejecting a free trade agreement the European Union... 2021.03.29.
Press Roundup: Fidesz in Search of a New Right-wing Bloc in Europe Last week, the weeklies went to print one or two days before Fidesz announced its final departure from the European... 2021.03.29.
Smoke in National Assembly Office Building Near Parliament Smoke has emerged from a room in the National Assembly's building of party offices near Parliament on Wednesday Zoltán Szilágyi,... 2021.03.04.
Wealth of MPs Sitting in Parliament Since 2010 Risen by 786% The average wealth of lawmakers sitting in Parliament since 2010 has increased by 20% in one year and by 786%... 2021.02.19.
Opposition Criticizes Gov’t Approach to Pandemic The representatives of Hungarian opposition parties had a lot to say in response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's speech in... 2021.02.16.
Hungarian Lawmakers Set to Approve Declaration to Mark V4 Anniversary Hungary's lawmakers are scheduled to approve a declaration to mark the 30th anniversary of cooperation between the Visegrad Group countries... 2021.02.08.
Hungarian Press Roundup: MPs’ Annual Asset Declarations Published A pro-government and a left-wing columnist use the public asset declarations of Members of Parliament to level accusations of cynicism... 2021.02.03.
