Andrej Babiš Cleared in Media-generated Corruption Scandal The Prague City Court on Monday acquitted former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in the so-called Stork's Nest case. The... 2023.01.10.
Scandal-hit Member of Hungarian Pre-election Opposition Coalition Péter Jakab Resigns Péter Jakab, former leader of the nationalist Jobbik (The Right One) party has resigned yesterday during an emergency party committee... 2022.06.09.
Coronavirus – Socialists: People, Local Councils Need More Money People and local governments don't need "idle talk", they need more money, the deputy head of the opposition Socialists (MSZP)... 2020.12.21.
Nat’l Security Comm.: Information Office Knew Nothing about MEP Szájer’s Case The Szájer scandal was included in the agenda at the national security session of parliament this week. Brigadier General Zsolt... 2020.12.10.
PM Orbán Sticks to Veto of EU Budget if Rule of Law Conditionality Stays Hungary insists that economic matters should be separated from the "politically controversial" rule of law conditionality, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán... 2020.12.04.
Szájer Quits Fidesz due to Scandal, Orbán Says ‘Right Decision’ József Szájer, who on Sunday suddenly announced his resignation as a member of the European Parliament, on Wednesday quit the... 2020.12.02.
Szájer Scandal: Opposition Criticizes Fidesz for ‘Shallow Christian Conservative Values’ Hungarian Fidesz MEP József Szájer resigned from his EP mandate last weekend. Two days later, it turned out that the... 2020.12.02.
Fidesz MEP Szájer’s Sudden Resignation Due to Illegal Party Scandal and Police Raid Two days after Hungarian MEP József Szájer of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party suddenly resigned on Sunday, the Belgian media reported... 2020.12.02.
Ventilator Purchases: Potential Police Investigation in Hungary After Scandal in Slovenia Ágnes Vadai, Member of Parliament for opposition party Democratic Coalition (DK), turned to Péter Polt, the Chief Prosecutor, with questions... 2020.07.27.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Pedophile Ex-diplomat Sentenced A left-wing journalist thinks the light sentence carries the message that pro-government offenders can get away with lenient sanctions. A... 2020.07.04.
Budapest Mayor Dismisses BKK Chief Executive Officer for ‘Ineffective’ Performance during Coronavirus Epidemic On Tuesday, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony dismissed Ivett Varga, CEO of the BKK Center for Budapest Transport. A statement from the mayor’s office... 2020.05.05.
Hungarian Fitness Guru Angers Many by Harshly Connecting Divorce with Female Obesity Hungarian fitness guru and entrepreneur Norbert Schobert, posted a live video on his official Facebook page, in which he deliberates... 2020.01.22.
Opposition Parties Name Joint Candidate for Győr Mayor Local MSZP (Socialist Party) leader Balázs Pollreisz has been nominated as the opposition's candidate for mayor in Győr, the northwest... 2019.12.04.
Fidesz Wants Dismissal of Katona Theater Management after Director’s Scandal As we previously reported, Péter Gothár, director of Katona József Theater in Budapest had behaved "beyond the moral boundaries several times... 2019.12.02.
MOB Rejects Jobbik’s Legislation Proposal Prepared after Borkai Scandal Last month, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) dismissed re-elected Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai, whose sex-scandal along with corruption allegations made headlines ahead of the... 2019.11.15.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Borkai Announces Resignation As the Mayor of Győr resigns in the wake of his taped orgy scandal, a pro-government commentator suggests that he... 2019.11.08.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Possible Effects of the Opposition Breakthrough at the Local Elections After losing ten consecutive local and national elections by a landslide majority, the opposition won mayoral posts in 11 out... 2019.11.05.
House Speaker to Reduce the Salaries of Renitent MPs after Banner Incident House Speaker László Kövér has proposed the reduction of independent MP Ákos Hadházy’s, and several other Fidesz MPs’ salaries after... 2019.10.31.
Győr Mayor Borkai Quits Fidesz after Scandal Zsolt Borkai, head of the Fidesz party's organisation in Győr, who was narrowly re-elected on Sunday as the western Hungarian... 2019.10.15.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Borkai Scandal Affects Local Election Commentators see the case of the Fidesz mayor of the western city of Győr as particularly harmful for the government... 2019.10.14.
Hungarian Press Roundup: FPÖ Leader Strache Resigns over Video Scandal A liberal expert asks whether the forces who trapped Austria’s far-right leader are also out to destroy his allies throughout... 2019.05.21.
