The Reason Why Building Stadiums is Worth the Expense László György, Secretary of State for Innovation and Higher Education at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, wrote on his... 2022.09.27.
Investigation Follows Bitter Failure at Men’s Handball European Championship While the players' enthusiasm at the games was far from low, the men's handball team still dropped out of the... 2022.01.28.
Fidelitas Compares Opposition PM Candidate Márki-Zay to Ceaușescu Fidesz's youth organization Fidelitas compared newly-elected opposition PM candidate Péter Márki-Zay to Nicolae Ceaușescu. In response, centrist liberal Momentum in... 2021.10.21.
Karácsony Targets Withdrawal of Budapest’s Approval to Host 2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest's mayor will propose to the Budapest general assembly a withdraw of its approval for the city to host the... 2021.08.26.
Press Roundup: Football Seen as Politics by Other Means Commentators right across the political spectrum interpret the Hungarian team’s unexpected success and tragic exit from the European Football Championship... 2021.06.28.
EURO 2021: Budapest Football Matches Sold Out in One Hour On Wednesday afternoon, ticket sales for Hungarian fans for the upcoming European Football Championship started again: interest in the event... 2021.05.06.
Stadiums Reopened for Those with Immunity Certificate After more than half a year with games held behind closed doors, sports fans were finally able to return to... 2021.05.03.
Jobbik MP Reveals Plans for ‘Secret’ VIP Tunnel at Puskás Aréna, Causing Uproar A 50-meter-long underground tunnel for vehicles will soon be added to Budapest's pricey Puskás Football Aréna, for "protected persons." It... 2021.02.24.
Hungarian Football in 2020: An Unexpectedly Successful Year Amid Pandemic 2020 brought football success that not many could have predicted. The national team qualified for the European Championships which Budapest... 2020.12.27.
Recent Football Success Causes Division and Political Conflict As the Fidesz-led government and namely Prime Minister Orbán views football as a top priority, and pours immense amounts of... 2020.11.20.
Coronavirus – Gov’t: New Measures Will Have Effect on Epidemic in 8-14 Days Fighting the coronavirus epidemic requires "quickness and an ability to respond", which justifies the government's reintroduction of a special legal... 2020.11.05.
Details of New Covid Measures Entered into Force in Hungary A few minutes before midnight on Tuesday, the government published the detailed rules of the restrictions that came into force... 2020.11.04.
Athletics Stadium and Adjacent Infrastructure Would Cost HUF 204 Billion The government allocated HUF 204 billion (EUR 556.5 million) of public funds for Budapest's new Athletics stadium and its adjacent... 2020.11.02.
UEFA Says Super Cup Still On Despite Germany Putting Budapest on High Covid-19 Risk List UEFA confirmed once again that the Super Cup final, scheduled to be held in Budapest's Puskás Aréna next week, is... 2020.09.18.
DK: ‘More People Die from Preventable Diseases in Hungary than Elsewhere in EU’ Proportionally more people die from preventable diseases in Hungary than anywhere else in the European Union, the opposition Democratic Coalition... 2020.08.17.
Preliminary Events for 2022 EUR Handball Have Begun Hungary and Slovakia will jointly host the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. Uniquely, a one-and-a-half-year long series of programs and... 2020.07.23.
Budapest to Stage UEFA Super Cup Final Budapest's Puskás Aréna will host the UEFA Super Cup final on Sept. 24. The event which pits the winners of... 2020.06.17.
Opposition: 2021 Budget Bill Insufficient to Handle Coronavirus Effects, Benefits Fidesz Circles Instead of Jobseekers Hungarian opposition parties criticised the 2021 budget bill on Tuesday, saying it had been prepared hastily and fell short when... 2020.05.26.
Puskás Aréna Elected Best Stadium in 2019 by Popular Vote The new Puskás Aréna has been elected the best stadium of 2019 at the popular vote of prestigious stadium database... 2020.03.24.
Puskás Arena to Host 2022 Europa League Final The 2022 Europa League final will be held in Budapest's Puskás Arena, UEFA announced on Monday. The UEFA executive committee's... 2020.03.02.
Jobbik Pledges to Fight for Tax Cuts, Pension Changes The opposition Jobbik party will work to offer solutions to "people's everyday problems" such as low incomes, Péter Jakab, the... 2020.02.07.
