Student City Project to Bring 12,000 New Dorms amid Housing Push in Budapest The government will build new student residences, announced Alexandra Szentkirályi, former Fidesz mayoral candidate and chairwoman of the ruling party's... 2024.11.12.
9th District Mayor Refuses to Remove Street Names Mocking China after Letter from Local Chinese Leaders The 9th district's mayor refuses to alter street names that mock China which were changed at the height of the... 2022.02.16.
Despite Opposition’s Demands, Referendum Not Likely to Be Held on Election Day While the opposition parties still insist on their referendum to be held together with the general election, even government-critical outlets... 2022.01.28.
Opposition Has So Far Collected 170,000 Signatures for Referendum on Fudan and Jobseeker’s Allowance The referendum drive of the opposition alliance aimed at preventing a campus of Fudan University to be built in Budapest,... 2022.01.14.
LMP Advocates Referendum as ‘2nd Step’ to Change Government A referendum proposed by the opposition could be a second step towards changing the government following last year's preselection of... 2022.01.04.
Opposition: PM Orbán’s Economic, Social Policies Failed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's economic and social policies have failed, the co-leader of opposition LMP said at a joint press... 2021.12.27.
Opposition Extends Fudan Referendum Signature Drive to Provincial Cities Hungary's opposition parties have launched a signature drive in provincial cities in a bid to hold a referendum on whether... 2021.12.18.
Karácsony Handed Referendum Signature Collection Sheets The National Election Office (NVI) on Wednesday said it has handed over the signature collection sheets to Budapest Mayor Gergely... 2021.12.16.
Signature Drive for Saving Student City and Extending Jobseekers’ Allowance Started The signature drive for a referendum on Budapest's student quarter and on the extension of the jobseekers' allowance to 270... 2021.12.15.
Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Referendum on Fudan, Extending Jobless Benefit The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, on Wednesday granted its approval to referendum questions aimed at preventing property from being transferred... 2021.12.09.
Budapest Mayor Will Not Veto Athletics World Championship After a long political battle with varying intensity, the Budapest Mayor eventually announced that he won't veto the Athletics World... 2021.12.01.
Press Roundup: Budapest at Loggerheads with the Govt Over the Athletics World Championship and the Fudan Campus A pro-government commentator accuses the opposition of using both the planned athletics event and the Fudan campus as political tools.... 2021.09.04.
War of Words Following Budapest Assembly’s Vote on Veto of Athletics World Championships Although there hasn't been complete harmony within the opposition leadership of the capital, the Budapest Assembly still voted in a... 2021.09.02.
Budapest Won’t Host World Athletics Championships if Student City Plans Axed, city assembly rules The Budapest metropolitan assembly on Wednesday approved a proposal declaring that the city will not host the 2023 World Athletics... 2021.09.02.
Press Roundup: Athletics World Championship Hangs in the (Political) Balance A right-wing pundit accuses the Mayor of Budapest of high treason for his suggestion to withdraw Budapest’s offer to host... 2021.08.28.
Budapest Mayor’s Plan to Veto Hosting of 2023 World Athletics Championships Generates Outcry Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has caused a huge uproar after he announced that he will veto the 2023 Budapest Athletics... 2021.08.27.
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.
BP Mayor Karácsony: Yes to Student City, No to Fudan "The issue of the Student City is one of the biggest betrayals from this government," Mayor Gergely Karácsony said during... 2021.07.06.
