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President calls inaugural session of parliament on May 2

Hungarian President János Áder has convened the inaugural session of the new parliament for May 2, the Office of the...

Government

Investor Ecosystem Honored in Annual HIPA Awards

The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency has handed out six category awards at its Investors of the Year gala event, honoring...

Elections

Orbán’s Fidesz-KDNP Steamrollers to 4th Consecutive Supermajority

Hungary’s governing coalition, led by incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, won an overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections held on April...

Elections

All votes counted, Fidesz-KDNP take 135 of 199 seats in parl’t

The Fidesz-KDNP alliance will take 135 of the 199 seats in Hungary's parliament, the National Election Office (NVI) said on...

Elections

Fidesz-KDNP takes 1 more seat in parl’t as mail-in votes are counted

The ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance has taken one more seat in parliament, while the United Opposition has lost a mandate, following...

Elections

Int’l observers call election ‘well administered’, but point to absence of ‘level playing field’

International observers of Hungary's general election on Sunday said the process was well managed, but added that ad campaigns paid...

Elections

Putin congratulates Orbán on election win

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a telegram on the election victory of the Fidesz-KDNP alliance,...

Elections

Child protection referendum invalid

The child protection referendum held on the same day as the election was deemed invalid due to the lack of...

Elections

Orbán wins 4th consecutive term as Hungary’s PM

Incumbent party alliance Fidesz-KDNP managed to gain a majority in the 2022 Hungarian general election and retain its two-thirds supermajority,...

Elections

2022 Hungarian parliamentary election – live updates

Election day in Hungary is underway and the Budapest Business Journal follows the events as they unfold. This article will...

Elections

Key things to look out for on election day

On Sunday, April 3, millions of Hungarians will go to their local polling station to vote for the political party...

Government

Fifth Wave Recedes in Face of High Vaccination Rates

The fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic has receded, largely due to the high vaccination coverage, according to the official...

Elections

Dumped Hungarian postal ballots found in Transylvania

A bag containing partially burnt Hungarian election postal ballot papers was found in a landfill near Târgu Mures, according to...

Elections

Voters to choose between Conservative-Christian and Christian-Conservative leaders

Hungarians cast their ballots on Sunday, April 3, to choose, at least on paper, between two prime ministerial candidates of...

Government

Gov’t awards HUF 23 bln to companies hit by Brexit 

The government has awarded HUF 23 billion to 63 Hungarian companies in a second tender to support businesses that have...

Domestic

Hungarian Mother Gets Suspended Sentence for Hiding Daughter From Italian Father

A Hungarian woman who hid her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for more than a decade has received a...

Hungary’s 2027 Budget Combines Tax Relief, Spending Rises and Cost Cuts

Hungary’s 2027 budget will prioritize “fairness” and “development” through tax relief, higher public sector wages and EU-funded investments, Finance Minister...

Former Hungarian Central Bank Governor György Matolcsy Taken Into Custody

Former MNB Governor György Matolcsy was taken into custody this morning. His lawyer said he is suspected of economic fraud...

Hungary Plans 9% Income Tax for Minimum Wage Earners in 2027 Budget

Hungary is set to cut the personal income tax (PIT) rate for minimum wage earners from 15% to 9% next...

British Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Drug Trafficking in Hungary

The Tatabánya Regional Court in Hungary sentenced a British man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking Friday and...

Two Men Detained in Budapest Over Alleged Drug Smuggling From the Netherlands

Police detained two Hungarian men suspected of bringing drugs into Hungary by train from the Netherlands, the National Bureau of...

Péter Magyar Seeks EU Funding for Hungary’s Border Fence and Protection

Hungary will seek dedicated EU funding to strengthen its border fence and border protection during negotiations on the bloc’s next...

Court Upholds Detention of Former Hungarian Minister Hankó in HUF 17 bln Grant Case

The Kecskemét Regional Court has upheld the pretrial detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó and former State...

Hungarian Mother Gets Suspended Sentence for Hiding Daughter From Italian Father

A Hungarian woman who hid her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for more than a decade has received a...

Hungary Grants Temporary Diesel Tax Relief to Freight Operators

Hungary will provide temporary diesel excise tax relief of HUF 25 per liter for trucks weighing more than 7.5 metric...

Orbán Urged to Clarify Whether He Ordered Ukrainian Cash and Gold Convoy Stop

Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi has called on former PM Viktor Orbán to clarify whether he ordered Hungarian authorities to stop...

Romanian National Charged With Forcing Hungarian Man Into Servitude

A Romanian man has been charged with forcing a Hungarian man into servitude through violence and threats, the Pest County...

Hungary Targets HUF 800 bln With Wealth Tax on Billionaires

Hungary’s gov't has decided on the details of a wealth tax due to take effect in 2027, an expansion of...

Parties Split Over Security Implications of Szijjártó’s BYD Role

Fidesz and Tisza lawmakers offered contrasting assessments of former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s employment with BYD after a closed-door parliamentary...

Court Orders Detention of Former Hungarian Culture Minister Hankó

A judge at the Kecskemét District Court has ordered the detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó for...

Magyar Says Anti-Corruption Drive Has Reached Top ‘Fidesz Mafia’ Circles

Prime Minister Péter Magyar called former minister Miklós Seszták’s arrest a milestone in Operation Cleansing Fire, saying the anti-corruption drive...