Domestic

Government

China Continues to Show Interest in Hungary, With More Opportunities on the Horizon

Chinese companies are choosing Hungary as an investment location in growing numbers. The experience of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency...

Government

Most COVID Restrictions Lifted for all but Healthcare Workers

Experts believe the fifth wave of the pandemic “is approaching an end,” Gergely Gulyás, head of the Prime Minister’s Office,...

Government

Gov’t awards subsidies for big company investments

Finance Minister Mihály Varga on Thursday awarded three companies grant money allocated to support investments at big businesses, according to...

Elections

Election battle enters final stretch as April 3 approaches

The governing Fidesz-Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) coalition, spearheaded by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, appears to hold a slight lead...

Government

COVID: Visiting restrictions eased at social care institutions

Visiting restrictions at health and social care institutions have eased, according to the Department of Human Capacities, writes koronavirus.gov.hu....

Government

Immunity Certificates Extended as Wastewater Levels Stagnate

Hungary’s government has pushed back the date for restricting COVID immunity certificate validity for the fully inoculated from Feb. 15...

Government

Ukraine Crisis: Orbán visits refugees near border

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited refugees from the war in Ukraine getting assistance in Hungarian settlements near the border on...

Government

Hungary rolls back most pandemic rules 

Hungary's government has decided to end a mask mandate, roll back rules allowing employers to require workers to get their...

Government

Gov’t subsidies for business employment near HUF 23 bln

Government subsidies of nearly HUF 23 billion have been paid out for over 42,000 jobseekers in the framework of the...

Government

Gov’t caps wholesale vehicle fuel prices

Hungary's government has capped wholesale prices for gasoline and diesel at HUF 480/liter, level with the limit on retail prices,...

Government

Ukraine Crisis: Gov’t establishes Transcarpathia helpline

The government established a national helpline 1357, through which donors can call to support the Bridge for Transcarpathia with HUF...

Government

Raising budget reserves was ‘right decision’ – Varga

Hungary's government took "the right decision" when it chose late last year to raise fiscal reserves and lower the budget...

Government

Hungary nat’l security cabinet meets

The national security cabinet of the government of Hungary met in the prime minister's office early Tuesday to review the...

Government

Gov’t extends temporary rate freeze to home leases

Hungary's government has decided to extend a six-month freeze of rates on retail mortgages to home leases, the Government Information...

Government

New ‘Stealthy’ Omicron BA.2 Variant Found in Hungary

The National Center for Public Health (NNK) announced that a new, more contagious variant of Omicron, called BA.2, had been...

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...