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Government

Gov’t buying 615,000 laptops for education in next 4 years

The government will buy a total of 615,000 laptops for education over the next four years, State Secretary for Public...

Government

Gov’t expands retail availability of COVID rapid tests

Hungary's government is allowing retailers that aren't licensed pharmacies to sell COVID antigen rapid diagnostic tests, state news wire MTI...

Government

Hungary postpones narrower immunity certificate eligibility till May 1

Hungary's government has pushed back the date for restricting Covid immunity certificate validity to the inoculated from February 15 to...

Government

Gov’t earmarks over HUF 3 bln for Debrecen Int’l Airport 

The central government has allocated a little more than HUF 3 billion in support for the Debrecen International Airport, state...

Government

Orbán: Omnicron ’Spreading Like the Wind’

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus presents a “new challenge,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said during his weekly interview with...

Government

Hungary to extend immunity certificate validity

Hungary will extend the validity of its COVID immunity certificates for people who have been inoculated with the first two...

Elections

Election notices being distributed

The process of serving 7.8 million voters living in Hungary with a notice of the parliamentary election and referendum started...

Government

Gov’t guarantees on liabilities climb over 8% of GDP in 2020

Hungarian government guarantees on liabilities reached HUF 3.922 tln at the end of 2020, the equivalent of 8.2% of GDP,...

Government

Gov’t calls HUF 100 bln tender for Ginop Plusz subsidies

Companies can apply for HUF 100 billion of additional business development subsidies as part of the "Ginop Plusz" tender, State...

Government

Booster Drive Continues in Face of Omnicrom, ‘Flurona’

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán listed pandemic defense among the top three “most important topics” for 2022, at an international press...

Government

Omicron variant presents ‘new challenge’ – Orbán

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus presents a "new challenge", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a weekly interview on...

Government

Gov’t providing additional 340,000 antigen tests

The government will provide an additional 340,000 COVID antigen tests to general practitioners and children's doctors to help stem the...

Elections

Márki-Zay tests positive for COVID-19

Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition's candidate for prime minister, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by Telex.hu....

Government

Gov’t issues decree on staple foods price rollback

The government has issued a decree rolling back prices for some staple foods to October levels from February 1 in...

Government

Gov’t calls HUF 30 bln tender to support microbusinesses

The government is launching the Hungarian Village Enterprise Restart Program, allocating HUF 30bn to support microbusinesses, Finance Minister Mihály Varga...

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...